LOS ANGELES – The people behind content syndicator SexEntertain have launched a new cloud-based video e-commerce platform that allows mainstream and adult entertainment companies to repackage and sell their content in new ways. According to SexEntertain President RJ, VendContent...

LAS VEGAS – Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: An adult entertainment company intends “to develop a higher standard for porn … and restore consumer confidence.” That’s the stated mission of a yet-to-be-launched network helmed by some adult industry insiders who have been...

MONTREAL – Pornstar Platinum and OC Cash have become the latest adult affiliate programs to merge under the Your Paysite Partner umbrella. Your Paysite Partner emerged in late November when KB Productions changed its corporate identity in order to merge three affiliate programs —...

SAN FRANCISCO – eLine.com, the parent company of Gamelink and other brands, has appointed Daniel “DannyZ” Kaufman manager of business development. Among other things, the new position means Kaufman will reduce his involvement in the day-to-day operations of the adult affiliate...

CALABASSAS, Calif. – Interactive webcam network Flirt4Free, powered by VideoSecrets, has added the Paxum payment solution to its payout options for both affiliates and performers. Affiliates may use their Paxum ID or their email address to receive payments, which is one of the...

MORGANVILLE, N.J. – Grocers, drugstores and other mainstream retailers believe in the power of loyalty discounts. Now that payment solutions company Payze has added a loyalty discount feature to its billing system, adult entertainment merchants can put the same power to work for...

By Peter Berton BRENTWOOD, Calif. – You have to hand it to the Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey. Keeping in tune with the classic-rock super-group’s commitment to the 1970s, Frey was spotted buying a good old-fashioned porn magazine at his local retailer in Brentwood.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Could the auction model represent a new financial boon for adult entertainment? Kink.com thinks so. A test of the theory demonstrated extraordinary potential when an Australian consumer bid $42,000 for a one-hour, private BDSM webcam session. The winning...

By Peter Berton CALGARY, Canada – Men hiding porn: Stop keeping the secret from your significant other. That’s the lesson to be drawn from a study conducted by University of Calgary researchers Kevin Alderson and Marley Resch.

CANOGA PARK, Calif. – During an awards ceremony scheduled to take place Jan. 22, adult industry trade association Free Speech Coalition will recognize 11 companies and individuals as examples of business done right. The annual FSC Awards honor “excellence in business and...