By Peter Berton CYBERSPACE – What did despondent Denver Broncos fans do after the Seattle Seahawks wiped the gridiron with their team during Super Bowl XLVIII? According to the server stats for one large adult tube site, they turned to porn to release their frustration.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Kink Men has launched 30 Minutes of Torment, a gay BDSM site featuring muscle-bound men enduring an ever-changing sequence of physical and sexual challenges. Director Van Darkholme encouraged viewers to “think of it as the web’s first BDSM game show.”...

BROOMFIELD, Colo. – The term “viral video” takes on new meaning for the entire month of February, thanks to a partnership between Eldorado Trading Company, Wet and Doc Johnson that will generate funds for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. During Platinum February, Eldorado will...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A new bill pending before the California legislature not only would require the use of condoms by all adult film performers, but also add a custodian of records, hepatitis B vaccinations and coverage of performers’ health testing to a studio’s production...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Kink.com founder Peter Acworth vowed late Friday to fight $78,000 in fines levied by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) after an agency investigation of the adult fetish studio claimed to find workplace safety...

VENICE, Calif. – After taking a months-long break from the adult entertainment industry, Ryder Skye has returned to performing. At barely 30 years old, she’s now billed as a MILF in a new scene that debuted late last week. In “Unexpected Hot Date,” available on Brazzers.com, Skye...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google once again is warning webmasters that the gigantic search engine values quality over quantity — and websites that do nothing more than serve as funnels for affiliate programs may find themselves axed from the engine’s results pages. In a blog...

LOS ANGELES – Saying the maneuver violated state law, a judge threw out a ballot initiative seeking to force the City of Los Angeles to create its own health department instead of relying on the county’s. The ruling laid to rest, at least temporarily, only one of the legal and...

NEW YORK – Long-time gay activist and indie film producer G. Sterling Zinsmeyer’s Sterling Genesis International LLC has acquired Philadelphia-based TLA Entertainment Group. The deal includes all direct-to-consumer brands and digital properties, including TLA’s flagship website...

CYBERSPACE – Adult content is the second most common type of material uploaded to notorious file-sharing index The Pirate Bay, according to figures collated by TorrentFreak. Among the “tens of thousands” of new torrent files added to TPB monthly, 35 percent are porn. The leader...