MONTREAL – Two Gamma Entertainment operating units have merged into one division. Affiliate links for both BlazingBucks and OpenLife Network will continue to track as-is, a spokesman said Thursday, although links and banners for the BlazingBucks subdivision Cold Hard Cash will be...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Gay video-on-demand purveyor NakedSword has signed a content deal with BDSM studio Kink.com, allowing NakedSword to stream scenes from Kink’s gay line, Kink Men. The new material will headline NakedSword’s BDSM channel and kick off the company’s Kinky...

CALABASAS, Calif. – Customized webcam sites have proven their worth in helping affiliates and content producers overcome the continuing challenges of making a living in a world overflowing with free internet porn. Not only are live webcam performances virtually unaffected by...

TEMPE, Ariz. – A new reporting system that provides merchants and affiliates with flexible tools for data analysis has debuted at e-commerce solutions provider CCBill. FlexStats offers graphical summaries of consumer, merchant and affiliate activity, adding comprehensibility and...

By Peter Berton OTTAWA, Ontario – Standard Innovation, the Canadian manufacturer of the We-Vibe line of couples-oriented sex toys, has prevailed in a U.S. International Trade Commission patent-infringement complaint against China’s Lelo Inc.

WASHINGTON – As the Pentagon falls under increasing pressure to crack down on sex scandals and alleged sexual abuse and harassment within the military, the U.S. Navy is undertaking a “comprehensive visual inspection” of its installations worldwide with the goal of eliminating...

MONTREAL – Buddy Profits, a gay operating unit of the Gamma Entertainment group, has acquired all assets of Florida-based Pride Studios. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. “Pride Studios was among the early pioneers in the online gay adult market and has...

CYBERSPACE – Award-winning gay adult performer Austin Wilde will be the first to admit his favorite website is kinky in a quirky way — but quirky is working well so far. Wilde launched GuysInSweatpants.com two years ago as a hobby project; more for amusement than income, he said....

SAN FRANCISCO – Affiliate program GunzBlazing, part of the AEBN family of companies, has left the country of its birth and relocated to one of the most vibrant gay communities in the U.S. In making the announcement on behalf of AEBN’s gay division, Raging Stallion and Falcon...

By Peter Berton YNOT — Common sense tells us that porn is big on the internet. But there’s nothing like some third-party verification of this view to make us all feel a little bit smarter.