YNOT – Weeks of rumor and speculation ended Wednesday with Nick Orlandino’s confirmation that his Giant Media Group has acquired adult studio Devil’s Film. Orlandino is the chief executive officer of Chatsworth, Calif.-based Pipedream Products Inc., one of the largest...

YNOT – Floggers, clamps, strap-ons and other accoutrements of BDSM play are becoming sparklier, brighter and otherwise “softer” as more style-conscious women embrace the alternative lifestyle, according to a California adult novelties distributor....

YNOT – The dating scene in Brazil must be tough. As promotion for the first international convention of inflatable dolls, which took place March 9-13 in São Paulo, sex shop Sexônico mounted an online auction of Brazil’s first lifelike sex doll. The winning bid at midnight March...

YNOT – Sixty-three percent of American adults prefer the convenience and privacy of shopping online over heading for a local store, at least when it comes to adult products and services. So says the latest data from Adam & Eve’s Great American Sex Survey. The web-based...

YNOT – Police are seeking suspects in an early Tuesday incident that left a condom store in an upscale Dallas suburb riddled with bullets. Condom Sense opened in mid-January in a down-on-its luck strip mall on the outskirts of Plano, Texas. At the time, city fathers hoped the...

YNOT – Over the past several years, adult webmasters have learned that catering to narrowly defined niche audiences can return big dividends. That’s a secret Paradise Marketing discovered more than three decades ago. Now celebrating 35 years as a primary distributor of condoms,...

YNOT – Intimate accessories manufacturer PHS International has gone vegan with a line of restraints, cuffs, collars and bondage accessories made from animal-friendly leather alternatives. Constructed of affordable polyethylene and durable biothane rubber, PHS’s vegan products...

YNOT – E.L. James’ best-selling erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey and its sequels have changed the complexion of sexual conversation in the U.S. With the popularity of so-called “mommy porn,” people are beginning to re-evaluate what is considered “normal” sexual behavior. Minds —...

YNOT – Evidently Homegrown Video’s recent acquisition of Shane’s World will have no noticeable impact on the latter’s unrepentant love for controversy. Late last week, Shane’s World announced a new tour that will take the adult studio back onto college campuses nationwide, this...

YNOT – MunkeyBarz, a new sex-play accoutrement billed as “love handles for your hips,” has launched its first website, complete with an affiliate program. The unusual apparatus, consisting of a wide leather belt outfitted with handles that jut out to the sides, resembles a...