MOSCOW – The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! Actually, with the volume of sex apps emerging from Russia these days, it appears the Russians want everyone to be cumming. From apps that help users find one-night stands to fetish dating to facial recognition and...

NEW YORK – A new study indicates consumers prefer opt-in mobile advertising over traditional digital ads like pre-roll and display by a nearly 2-1 margin (54 percent versus 29 percent). A separate but related study found opt-in mobile advertising delivers a significant lift in...

LAS VEGAS – The 34th annual AVN Awards winners were feted Saturday night inside The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Much like the Academy Awards in the mainstream, the AVN Awards recognize the best productions, people and products as determined by a panel of industry...

AMSTERDAM – Three-quarters of American consumers age 18 or older believe producing or sharing pirated video content is illegal, and 69 percent believe streaming or downloading pirated content is illegal. Nevertheless, 32 percent admit watching content they know has been pirated,...

CYBERSPACE – A new report on TorrentFreak suggests the biggest platform for content piracy is not any of the usual tube site or torrent suspects. Instead, the elephant in the thievery room may be the original tube site itself: YouTube. According to the report, “Google’s servers...

LOS ANGELES – More than 100 winners of 2017 XBIZ Awards were crowned Jan. 12. Categories covered every corner of the industry, from performance and production to manufacturing and retail, plus all sectors of the online industry. Winners in the Web & Technology division were:...

VALENCIA, Calif. – Brendan Mahar, a 12-year veteran of global merchant services management, has joined Online IPS as vice president of business development. As the global ecommerce market has grown more sophisticated, Mahar has worked closely with merchants in some of the most...

KEYPORT, N.J. – Payze.com has tapped Jeff Neis as global sales manager. In his new position, Neis will help manage “rapid growth, expanding partnerships and sales initiatives moving forward,” a Payze spokesman said. Over the past five years, Payze has developed unique...

CYPRUS – A new adult entertainment portal its developers say offers “the best live shows and a totally re-imagined voyeur experience” has debuted on a URL no one should have trouble remembering: Sex.sex. Designed by John and Kira in cooperation with Barron Innovations Ltd. (which...

CHICAGO – Intellectual property attorney Maxine Lynn has launched Unzipped Media, a publisher of three websites devoted to the rapidly shifting adult entertainment landscape. The blog SexTechLaw.com focuses on the unique legal, business and ethics challenges the adult industry...