Another porn recession article - based on Las Vegas shows

Bill · 2010-01-13, 09:01 PM

More "porn not recession proof" media-pr0n...

50% drop blah blah Real Touch blah blah sex robot blah blah.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com..._blg=1,1543989

This long recession has overturned the adage that booze and sex are recession-proof, and it was very apparent at this year's AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas.

Fan attendance at the 11th expo was down between 10% and 20% from a year, and there were 267 exhibitors this year, an 11% drop from 2009.

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The $13 billion porn industry has suffered a 50% drop in DVD sales since the peak in 2006 and has had to broaden its horizons technologically.

RedCherry · 2010-01-13, 11:09 PM

Did you read the comment by Sean Devlin? Looks like they really screwed up their facts in the article.

Quote:

I am the Sean Devlin quoted in this article, and I'm sorry to tell you that the reporter really screwed up. The entire premise of the article is wrong.

Attendance at the 2010 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo was not down 10-20%. In fact, our attendance was UP.

The reporter never spoke to me, and no-one from MSN Money bothered to factcheck this. It looks like the reporter did a search and came up with some quotes and numbers from LAST YEAR's Expo.

Bill · 2010-01-13, 11:58 PM

Well, I try to convey with things like the "media pr0n" comment that none of these articles can be trusted.

The mainstream media is addicted to porn articles - they always get the facts wrong, by definition. The articles purpose is to appeal to the rubes with hints of salaciousness and money (or lack of money in this case).

However, I'm not believing that attendance is up either. All sides benefit from massaged data.

FetishCOD.com · 2010-01-14, 10:59 AM

Porn may be typically recession proof, but we're not in any normal recession. Now we have to hope that when we get out and everyone has money again, they go back to buying instead of freeloading off tubes. Cross your fingers.

bionicweenie · 2010-01-17, 08:38 AM

The freeloading is a big factor, I think. With so many ppl broke they're learning more and more how to get it for nothing.

kathblack · 2010-01-17, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill

Well, I try to convey with things like the "media pr0n" comment that none of these articles can be trusted.

The mainstream media is addicted to porn articles - they always get the facts wrong, by definition. The articles purpose is to appeal to the rubes with hints of salaciousness and money (or lack of money in this case).

However, I'm not believing that attendance is up either. All sides benefit from massaged data.

I agree with you 100%. The mainstream media always gets it wrong, but whenever I see quotes from so-called experts I like to know who is talking. There's so much "spinning" out there - you've got to consider the source.

2010-01-13, 09:01 PM	#1
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Another porn recession article - based on Las Vegas shows More "porn not recession proof" media-pr0n... 50% drop blah blah Real Touch blah blah sex robot blah blah. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com..._blg=1,1543989 This long recession has overturned the adage that booze and sex are recession-proof, and it was very apparent at this year's AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas. Fan attendance at the 11th expo was down between 10% and 20% from a year, and there were 267 exhibitors this year, an 11% drop from 2009. ... The $13 billion porn industry has suffered a 50% drop in DVD sales since the peak in 2006 and has had to broaden its horizons technologically.

2010-01-14, 10:59 AM	#4
FetishCOD.com Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3	Porn may be typically recession proof, but we're not in any normal recession. Now we have to hope that when we get out and everyone has money again, they go back to buying instead of freeloading off tubes. Cross your fingers. __________________ Sell me your FETISH ad space www.FetishCOD.com

2010-01-17, 08:38 AM	#5
bionicweenie Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 16	The freeloading is a big factor, I think. With so many ppl broke they're learning more and more how to get it for nothing. __________________ BionicWeenie

2010-01-13, 11:58 PM	#3
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Well, I try to convey with things like the "media pr0n" comment that none of these articles can be trusted. The mainstream media is addicted to porn articles - they always get the facts wrong, by definition. The articles purpose is to appeal to the rubes with hints of salaciousness and money (or lack of money in this case). However, I'm not believing that attendance is up either. All sides benefit from massaged data.