Adult PPV Looks Hot in 2001.(pay-per-view television services)(Brief Article)
Multichannel News, January, 2001 by UMSTEAD, R. THOMAS
While many pay-per-view executives and observers will focus on driving near video-on-demand and VOD movie purchases in 2001, the adult business will arguably make its share of noise in PPV next year -- albeit quietly. Adult product has been a consistent source of revenue for cable operators since Playboy TV launched in the late 1980s.
As operators expanded their PPV channels to offer more choice to consumers, the adult industry kept up with the technology by adding more networks and providing additional movies and special programming. In the late 1990s, services such as Spice Hot, The Erotic Network and The Hot Network pushed the envelope on editing standards and offered a "hotter" product with greater consumer appeal than traditional adult PPV fare....
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