Source: AVN
By: Andrew Mun
(ENCINO, CA) — Adult Video News (AVN) has released new industry revenue information that forecasts $12.6 billion in revenue for the adult entertainment industry in 2005. Sources for the study include AVN, Kagan Research, Juniper Research, the New York Times, Forbes, and the Free Speech Coalition. The report is available at AVN.com.
“The ‘State of the U.S. Adult Industry’ report is ground-breaking because for the first time an accurate and comprehensive review of the adult entertainment industry has been generated,” said Paul Fishbein, President of AVN Publications. “By pooling knowledge from a variety of sources, we have created a snapshot of the industry that encompasses video sales and rental, magazines, cable and pay-per-view, the Internet, exotic dance clubs, hotel in-room video on demand, mobile, and novelties.”