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<p><strong>AVN Media Network</strong></p>
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<p>Since 1982, the AVN Media Network has been one of the major information producers of the adult entertainment community. AVN Media Network's portfolio of businesses includes several widely-recognized adult industry publications including AVN, AVN Online, GAYVN, and AVN Novelty Business. The corporate website is .<br>
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<p>However the most informative of the AVN Media Network publications has been the "AVN Industry Directory (the "AVN ID")", which is a comprehensive listing of many current adult production companies and related businesses. The book, sometimes called the "little redbook" (a reference to the once noted "little black book" mythos of one's sexual contacts), is a paid service for companies to collectively list themselves for contact for their services to other businesses in the adult industry. The Directory is updated annually and usually has a listing of over 9,000 active companies and has an active known subscription of 25,000 business consumers. It is this comprehensive listing that has noted AVN as one of the informative standards of adult industry as no other adult publication has such a comprehensive reference of adult specific and adult supportive businesses.</p>
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<p>In addition, ] hosts the leading industry conventions: AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, Internext Las Vegas, Internext Summer, AVN Novelty Expo, the GAYVN Expo, GAYVN Summit; and the consumer show Erotica LA. The most well recognized of the AVN conventions is the annual ] and GAYVN Awards ceremonies which are regarded parallel to the ] specific to the Adult Industry, against other adult industry awards such as XRCO Awards. {| class="wikitable"</p>
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<p>|}The AVN Awards have been active since 1984 with some periods of inactivity in the late 1980s.</p>
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<p>AVN Media Network is headquartered in the ]. It is owned by Darren Roberts and Paul Fishbein.</p>
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'''''Adult Video News Magazine'' (AVN Magazine or AVN)''' is an ] ] that covers the adult video industry. The '']'' notes that AVN is to pornographic films what ] is to records. It hosts an award show for the adult industry modeled after the Oscars. AVN also sponsors an annual convention in ].<ref>{{cite web| author = Timothy Egan | title = Wall Street Meets Pornography | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/23/technology/23PORN.html?ei=5070&en=cf2eac8f093695d5&ex=1199422800&pagewanted=all | publisher = ] | date = 2000-10-23 | accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| author = Steve Kroft | title = Porn In The U.S.A. | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/21/60minutes/main585049.shtml | publisher = ] | date = 2004-09-05 | accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref>
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Founded by Paul Fishbein in 1982, AVN rates adult films and track news developments in the industry. An AVN issue can feature over 500 movie reviews.<ref>{{cite web| author = Frank Rich | title = Finally, Porn Does Prime Time | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/27/arts/27RICH.html?ei=5007&en=00eab4b1b37e54de&ex=1374638400&partner=USERLAND&pagewanted=all&position= | publisher = ] | date = 2003-07-27 | accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| author = DPA, LOS ANGELES | title = Porn loses seedy image, becomes mainstream in US | url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/07/17/2003059757 | publisher = ] | date = 2003-07-17 | accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref>
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AVN is widely quoted for various figures about the adult industry and its revenues. AVN estimated that the sales and rentals of adult videos topped four billion dollars in 2000 and 2002. '']'' has called this figure "baseless and wildly inflated". When ''Forbes'' asked AVN on how it arrived at this figure, the managing editor responded, "I don't know the exact methodology... It's a pie chart." When asked to separate the figures for sales versus rentals, a standard practice among those who cover the video industry, the editor didn't think those figures were available. ] notes that no one tracks the adult video business with any rigor or precision and that the most generous estimate is that sales and rentals combined was no higher than $1.8 billion.<ref>{{cite web| author = Dan Ackman | title = How Big Is Porn? | url = http://www.forbes.com/2001/05/25/0524porn.html | publisher = ] | date = 2001-05-25 | accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| author = Bill Keveney | title = Hollywood gets in bed with porn | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-10-16-porn_x.htm | publisher = ] | date = 2003-10-16 | accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref> In 2004, AVN was able to estimate that 800 million was being spent on rentals alone.<ref>{{cite web| author = Jennifer Davies and David Washburn | title = San Diego's adult entertainment goes uptown, upscale and online | url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20041018-9999-lz1n18adult.html | publisher = signonsandiego.com | date = 2004-10-18 | accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref>
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Sports columnist ] commented that the ] were "the most secretly captivating telecasts on TV" alongside with the ] and ].<ref>{{cite web| author = Bill Simmons | title = Great sports any way you spell it | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=1389130&type=story | publisher = ] | date = 2002-05-31 | accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref>
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== References ==
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Editor-in-Chief | AVN Magazine<br>

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Publisher, Editor-in-Chief |<br>AVN Novelty Business<br>
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Publisher | AVN Online<br>
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Vice President of Licensing | AVN<br>
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CEO | AVN Europe<br>
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Director of Sales | AVN<br>
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Senior Show Manager | AVN
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Adult Video News Magazine
Editor-in-chiefDan Miller
Categoriestrade magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherPaul Fishbein
Founded1982
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://www.avn.com

Adult Video News Magazine (AVN Magazine or AVN) is an American trade magazine that covers the adult video industry. The New York Times notes that AVN is to pornographic films what Billboard is to records. It hosts an award show for the adult industry modeled after the Oscars. AVN also sponsors an annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Founded by Paul Fishbein in 1982, AVN rates adult films and track news developments in the industry. An AVN issue can feature over 500 movie reviews.

AVN is widely quoted for various figures about the adult industry and its revenues. AVN estimated that the sales and rentals of adult videos topped four billion dollars in 2000 and 2002. Forbes has called this figure "baseless and wildly inflated". When Forbes asked AVN on how it arrived at this figure, the managing editor responded, "I don't know the exact methodology... It's a pie chart." When asked to separate the figures for sales versus rentals, a standard practice among those who cover the video industry, the editor didn't think those figures were available. Adams Media Research notes that no one tracks the adult video business with any rigor or precision and that the most generous estimate is that sales and rentals combined was no higher than $1.8 billion. In 2004, AVN was able to estimate that 800 million was being spent on rentals alone.

Sports columnist Bill Simmons commented that the Adult Video News Awards were "the most secretly captivating telecasts on TV" alongside with the National Spelling Bee and Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

References

  1. Timothy Egan (2000-10-23). "Wall Street Meets Pornography". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  2. Steve Kroft (2004-09-05). "Porn In The U.S.A." 60 minutes. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  3. Frank Rich (2003-07-27). "Finally, Porn Does Prime Time". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  4. DPA, LOS ANGELES (2003-07-17). "Porn loses seedy image, becomes mainstream in US". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  5. Dan Ackman (2001-05-25). "How Big Is Porn?". Forbes. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  6. Bill Keveney (2003-10-16). "Hollywood gets in bed with porn". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  7. Jennifer Davies and David Washburn (2004-10-18). "San Diego's adult entertainment goes uptown, upscale and online". signonsandiego.com. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  8. Bill Simmons (2002-05-31). "Great sports any way you spell it". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
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