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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. AVN sponsors an annual convention in ] along with an award show for the adult industry modeled after the Oscars. <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> | '''''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. AVN sponsors an annual convention in ] along with an award show for the adult industry modeled after the Oscars. <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> | ||
| 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> | 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> The magazine is about 80 percent ads and is targeted at adult-video retailers. ] has described AVN articles to be more like ] than articles.<ref name=Wallace>{{cite web| author = David Foster Wallace | title = First Chapter - 'Consider the Lobster' | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/books/chapters/0312-1st-wallace.html | publisher = '']'' | date = 2006-03-12 | accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref> | ||
| 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 = |
AVN is widely quoted for various figures about the adult industry and its revenues.<ref name=ackman /><ref name=keveney>{{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><ref name=silverstein /> AVN estimated that the sales and rentals of adult videos topped four billion dollars in 2000<ref name=ackman /> and 2002<ref name=keveney />. '']'' 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 name=ackman>{{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> AVN estimated that adult industry revenue in 2005 was 12.6 billion dollars with 2.5 billion of that coming from the internet. However, ABC News reported that this figure could not be independently verified.<ref name=silverstein>{{cite web| author = Jonathan Silverstein | title = Is Porn a Growing or Shrinking Business? | url = http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=1522119 | publisher = '']'' | date = 2006-01-19 | accessdate = 2008-01-02}}</ref> | ||
| 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> | 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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| Editor-in-chief | Dan Miller |
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| Categories | trade journal |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Paul Fishbein |
| Total circulation (2006) | 40,000 |
| Founded | 1982 |
| First issue | 1982 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.avn.com |
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Adult Video News Magazine (AVN Magazine or AVN) is an American trade journal that covers the adult video industry. The New York Times notes that AVN is to pornographic films what Billboard is to records. AVN sponsors an annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada along with an award show for the adult industry modeled after the Oscars.
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. The magazine is about 80 percent ads and is targeted at adult-video retailers. David Foster Wallace has described AVN articles to be more like infomercials than articles.
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. AVN estimated that adult industry revenue in 2005 was 12.6 billion dollars with 2.5 billion of that coming from the internet. However, ABC News reported that this figure could not be independently verified.
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
- ^ David Foster Wallace (2006-03-12). "First Chapter - 'Consider the Lobster'". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Timothy Egan (2000-10-23). "Wall Street Meets Pornography". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Steve Kroft (2004-09-05). "Porn In The U.S.A." 60 Minutes. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Frank Rich (2003-07-27). "Finally, Porn Does Prime Time". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - DPA, LOS ANGELES (2003-07-17). "Porn loses seedy image, becomes mainstream in US". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Dan Ackman (2001-05-25). "How Big Is Porn?". Forbes. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bill Keveney (2003-10-16). "Hollywood gets in bed with porn". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Jonathan Silverstein (2006-01-19). "Is Porn a Growing or Shrinking Business?". ABC News. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Bill Simmons (2002-05-31). "Great sports any way you spell it". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-01-02.