[Slings and Arrows]

I posted the article here because I thought my fellow FReepers would have interesting things to say about it. Thank you for confirming my theory.

Frankly, I’m a little skeptical about those revenue estimates for the porn industry, just because these days so much is given away for free. I have to wonder what businesses are included in that estimate (e.g., would strip clubs count?), and how they got their numbers.

[hadit2here]

You can go to the site I linked to and get all the info. Here's one breakdown:

2006 and 2005 Pornography United States Industry Revenue Statistics
	2006 (Billions)	2005 (Billions)
Video Sales & Rentals	$3.62	$4.28
Internet	$2.84	$2.50
Cable / PPV / In-Room / Mobile / Phone Sex	$2.00	$2.00
Exotic Dance Clubs	$2.19	$1.34
Novelties	$1.73	$1.50
Magazines	$.95	$1.00
	$13.33	$12.62
US porn revenue exceeds the combined revenues of ABC, CBS, and NBC.

Again, these statistics were for 2005-2006, but I don't doubt that the basics may still hold true, although numbers might be larger now.

[Betis70]

I find it interesting that the site posting this story has a sidebar with nothing but celebrities (mostly female) in various states of undress.

It seems these celebrities are only half-a-step away from working in porn.