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Originally Posted by 2HousePlague
WRONG!
Why does everyone think this is such a major obstacle?
It's not like there isn't already nudity and sex on cable TV. Have you ever seen "Queer as Folk" on HBO? That stuff's gotta rate an X -- and yet the show is permitted to advertise during prime-time on the regular networks. You think I could buy a 30-second spot for AFF on Malcolm in the Middle?
Television programming (both cable and broadcast) is FULL of content that's somehow skirting the obscenity classification. Janet Jackson's nipple notwithstanding, "broadcast" media have historically enjoyed much more First Amendment protection than print and online.
Wake up people! Anyone in this industry who fails to scan for signs of competitive encroachment in the mainstream and on other distribution/connectivity platforms is going to get blind-sided.
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true. look at the number of people caught off-guard when mainstream company COLUMBIA HOUSE decided to step into the adult industry w/ their new
http://HUSHDVD.com service launched in 2005.
http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=414097
I believe Comcast (cable) is a formidable threat that should not be ignored and it should not be brushed away so easily. Perhaps some savvy adult companies or entrepreneurs
should think about partnering with or licensing to these companies.
time will tell.
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