Pistol Media and Raging Stallion Studios Merge With AEBN

[nickbaer]

I too think there should be independence between portals and content producers.

I can't see where the rest of us producers are going to receive ANY fair play for our content as compared to the old (and to be produced) content that is suddenly "owned" by the portal.

This stifles independent producers in multiple ways, from favoritism in product placement and promotion, to the resultant reduced financial earnings.

This type of favoritism as to type and kind and style of promoted content also tells the customers that there is now less choice, and fewer choices as to what to view. The house owned content gets the promotion, which the rest has to be searched for.

If there was cash on hand to swing this merger with this one entity, the same cash could have been used to grow dozens upon dozens of independent production companies, by awarding end of year bonuses as percent of 2008 sales, or bonus grants to swing new content ventures.

[derekt]

Even though this isn't a "Merger" and has been going on for quite some time I do believe this will affect the small guys. Luckily, we're stable enough to not reply on others to earn revenue.

What's going on is Pistol Media / RSS has been going down the drain financially and they sold out to AEBN to save themselves. With the economy the way it is I'm thankful it's not us. But we've also bought out other studios in the same positions (ie. Atticmen and Pride Island Productions.)

I too believe that AEBN will focus on the "merger." And I've seen this happen before, a big company will conduct a merger or buyout, and that's when they start going down the drain because they had something great going. Then did a "merger" like this, and it backfired.
I believe AEBN is strong enough to withstand it.

[Pistol]

What's going on is Pistol Media / RSS has been going down the drain financially and they sold out to AEBN to save themselves.

That's a dellusional and/or vilifying comment.

[hdkbill]

Congratulations Brian.

Now...anyone want to buy a studio????

LOL,

Bill

[Stravinsky]

This stifles independent producers in multiple ways, from favoritism in product placement and promotion, to the resultant reduced financial earnings.

I think Nick means cross branding, not product placement. As far as I know, there is no bona fide product placement in adult gay media besides what we do at planneddesign.com.

Producers continue to give away endorsements by having their models wear A&F shirts or use ID lubes, for example. We think it's time for media producers to grow up and into the big bad world of marketing mainstream items through their endorsements by example.

[Titanmen]

I think Nick means cross branding, not product placement. As far as I know, there is no bona fide product placement in adult gay media besides what we do at planneddesign.com.

Producers continue to give away endorsements by having their models wear A&F shirts or use ID lubes, for example. We think it's time for media producers to grow up and into the big bad world of marketing mainstream items through their endorsements by example.

Well, there's at least one... We have had paid product placement in our films for years.

We are open to other products as well, so let me know what products you've got for placement!