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Corran7
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Posted - Jul 6 2014 : 2:54PM
I'm talking about sites like hotmovies.com. I buy scenes I want there as opposed to getting memberships to a website like Naughty America etc. I do pay for my porn, I just don't pay a monthly membership or buy a physical DVD I can hold in my hands.
What I'm wonderis is; Is it profitable to the studios that put their scenes on sites like this? I've heard they only get 20% of the money that are purchased on these sites.I'm wondering if that amount is correct because from what I understand, Forbidden fruits makes a fortune with their VOD and some of their scenes/movies are VOD exclusive (I know because that's where I get them). Anyone know if the other studios are making money by putting content on these sites?
Flash All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Jul 6 2014 : 3:02PM
In many cases the scenes that go up on the sites like Hotmovies are older ones, so they have gone through DVD distribution and the company's own VOD distribution. I suspect that scenes that are marked as VOD only for places like Hotmovies are done under a different rate structure since they aren't getting any other distribution.
Corran7
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Posted - Jul 6 2014 : 3:06PM
Thanks, that makes sense. I don't know for sure how old a movie/scene is before a company puts it up for VOD. I've seen some new stuff appear quickly. I'm just hoping in this pirating age that the VOD sites are a substantial extra source of revenue for the companies.
hoochimama
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Posted - Jul 6 2014 : 3:57PM
shalalin
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Posted - Jul 7 2014 : 1:13AM
I suspect that's more because VOD-exclusive stuff is often of somewhat niche interest only to begin with. On the other hand, VOD versions of big-studio DVD releases are showing up more and more often as pirated material now, often more quickly than the "normal" DVD rips.
 
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Posted - Jul 7 2014 : 2:23AM
I'm only familiar with AdultDVDEmpire's VOD, so I wonder if other VOD sites do the same thing as they do: charge more (in minutes) for certain studios, such as Jules Jordan Video? ADE has a 3:1 premium for all of their JJV content, meaning that you lose 3 minutes of your VOD minutes balance for every minute of video you watch from that studio. I'm sure someone can explain why this is, but as a consumer I think it's pretty freakin' ridiculous. I never bought VOD minutes on ADE, but I was a member of their DVD rental program for a couple months and for each month I paid the membership fee, I was awarded 60 free VOD minutes. It wasn't as valuable to me once I realized the premium rates for all of the content from studios like JJV and New Sensations; just one of the reasons why I canceled my membership after a couple months.
ScottMcGowan
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Posted - Jul 7 2014 : 10:40AM
FYI, for disclosure, I used to work at AEBN, one of HotMovies primary competitors.
The revenue share varies and is negotiable between the studio and the VOD provider. 20% is kind of a standard starting place, though.
VOD is just another means to diversify distribution for the studios. So looking at VOD specifically only gives you part of the picture. Most studios that still release on DVD have various means to get their product out there - membership sites, clips sites, cable/satellite, VOD, a la carte downloads, and many times also sell territorial rights to distributors overseas.
Long and short, product that's in demand does well on VOD and the studios are generally happy with the cut, but that's just one piece of the profit pie chart. After all, they do sell wholesale DVDs for a fraction of the retail price, right? The percentages, in the end, are comparable.
A good studio knows that some people will never want to own a DVD, that some never want recurring billing, and that others don't want their local hard drive full of porn. Therefore, streaming rentals, pay-per-minute, and similar methods are a good option.
N00dlesDaddy
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Posted - Jul 8 2014 : 3:44PM
I used to buy scenes from hotmovies, gamelink, sugardvd etc...then I joined my first site, discovered I can download as much as I want for a month (then cancel) and have never gone back. Beats me why anyone would buy scenes individually from those aforementioned sites - unless you literally can't find the scene anywhere else.
Corran7
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Posted - Jul 8 2014 : 4:12PM
^ For me, I've been watching porn for a long time. I have a 1 TB hard drive exclusively for porn and it's almost full. I have all the older scenes from companies like Brazzers, Naughty America etc. I want. I quit them because I am extremely dissatisfied with the male talent they use most often. So I quit when I only found 1 or 2 scenes a month from them I would watch and enjoy. VOD, and I peruse them all, not just Hotmovies; gives me the option to buy what I want and ignore the rest. I think Third Degree releases some good stuff but when they release a new DVD there may be 2 or 3 scenes I have no interest in at all. I can pick up the scene I do want and have the option to keep it forever if I desire.
I'm getting the porn I want and putting money in the producers pocket.
Edited by - Corran7 on 7/8/2014 4:13:02 PM
ScottMcGowan
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Posted - Jul 14 2014 : 1:12AM
Corran7, what you've described is one of the beauties of the VOD model.
If we're honest, there's a lot of mediocre porn out there. Buying a DVD with 2-3 good scenes and 2-3 less than serviceable scenes at a premium price is bound to lead to buyer's remorse over and over. Same goes for having a membership to a site that doesn't always execute.
In these cases, Internet VOD allows you to get exactly what you want without any of the faff.
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Posted - Jun 9 2021 : 4:11PM
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