I"P"TV (P is for Porn)

So where is this all heading? Well think of it this way...there's this whole boat of new technologies floating around and what happens when there are new methods to deliver content? Decentralization of traditional media forces? Well, maybe. Tech companies make a killing in the stock market? Yeah, probably. Porn? Definitely. That's right boys and girls (hey, 50% of the internet porn market is for women), porn is taking the lead in content deliver schemes yet again.

Take XTV for example. These guys give you a box that uses your cable or dsl broadband to deliver 70 channels of porn directly to your TV for $30/month! Yeah you heard me...70 channels. They even offer a free trial! (enter code: ppv100801 to get 2 free pay per view movies with your free trial). I couldn't believe this when I saw it in this month's Maxim magazine, but it makes perfect sense. Microsoft and SBC along with a large handful of companies around the world are trying to get IPTV off the ground and porn takes the lead. This is just like when broadband came about...porn distributors were all over it while the big boys have been trying to figure it out and have started offering content online. I even saw a CNBC interview with the CEO of Vivid video (the largest producer and distriutor of porn) say that he's all over offering video to the mobile broadband space and is even trying to get on the iTunes Music Store! iTunes "After Dark" anyone?