XBIZ

XBIZ
Company typePrivate
IndustryNews media, adult entertainment
Founded1998 (1998)
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsMagazines, news media, wire service, exhibition and industry conference, industry awards show, professional network service, market research
Websitexbiz.com

XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the sex industry founded in 1998 and based in Los Angeles.[1]

In addition to its flagship "Xbiz.com" website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and summer exhibition and industry conferences, as well as facilitates networking among adult online professionals through a business-to-business (B2B) professional networking service. XBIZ company representatives are frequently cited in mainstream media articles about business trends and practices in the industry.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

XBIZ and its affiliated publications and services are operated by Adnet Media, which was founded in 1998 by adult-internet industry veteran Alec Helmy.[9] Helmy is a founding member of the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP).[10]

  1. ^ "ASACP Advisory Council biographies". Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP). Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "Does sex still sell? Adult industry not immune to recession". CNN. October 6, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "Hard Times for the Porn Industry?". Newsweek and MSNBC. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  4. ^ Curiel, Jonathan (March 4, 2007). "NEWSPAPERS TURN TO SEX AND CELEBS". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  5. ^ "Free Porn Threatens Adult Film Industry". ABC News. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  6. ^ "Penthouse Goes Upscale in March, But Can Anyone Beat the Internet?". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  7. ^ "Pornography a hot topic this week". Morning Sentinel. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  8. ^ "Have YouTube & The Economy Created Problems For Porn?". The Root (Washington Post Newsweek Interactive). Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  9. ^ "B1Events Attends XBIZ Summer Forum". Adult Webmasters Online. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  10. ^ "What is ASACP?". Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection. Retrieved January 27, 2010.