July 2, 2009 - 8:00am
With a drop in DVD sales and rentals, porn studios are reviewing the ways to keep making money they used to. A growing number of companies in both the adult and mainstream entertainment industry have started to offer their customers video on demand services instead of traditional delivery methods. It's anonymous, it's quick and it satisfies needs right away!
Slowing economic activity and free adult tube sites have forced many studios to rethink their game plans. Producers know that the best way to ensure their long term survival is to diversify to all accessible areas of media transmission.
VOD helps studios offset the drop in DVD sales, lower their release costs and protect their product from people who think that they have the right to reshare someone else's work. If the video is only "watchable," the chances that it won’t be copied and uploaded to torrents or other file sharing websites are higher.
Adult VOD service
VOD, or Video on Demand, is the alternative way to deliver videos to customers. Just choose the adult VOD site you like best, sign up, select one of the minute packages and start watching. There is no more need to rent or buy a movie you are interested in!
There are many reasons why adult VOD services have become popular:
1. Anonymity. The majority of customers prefer VOD because of privacy and "anonymity" of purchases on the Internet. DVDs sent by mail could be received (or found) by wives or other family members.
2. Instant action. Getting a DVD through the mail is a great thing, but at the end of the day, who wants to wait for a product? In the adult entertainment industry instant gratification is one of the main driving factors. With VOD, the customer can watch adult movies whenever they want.
3. Lower costs. Watching VOD is cheaper than buying the physical disc. The reason is simple: the cost of releasing VOD is lower than the cost of releasing DVDs – studios can save money on authoring, packing, etc.
Pay-per-minute plans
VOD sites offer their customers numerous purchase pay-per-minute plans – from 10 to 1000 minutes. You will pay for what you watch. Prices range depending on title, studio, genre and how new the title is. Generally, you will pay about $4 per 15 minutes and $80 per 1000 minutes. Sometimes a customer receives 3-10 free minutes for making a purchase.
Watching on-demand adult movies online is cheaper than buying a physical disc (which you can never watch again). For viewers who can't get enough porn and want an “all inclusive” pack, there are websites like WantedList.com, which charges its members a flat fee for unlimited access - $19.95 per month.
How do the studios profit from VOD services? They generally get a revenue share percentage ranging from 20% to 50%. It is based on minutes watched and some particular terms - the number of titles a studio has on a website, the popularity of the titles, the traffic that site attracts, etc. Some of the studios are creating their own VOD websites.
Big industry players
Here are some examples of successful adult websites offering VOD services:
• http://www.aebn.net. When you enter AEBN site, you can initially choose what you prefer – straight adult movies or gay adult movies. 15 minutes cost $3.95, 30 minutes - $5.95, 60 minutes - $8.95, 100 minutes - $11.95, 200 minutes - $19.95, 500 minutes - $49.95, 1000 minutes - $ 84.95.
• http://www.sugardvd.com. Sugar DVD offers over 35.000 adult movies from different niches. You can browse movies by category, studio, performer, director, movie title, and even description. First 10 minutes are free, 11 minutes cost $2.65, 32 minutes - $5.95, 69 minutes - $9.95, 135 minutes – $15.95, 525 minutes - $49.95, 1000 minutes - $78.95.
• http://www.wantedlist.com. Wanted List is a great choice for porn fans. It offers unlimited access (including iPhone access) to over 4,700 adult movies. The flat fee is $19.95 per month (or $0.65 per day). You can also take advantage of free one-day trial.
• http://www.hotmovies.com. Hot Movies has teamed up with the largest adult studios to offer their visitors quality streaming video. First 10 minutes are free, 69 minutes cost $9.95, 120 minutes - $15.95, 200 minutes - $19.95, 515 minutes - $49.95, 1000 minutes - $86.95. They also have unlimited packages starting from $3.95 for three days.
• http://www.gamelink.com. Gamelink offers their visitors over 60,000 adult movies that they can watch anywhere, any time. 10 minutes cost $2.95, 30 minutes - $5.95, 60 minutes - $8.95, 120 minutes - $14.95, 200 minutes - $19.95, 500 minutes - $49.95, 1000 minutes - $86.95.
• http://vod.adultemart.com. Adultemart provides DVD-quality adult films starring legends of porn and newcomers. You can buy 15 minutes for $3.95, 30 minutes for $5.95, 60 minutes for $8.95, 100 minutes for $11.95, 200 minutes for $19.95, 500 minutes for $49.95, and 1000 minutes for $84.95.
Making money from VOD Theaters
As an adult webmaster, you can maximize your earning potential through VOD affiliate programs. They offer a variety of solutions, including co-branded stores, custom niche theaters, and endless linking options.
With VOD affiliate programs, you will be able to get reward (from $25 to $50) per sign up or, what is more typical, a commission on all product sales generated through links to VOD websites. Long term success comes from building repeat customers because you will earn a commission for the life of the customers you deliver. Any webmaster that joins the affiliate program from your link can also earn you money.
The rates vary from 20% to 65%. Gamelink offers 20% commission for $0 - $999 in gross sales and 25% commission for $1000 and more in gross sales, VODMoney – 25% recurring commission and 10% webmaster referral, Xondemand – 25% recurring commission and 5% webmaster referral, AEBN - 20% recurring commission, Adultrentalcash - $35 per sign up or 35% recurring commission, All Adult Cash - $50.00 payouts on a $4.95 unlimited monthly trial or up to 40% with per-minute plans, Movie Dollars – 25% recurring commission for pay-per-minute movies and 20% for downloadable video clips, Top Bucks – from $25 to $42 per sign up and $2.35 for each sale made by the webmasters that you refer, Getvodcash – from 50% to 65% lifetime commission and 20% from webmaster referrals, Aeodcash – 30% commission and 5% webmaster referral, Yappo Dollars - 25% recurring commission and 5% webmaster referral.
VOD websites offer various promotional tools to run a customized VOD theater on your website. Start by choosing the content you want to offer your viewers. Tastes differ - niche content targeted to a specific audience tends to have a higher retention rate. Add sponsors’ links or banners, and wait for visitors.
The adult industry has always been the generator of hi-tech innovations. Sooner or later there had to appear alternative video delivery methods. There is no doubt that VOD service is a part of the natural evolution of adult business. It's just so easy to go online, choose from hundreds of different genres of anything that you're into and watch adult movies as little or as much as you want.
Slowing economic activity and free adult tube sites have forced many studios to rethink their game plans. Producers know that the best way to ensure their long term survival is to diversify to all accessible areas of media transmission.
VOD helps studios offset the drop in DVD sales, lower their release costs and protect their product from people who think that they have the right to reshare someone else's work. If the video is only "watchable," the chances that it won’t be copied and uploaded to torrents or other file sharing websites are higher.
Adult VOD service
VOD, or Video on Demand, is the alternative way to deliver videos to customers. Just choose the adult VOD site you like best, sign up, select one of the minute packages and start watching. There is no more need to rent or buy a movie you are interested in!
There are many reasons why adult VOD services have become popular:
1. Anonymity. The majority of customers prefer VOD because of privacy and "anonymity" of purchases on the Internet. DVDs sent by mail could be received (or found) by wives or other family members.
2. Instant action. Getting a DVD through the mail is a great thing, but at the end of the day, who wants to wait for a product? In the adult entertainment industry instant gratification is one of the main driving factors. With VOD, the customer can watch adult movies whenever they want.
3. Lower costs. Watching VOD is cheaper than buying the physical disc. The reason is simple: the cost of releasing VOD is lower than the cost of releasing DVDs – studios can save money on authoring, packing, etc.
Pay-per-minute plans
VOD sites offer their customers numerous purchase pay-per-minute plans – from 10 to 1000 minutes. You will pay for what you watch. Prices range depending on title, studio, genre and how new the title is. Generally, you will pay about $4 per 15 minutes and $80 per 1000 minutes. Sometimes a customer receives 3-10 free minutes for making a purchase.
Watching on-demand adult movies online is cheaper than buying a physical disc (which you can never watch again). For viewers who can't get enough porn and want an “all inclusive” pack, there are websites like WantedList.com, which charges its members a flat fee for unlimited access - $19.95 per month.
How do the studios profit from VOD services? They generally get a revenue share percentage ranging from 20% to 50%. It is based on minutes watched and some particular terms - the number of titles a studio has on a website, the popularity of the titles, the traffic that site attracts, etc. Some of the studios are creating their own VOD websites.
Big industry players
Here are some examples of successful adult websites offering VOD services:
• http://www.aebn.net. When you enter AEBN site, you can initially choose what you prefer – straight adult movies or gay adult movies. 15 minutes cost $3.95, 30 minutes - $5.95, 60 minutes - $8.95, 100 minutes - $11.95, 200 minutes - $19.95, 500 minutes - $49.95, 1000 minutes - $ 84.95.
• http://www.sugardvd.com. Sugar DVD offers over 35.000 adult movies from different niches. You can browse movies by category, studio, performer, director, movie title, and even description. First 10 minutes are free, 11 minutes cost $2.65, 32 minutes - $5.95, 69 minutes - $9.95, 135 minutes – $15.95, 525 minutes - $49.95, 1000 minutes - $78.95.
• http://www.wantedlist.com. Wanted List is a great choice for porn fans. It offers unlimited access (including iPhone access) to over 4,700 adult movies. The flat fee is $19.95 per month (or $0.65 per day). You can also take advantage of free one-day trial.
• http://www.hotmovies.com. Hot Movies has teamed up with the largest adult studios to offer their visitors quality streaming video. First 10 minutes are free, 69 minutes cost $9.95, 120 minutes - $15.95, 200 minutes - $19.95, 515 minutes - $49.95, 1000 minutes - $86.95. They also have unlimited packages starting from $3.95 for three days.
• http://www.gamelink.com. Gamelink offers their visitors over 60,000 adult movies that they can watch anywhere, any time. 10 minutes cost $2.95, 30 minutes - $5.95, 60 minutes - $8.95, 120 minutes - $14.95, 200 minutes - $19.95, 500 minutes - $49.95, 1000 minutes - $86.95.
• http://vod.adultemart.com. Adultemart provides DVD-quality adult films starring legends of porn and newcomers. You can buy 15 minutes for $3.95, 30 minutes for $5.95, 60 minutes for $8.95, 100 minutes for $11.95, 200 minutes for $19.95, 500 minutes for $49.95, and 1000 minutes for $84.95.
Making money from VOD Theaters
As an adult webmaster, you can maximize your earning potential through VOD affiliate programs. They offer a variety of solutions, including co-branded stores, custom niche theaters, and endless linking options.
With VOD affiliate programs, you will be able to get reward (from $25 to $50) per sign up or, what is more typical, a commission on all product sales generated through links to VOD websites. Long term success comes from building repeat customers because you will earn a commission for the life of the customers you deliver. Any webmaster that joins the affiliate program from your link can also earn you money.
The rates vary from 20% to 65%. Gamelink offers 20% commission for $0 - $999 in gross sales and 25% commission for $1000 and more in gross sales, VODMoney – 25% recurring commission and 10% webmaster referral, Xondemand – 25% recurring commission and 5% webmaster referral, AEBN - 20% recurring commission, Adultrentalcash - $35 per sign up or 35% recurring commission, All Adult Cash - $50.00 payouts on a $4.95 unlimited monthly trial or up to 40% with per-minute plans, Movie Dollars – 25% recurring commission for pay-per-minute movies and 20% for downloadable video clips, Top Bucks – from $25 to $42 per sign up and $2.35 for each sale made by the webmasters that you refer, Getvodcash – from 50% to 65% lifetime commission and 20% from webmaster referrals, Aeodcash – 30% commission and 5% webmaster referral, Yappo Dollars - 25% recurring commission and 5% webmaster referral.
VOD websites offer various promotional tools to run a customized VOD theater on your website. Start by choosing the content you want to offer your viewers. Tastes differ - niche content targeted to a specific audience tends to have a higher retention rate. Add sponsors’ links or banners, and wait for visitors.
The adult industry has always been the generator of hi-tech innovations. Sooner or later there had to appear alternative video delivery methods. There is no doubt that VOD service is a part of the natural evolution of adult business. It's just so easy to go online, choose from hundreds of different genres of anything that you're into and watch adult movies as little or as much as you want.