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This excerpt taken from the PRVT 10-K filed Apr 2, 2007.

Video and DVD Sales & Rental

Bringing adult movies into the privacy of the home through the introduction of videocassettes along with cable and satellite services all but eliminated the adult theatre business. The introduction of the DVD and its rapid acceptance by the public quickly replaced videocassettes. DVDs offer better picture and sound quality than videocassettes and other add-ons. The DVD format also benefits suppliers and retailers. Several languages can be combined onto one DVD, so only the DVD cover needs to be changed for different territories.

 

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According to DEG (Digital Entertainment Group - US) DVD players have been adopted by consumers faster than any other electronic device, including the cell phone and personal computer. 34 million DVD players were sold in the United states in 2006 and the installed base of DVD players reached 88 million households, with a total of 196 million players sold. DEG also reports that fifty percent of DVD owners now have more than one player. Consumers spent a record $24.1 billion renting and buying DVDs in 2006. DVD sell through sales grew to $16.6 billion in 2006. Total consumer spending on home video in the US, including DVD/VHS - rental/sell through, has gone from $14.0 billion in 2000 to $24.2 billion in 2006.

In 2005, total sales and rentals of adult videos and DVDs in the United States were approximately $ 4.3 billion according to Adult Video News estimates.

This excerpt taken from the PRVT 10-K filed Mar 31, 2006.

Video and DVD Sales & Rental

Bringing adult movies into the privacy of the home through the introduction of videocassettes along with cable and satellite services all but eliminated the adult theatre business. The introduction of the DVD and its rapid acceptance by the public quickly replaced videocassettes. DVDs offer better picture and sound quality than videocassettes, worldwide compatibility and other add-ons. The DVD format also benefits suppliers and retailers. Several languages can be combined onto one DVD, so only

 

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the DVD cover needs to be changed for different territories. DVD-Video offers immediate scene access, so there is no rewinding or fast forwarding.

According to DEG (Digital Entertainment Group - US) DVD players have been adopted by consumers faster than any other electronic device, including the cell phone and personal computer. 37 million DVD players were sold in the United states in 2005 and the installed base of DVD players reached 82 million households, with a total of 164 million players sold. DEG also reports that fifty percent of DVD owners now have more than one player. Consumers spent a record $22.8 billion renting and buying DVDs in 2005. DVD sell through sales grew to $16.3 billion in 2005, an increase of 10 percent over last year. Total consumer spending on home video in the US, including DVD/VHS - rental/sell through, has gone from $14.0 billion in 2000 to $24.3 billion in 2005.

In 2000, total sales and rentals of adult videos and DVDs in the United States were approximately $ 4.0 billion according to Adult Video News estimates, including sales through general interest retailers and dedicated adult stores. In 2001, PR Week reported that the Free Speech Coalition estimated that 20% of all U.S. households with either cable or satellite television or a VCR watch adult movies.

This excerpt taken from the PRVT 10-K filed Mar 31, 2005.

Video and DVD Sales & Rental

 

Bringing adult movies into the privacy of the home through the introduction of videocassettes along with cable and

 

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satellite services all but eliminated the adult theatre business. The introduction of the DVD and its rapid acceptance by the public is gradually shifting the balance of home viewing from videos to DVDs. DVDs offer better picture and sound quality than videos, worldwide compatibility and other add-ons. The DVD format also benefits suppliers and retailers. Several languages can be combined onto one DVD, so only the DVD cover needs to be changed for different territories. Also, back catalogue sales should initially increase as consumers look to replace their videocassette library with the new format.

 

DVD players have been adopted by consumers faster than any other electronic device, including the cell phone and personal computer. 37 million DVD players were sold in the United states in 2004 and the installed base of DVD players reached 70 million households. The Digital Entertainment Group (US) estimates that more than 80% of US households will have at least one DVD player by the end of 2005. Consumers spent a record $21.2 billion renting and buying DVDs in 2004. DVD retail sales grew to $15.5 billion in 2004, an increase of 33 percent over last year.

 

In 2000, total sales and rentals of adult videos and DVDs in the United States were approximately $ 4.0 billion according to Adult Video News estimates, including sales through general interest retailers and dedicated adult stores. In 2001, PR Week reported that the Free Speech Coalition estimated that 20% of all U.S. households with either cable or satellite television or a VCR watch adult movies.

 

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