U.K.
U.K. Report Says Twitter Is Porn's Favorite Playground
It’s no secret that the porn industry has a love affair with Twitter, but a U.K. report has put numbers to the use of the social media service and said one in every thousand tweets is porn related.
U.K. 'Sexhibition' Expo Launches Cinema Ad Campaign
Adult expo newcomer Sexhibition, which will hit Manchester for the first time this August, is capitalizing on the “Fifty Shades of Grey” phenomenon with a run of high-impact cinema advertising shown on 225 screens during the movie's opening weekend.
Lovehoney Credited in 'Fifty Shades' Film, Attends U.K. Premiere
Lovehoney announced today that it is credited in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movie as official supplier of products seen in the film's Red Room.
'Revenge Porn' Is Outlawed in the U.K.
Queen Elizabeth II approved a "revenge porn” bill Thursday, a formality that is required before legislation endorsed by Parliament can become law.
U.K.'s Television X to Premiere 'Real Fifty Shades' Parody Feb. 14
British adult entertainment company Television X announced the Valentine’s release of its latest parody effort, “The Real Fifty Shades.”
New U.K. Regs Will Set Back Women in Porn
Porn is “the last glass ceiling for women,” Free Speech Coalition CEO Diane Duke has often told me — and it’s a sentiment I whole-heartedly share. From the attack on Christy Mack and the ensuing mainstream narrative that reduced her to an inevitable victim to the puerile outing of Belle Knox, 2014 highlighted that too many in society still believe female sexual performance comes at a price, and that price is rarely a squirting bonus scene.
U.K. Naked Men Gets 2015 Prowler Porn Awards Noms
British gay porn site U.K. Naked Men has scored multiple nominations in the 2015 Prowler Porn Awards.
Sophie Dee Streaming Free Webcam Show for U.K. Fans
Performer Sophie Dee will perform a free webcam show on Porn.com and OnWebcam.com on Jan. 30 at 4 p.m. PT for U.K. fans.
Sky Is Blocking Adult Websites by Default in the U.K.
Customers of one of the U.K.’s largest ISPs, Sky, will find themselves automatically blocked from online porn.
Dispatch From the U.K.: Deciphering the Jargon of New Regs
There has been a lot of confusion in the media recently concerning the Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014 which pass into U.K. law on Dec. 1. This has been widely publicized as ushering in tighter age-verification controls.
Telegraph Columnist: Is It Time for U.K.-Approved Porn?
A Telegraph columnist asked in a published piece today whether it's time for state-approved porn in the U.K.
Net1on1 Now Distributing Minna Life in the U.K.
Net 1on1 Wholesale has announced the arrival of San Francisco startup brand, Minna Life, further expanding the distributor’s sexual health category.
U.K. Broadcaster Debuts Babestation Latinas
U.K. broadcast company Babestation announced the launch of “Babestation Latinas” featuring models broadcasting from Latin America.
U.K. ‘Sexhibition’ Erotic Expo Launches
Tickets went on sale today for the first-ever Sexhibition expo, taking place Aug. 22 in Manchester.
Cops and Throbbers: Censorship, Regulation in the U.K. Gets Underway
Last year when I spoke on an adult entertainment industry panel I made a clear distinction between what I consider to be censorship and regulation, and I would urge you all to draw a similar line.
U.K. ISPs Hijacking Browsers to Force Porn-Filter Choice
Virgin Media, BT and Sky are hijacking web connections to force U.K. customers to make decisions about porn filters, according to a report by Wired.
ABS Holdings to Distribute KIIROO Onyx, Pearl in the U.K.
ABS Holdings has announced that it is a U.K. authorized distributor of the KIIROO Onxy and the KIIROO Pearl, and will begin distributing the product in January.
Television X Babes Release U.K. Censorship Protest Video
Television X's TVXbabes, the porn stars behind the Christmas single “Coming for Christmas,” have released a boobs-out alternative version of the video to counter "No More Page 3’s" Christmas single offering, released Dec. 15.
Tanya Tate Speaks Out Against U.K.’s War on Porn
Adult star Tanya Tate recently spoke out against new regulations in the U.K. voicing her disdain for the new laws which she perceives as puzzling as well as sexist.
U.K.'s Ofcom Fines HardGlamCash Operator
Ofcom, the U.K.'s chief communications regulator, last week imposed a penalty of £1,500 against the operator of 14 adult websites offering face-sitting, smoking and foot-fetish fare.