An obvious trend in the online adult media industry is that the streaming media model that allows customers to pay for the time they actually spend watching adult rich media content is trumping the subscription model in terms of customer preference, evidenced by the fact that all the top pay porn sites offer their content on a pay per minute model. Sure, you can still pay per download at top pay porn sites, or even rent adult videos in their entirety for a set number of days (usually 48 hours), but make no mistake about it, top rated pay porn sites are all favoring the pay as you go business model, and it’s not just to keep customers happy, as the suppliers of this content- the top pay porn producers, prefer to have their exclusive intellectual property kept safely on the website’s servers, rather than downloaded onto consumers’ computers, as this content quickly finds its way into free file sharing networks that end up ripping off the production companies for their hard work in producing fresh talent and content: which is what makes them top rated.
Pay porn sites have also proven to be more profitable than traditional subscription sites, or even download to own and DVD retail models, largely due to the fact that there is a very clear cost analysis pitting the cost to the consumer against the cost of bandwidth and licensing. Many payout models at top pay porn sites reward content providers only for the media that is actually transmitted to the consumer, and bandwidth is expensed only when viewers access and are billed for content. This is important because just like trying to understand the direction of any industry, you should first look at those businesses that have demonstrated an ability to be the most competitive and have been recognized as one of the industry’s most top rated. Pay porn sites that have adopted the pay per view model have all accomplished this much, and stand in position to capture the future of the adult media industry.
