Pornhub launches 'Netflix for porn' subscription service | The service will complement the company’s

[Pretiacruento]

[b]Pornhub launches 'Netflix for porn' subscription service[/b]
Source: [url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/aug/06/pornhub-launches-paid-subscription]The Guardian[/url]
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[i]A warning page on an internet pornography site. Photograph: Martyn Vickery/Alamy[/i]

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Pornhub, a vast network of online adult content which attracts a 6 million visitors a day, has launched Pornhub Premium, a paid subscription platform it calls “Netflix for porn” in a move that will be closely watched by all of the online media world from music to news.

From music to television to journalism, persuading users to pay for content has proved a tough job in the digital age. And in no vertical are these efforts more challenging than in adult entertainment, where there’s no shortage of free content and where websites’ record on payment security is dismal.

Adult entertainment has consistently proved itself as a driving force in technology, popularising everything from the printing press and VHS, DVD and the internet. But as music, news and TV struggle to reshape their business as DVD sales have disappeared and free sites have risen.

For $9.99 a month, members will receive access to exclusive, full-length HD videos, along with the ability watch the rest of Pornhub’s 3m videos without being subjected to pop-up ads – many of which link to sites riddled with malware – and with faster video playback and higher streaming quality. The service will complement the company’s free offering.

While Pornhub describes the new site as “Netflix for porn”, a more apt point of comparison is Spotify, which also offers a free, ad-supported version to go along with its core paid product. Considering the challenges unique to its space, if Pornhub finds a way to convince users to cough up cash every month, it will pose an instructive model for the rest of the digital content industry.[/quote]
Err... If I really wanted to pay for porn, I think I'd go with X-Art. 100x better, classier content* than anything submitted to PornHub.

*Or so I'm told. :v:

[cartman300]

There's already an infinite amount of porn on the internet. Why would you pay for more?

[frankonitio]

[QUOTE=cartman300;48398965]There's already an infinite amount of porn on the internet. Why would you pay for more?[/QUOTE]

some people just want that specific niche :quagmire:

[Pretiacruento]

[QUOTE=cartman300;48398965]There's already an infinite amount of porn on the internet. Why would you pay for more?[/QUOTE]

Monthly porn subscriptions existed since the dial-up days. They offered the same thing, and they ended up the same way - never getting off the ground.

Almost [I]no one[/I] pays for porn on the internet, at this point is like one of the 10 Commandments of the internet... they're going to have a hard time, specially if they start with a pitch like "it's like Netflix, but with porn!".

[editline]7th August 2015[/editline]

Basically, this

[img]http://i.imgur.com/WN4GIcY.png[/img]

[C O Y O T E]

[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;48398988]Monthly porn subscriptions existed since the dial-up days. They offered the same thing, and they ended up the same way - never getting off the ground.

[B]Almost [I]no one[/I] pays for porn on the internet, [/B]at this point is like one of the 10 Commandments of the internet... they're going to have a hard time, specially if they start with a pitch like "it's like Netflix, but with porn!".[/QUOTE]

Except clearly people do, since it's a very alive and lucrative industry.
[url]http://www.forbes.com/2001/05/25/0524porn.html[/url]

[DrTaxi]

[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;48398917][b]Pornhub launches 'Netflix for porn' subscription service[/b]
Source: [url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/aug/06/pornhub-launches-paid-subscription]The Guardian[/url]
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Err... If I really wanted to pay for porn, I think I'd go with X-Art. 100x better, classier content* than anything submitted to PornHub.

*Or so I'm told. :v:[/QUOTE]

uhh

[url]http://www.pornhub.com/video/search?search=x-art[/url]

[Pretiacruento]

[QUOTE=Coyoteze;48399013]Except clearly people do, since it's a very alive and lucrative industry.
[url]http://www.forbes.com/2001/05/25/0524porn.html[/url][/QUOTE]

"Almost no one", being the key words.

The rest of us are just cheap bastards. :v:

[editline]7th August 2015[/editline]

[QUOTE=DrTaxi;48399023]uhh

[url]http://www.pornhub.com/video/search?search=x-art[/url][/QUOTE]

That's more like an affiliate agreement between them and PornHub. Probably they get a % of money of every video watched on their site, kinda like when you purchase The Witcher on Steam - CDPR only gets a small share of the profit.

Going to [URL="http://www.x-art.com/"]their site[/URL], OTOH, would be like purchasing The Witcher on GOG,they get full profits.

[Zotobom]

I get why people buy porn, once you watch some in 1080p you can't go back to shitty 360p vids.

I still don't spend money on it tho

[Big D Duchovny]

[QUOTE=Zotobom;48399451]I get why people buy porn, once you watch some in 1080p you can't go back to shitty 360p vids.

I still don't spend money on it tho[/QUOTE]

Honestly my life's turned to the better (or at least more high-def) since I discovered beeg.com. It's only 720p, but it's free and the site doesn't look garish.

[Pardalis]

[QUOTE=frankie penis;48398982]some people just want that specific niche :quagmire:[/QUOTE]

This is true, though. There are a lot of shitty Web 1.0 sites that fulfill specific niches well, and if Pornhub managed to integrate that kind of content into their service it'd be worth looking at

If it's $9.99 for mainstream junk that you can likely find ripped for free, well, there's no point. It's also scummy as fuck to make your site shitty (slow streaming, popup ads, etc) and then hide the "good" version of it behind a paywall

[Cabbage]

can't you just get your 4K ultra high res 120fps 3D porn with holophonic HD sound or whatever off the pirate bay anyway?

[Scot]

[QUOTE=Cabbage;48399648]can't you just get your 4K ultra high res 120fps 3D porn with holophonic HD sound or whatever off the pirate bay anyway?[/QUOTE]

Yes but that's also true for Netflix and that doesn't stop it being extremely popular. People like the convenience.

[Pretiacruento]

[QUOTE=Cabbage;48399648]can't you just get your 4K ultra high res 120fps 3D porn with holophonic HD sound or whatever off the pirate bay anyway?[/QUOTE]

There's plenty of 1080p @ 60fps porn out there already ([URL="http://www.eporner.com/category/60fps/"]exhibit A[/URL]). I guess they're gonna work on the fetish and production angle to generate interest on it... otherwise, I don't see many, many people adopting it.

[AcidAmbience]

Can't wait to get that video game feel in my porn, the 60 FPS experience

[TheTalon]

[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;48399491]Honestly my life's turned to the better (or at least more high-def) since I discovered beeg.com. It's only 720p, but it's free and the site doesn't look garish.[/QUOTE]

This. The only pr0n site I use, not counting two cam sites

[ElHomer]

I'm sticking to watching porn on the [url=http://theporndude.com/566/pornhub]pornhub[/url] main site. That's free :p

[opaali]

Can I get 1 free month with my pornhub tshirt?

[cecilbdemodded]

[QUOTE=cartman300;48398965]There's already an infinite amount of porn on the internet. Why would you pay for more?[/QUOTE]

"I have access to an infinite amount of porn online."
"Oh yeah, well I have access to that infinite amount plus Pornhub's premium service, I win!"

[counterpo0]

Porn hub has been a lil bitch lately, can't watch videos unless disabling adblock.

[E Quantifier]

[QUOTE=counterpo0;48403874]Porn hub has been a lil bitch lately, can't watch videos unless disabling adblock.[/QUOTE]

Have you tried an edited hosts file?

I can't say I'm against this. It is a really cool idea, but I'm not sure how large the market is for a quality porn interface. Yeah there's also HD 60 fps porn too, but I mostly watch porn on my phone so I'm not super concerned about HD unless the nipples look square.

[Big D Duchovny]

[QUOTE=sam6420;48403804]My only issue with beeg is they don't get new content very often. Other than that, A+ site.[/QUOTE]

Well it's like 10 videos a day or something and then there's the back catalog. Most is pretty vanilla so if you have some fairly specific interests I'd be more understanding, but I'd say it's more than enough for "normal" usage.

Also you don't have to wade through heaps of shit unlike the more massive sites.

[FUCK MY ASS]

I want to know more about that PornHub space kickstarter

edit:
[url]https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pornhub-space-program-sexploration#/story[/url] raised over 200,000 USD so far

[Levelog]

[QUOTE=FUCK MY ASS;48404206]I want to know more about that PornHub space kickstarter

edit:
[url]https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pornhub-space-program-sexploration#/story[/url] raised over 200,000 USD so far[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately definitely doesn't look like its going through. Shame, but at least I'll get my $25 back.

Also I don't have a problem paying for porn, but its gotta have some sort of story man. If pornhub could really pull off a Netflix and have a bunch of b-list pornos and a good original series, it'd totally be worth the money.

[gk99]

[QUOTE=cartman300;48398965]There's already an infinite amount of porn on the internet. Why would you pay for more?[/QUOTE]

HD porn is better than not HD porn to many people

[Elowin]

[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;48403991]Most is pretty vanilla so if you have some fairly specific interests I'd be more understanding[/QUOTE]

who doesn't?

i need my blonde transexual gentle femdom ryona vore

[gdfsgdfg]

Paying for porn is the absolute lowest point you can go in life for sure.

[WebMD]

[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;48399716]There's plenty of 1080p @ 60fps porn out there already ([URL="http://www.eporner.com/category/60fps/"]exhibit A[/URL]). I guess they're gonna work on the fetish and production angle to generate interest on it... otherwise, I don't see many, many people adopting it.[/QUOTE]

oh my god ............. see u guys in a week

[Levelog]

[QUOTE=gdfsgdfg;48404771]Paying for porn is the absolute lowest point you can go in life for sure.[/QUOTE]

How?

[Jaguar]

[QUOTE=cartman300;48398965]There's already an infinite amount of porn on the internet. Why would you pay for more?[/QUOTE]

There's an infinite amount of free porn, but specific fetishes are usually hidden behind a paywall

[QUOTE=counterpo0;48403874]Porn hub has been a lil bitch lately, can't watch videos unless disabling adblock.[/QUOTE]

Even with Adblock, Pornhub likes to redirect me to another website whenever I click anywhere on the page. It's why I've started using other sites.

[Pretiacruento]

[QUOTE=WebMD;48404806]oh my god ............. see u guys in a week[/QUOTE]

I'm tellin' ya man, there ain't no coming back from 60fps porn... everything else looks lame afterwards. Tee hee. :v:

[editline]8th August 2015[/editline]

RIP WebMD :quagmire: