Private Media Group

Private Media Group, Inc.

Type	Public company NASDAQ: PRVT
Industry	Pornography
Founded	1965 (as Private Magazine)
Founder(s)	Berth Milton, Sr.
Headquarters	Barcelona, Spain San Francisco, CA, USA
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Berth Milton, Jr. Chairman President CEO
Products	DVDs, Magazines, Licensing, Online dating service, movies & sex toys
Services	Online media, Pay-per-view, Video on Demand, IPTV, Cable & Satellite television
Revenue	US$ 31.218 million
Operating income	US$ -5.5 million
Profit	US$ -5.8 million
Total assets	US$ 55.21 million
Total equity	US$ 34.85 million
Employees	104 - September 2011
Website	PrivateMediaGroup.com
References: Numbers from Private Media Group, Inc. Company Financials Sept 2011.

Private Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRVT) is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile.

Private magazine was established in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1965 as the world's first full-color hardcore magazine by Berth Milton, Sr. In the early 1990s, his son Berth Milton, Jr. took over and moved the company's headquarters to Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain, although the company is incorporated in Nevada. Milton also started to produce movies and internet content, and in 1999, Private became the first adult entertainment company to be traded on the NASDAQ stock market.. The company was de-listed by NASDAQ on November 15, 2011.

Product lines

Private releases 10 – 12 new films every month and owns the largest original content adult movie library.^{[citation needed]}

Private has multi-lingual websites attracting billions of visits per month.^{[citation needed]} Private offers its content through DVD, Video on Demand (VOD), Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), PSP, mobile and magazines. Private supplies adult entertainment films to thousands of major hotels around the world (Hotel Pay Per View).^{[citation needed]} Also, the company runs the famous channel Private Spice, along with Playboy Enterprises' Spice Networks.

In 1998, the company launched Private Circle, a designer clothing label, at the Cannes Film Festival. The label would later be changed to Private Clothing and a boutique would be opened in Los Angeles.

In August 2008, Private Media Group announced it established an alliance with Marc Dorcel to collaborate in the home video market. The collaboration starts with a three year DVD distribution agreement for France and going forward it is expected that Private and Dorcel will explore additional opportunities in other territories. It is also expected that Private and Dorcel will join forces on distribution platforms including Internet and IPTV/VOD in both France and across the [European_Union |EU].

Private's 2009 acquisitions of world leaders^{[citation needed]} in video on demand, Gamelink LLC and Sureflix, and the ecommerce technology firm, eLine LLC, estatblished it as the world's leading adult content and distribution company in the digital media sector.^{[citation needed]}

Movies

Private is known for high budget adult movies such as the two part series "Millionaire" directed by Alessandro del Mar with a reported budget of $1.9 million. In the last few decades, Private has earned more than 130 adult industry awards.^{[citation needed]} Bestselling releases include the Private Gladiator series, Cleopatra, Millionaire and Chateau.

Awards

The following is a selection of some of the major awards Private films have won.

• 1994 AVN award – "Best Foreign Feature" for Private Video Magazine 1
• 1995 AVN award – "Best Counting Video Series" for Private Video Magazine
• 1995 AVN award – "Best Foreign Feature" for Virgin Treasures 1 & 2
• 1996 AVN award – "Best Foreign Feature" for The Tower, Parts 1, 2 & 3
• 1996 AVN award – "Most Outrageous Sex Scene" for Private Video Magazine 20
• 1997 AVN award – "Best Foreign Feature" for The Pyramid, Parts 1, 2 & 3
• 1998 AVN award – "Best Foreign Feature" for The Fugitive 1 & 2
• 1999 AVN award – "Best Foreign Future" for Tatiana 1, 2 & 3
• 2000 AVN award – "Best Foreign Feature" for Amanda's Diary 2
• 2001 AVN award – "Best Foreign Vinigrette Series" for Private XXX
• 2003 AVN award – "Best Foreign Feature" for Private Gladiator
• 2004 AVN award – "Best Foreign Feature" for The Scottish Loveknot
• 2006 AVN award – "Best Foreign Feature" for Robinson Crusoe on Sin Island
• 2007 AVN award – "Best Foreign Feature" for Porn Wars: Episode 1
• 2009 AVN award – "Best BDSM Release" for House of Sex and Domination
• 2009 AVN award – "Best Foreign Feature" for Jason Colt, Mystery of the Sexy Diamonds

Management team

Berth H. Milton is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Milton was appointed to the Board of Directors of Private Media Group, Inc. in February 1998 and was the Corporate Secretary from June 1998 until February 1999. In February 1999, Milton was appointed Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Milton has been Administrator of Milcap Media Group from its inception until June 2000 and has been acting as an advisor to Milcap Media Group since 1991.

In 2008, as a result of Company’s continuing transition from traditional to digital content distribution, DVD and magazine sales are decreasing, offset by increased Internet, wireless and broadcasting sales. Milton expects Internet, wireless and broadcasting sales to increase significantly given the rapid growth of these platforms.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Private Media Group corporate website (investors)