Not to defend Manwin (haha!) but they are so big that I can see why they would want to get more control over the supply line for their product. It's only natural. I hope it doesn't lead to less competition though.
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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
TBH this industry was, always dominated by big companies. Then came the Internet and we had 1,000s of Ma & Pa operations who fucked it up. Guys working from home with get rich quick mentalities who were all fighting each other over traffic. On one hand you had sponsors doing what ever they could to put affiliates first and affiliates demanding way too much and being given so much a fool could make some money.
Now the decline is set in there will be a handful of medium companies left and a couple of big ones. The Ma & Pa will be of little consequence except in Micro niche or like you with a super girl. Even those as you know are feeling the pinch.
For most of you. The fat lady will soon be singing.
If they can find new talent in LA it makes sense. No one company can dominate experienced talent, while there are others to work for. |
Affiliates were the ones with all the traffic that's why they called the shots. It only changed when companies came along and started hiding behind DMCA law in order to amass large amounts of traffic by using the content of others without their permission. It's easy to forget that. If it weren't for Mansef and the gang in 2006 and 2007 with their tubes affiliates would still rule the roost. Google helped a bit too with some of their changes but for the most part it's sites like Pornhub who took the traffic from the affiliates.
But don't rejoice over the death of affiliates just yet if you're a sponsor who hated affiliates. The same conditions are also destroying pay site sales in general as porn becomes free.