Skweezme, The Netflix Of Porn, May Just Save The Adult Film Industry

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Nobody pays for porn anymore, and with so much of it available for free on the Internet, why should they? Pornhub, Redtube and Tube8, among other services, have basically decimated what was once a thriving industry. Piracy has crushed DVD sales (which are down by about half), one estimate has it that 80 percent of porn companies were ran out of business (or nearly so) during the recession, and even the porn that still exists has suffered from budget cutbacks. If someone doesn’t prop up the industry, then fewer porn will be made, and all you bastards will be stuck watching the same furries for the rest of your lives.

Enter Skweezme (link VERY NSFW), the Netflix of porn.

Skweezme (which takes its name from The Who song, “Squeezebox”) is aiming to get people to pay for porn again by starting its own Netflix-like streaming service, charging $.99 for 24 hours of access. While previous attempts to get legitimate streaming services of the ground mostly failed because studios wouldn’t sign on, those same studios are coming around now because piracy has cut deeply into their bottom line.

The video-on-demand service launched last week with one primary goal: Convince people to give up their free porn in favor of paying for it, according to co-founder Michael Kulich:

“The consumer mentality right now is that free porn is just a god-given right, and they don’t look at the production line,” Michael Kulich said. “What they don’t realize is that if everyone just watches for free, there’s gonna be no new content, and everyone’s gonna be watching the same clips over and over for the next 20 years.”

Why make the switch? Because the streaming service contains no annoying ads, nor poses any threats of malware. There are no membership fees, Plus, with a huge catalog, you have easy access to original and studio content that can scratch, uh, any fetish itch. And yes: In order to brand itself better, Skweezme is coming out with its own original series described as The Real Housewives of San Fernando Valley. Plus, it’s only a dollar, and wouldn’t you feel better about yourself if you were actually supporting the Bavarian actors who helped you take care of your, uh, business?

Source: DailyDot

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