AEBN adds Exclusive Anime Content

Online pay-per-view/VoD giant AEBN has signed and exclusive distribution deal with adult animation studio Dirty Picture Show Productions.

Vancouver-based DPS will produce a series of animated adult features based on their Flash animated series. 3/Way is the first film produced under the deal and currently available on AEBN.com. It is based on the Flash animated series of the same name.

As this is an exclusive deal, the film is only available on AEBN.com and its affiliate sites in streaming pay-per-view.

“It was a big step for us and it’s a big step for AEBN,” said Dirty Picture

Show executive Andrew Graham. “We recognized right out of the gate after our first official introduction to AEBN at Internext in January that AEBN was a potential opportunity for us to gain some exposure, and this was an opportunity for AEBN to jump into the world of adult animation.

“It was always in our business plan that if we could capture a little bit of an audience – that glint in the eye of viewers – in partnership with a broadcaster like AEBN, then we could move ahead and use our existing assets to develop the long-form version of our series.”

DPS produces six Flash animated series, including Speedsluts, Dirty Ernie and Reckonings. Each episode is typically three or four minutes long and is available on www.dirtypictureshow.com.

This is the first foray into anime for AEBN.

“One of the difficulties in finding really good animated Adult content is determining who controls the Internet streaming rights,” said AEBN senior Content Executive Erin Burns. “This deal is perfect for us since the films are being produced for AEBN. It’s hardtoon hardcore.”