Corporations to Use Porn Stars to Drive 3DTV Sales
Surprise, surprise…
A somewhat obvious sales tactic. Which Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. intend to take full advantage of to seduce customers into splashing out for their new 3-D televisions.
Bloomberg: Kayama and Yuma Asami [pictured], the top actresses of adult-movie maker S1 No.1Style, will star in the country’s first DVDs for the 3-D format TVs, providing content analyst Yuji Fujimori says can trigger the success of the new sets.
…
“Adult videos will likely be an incentive for consumers to buy a 3-D TV,” said Fujimori, at Barclays Capital in Tokyo. “It’s worth paying attention to the move because it’s lack of content that’s hindering expansion.”
In their investigation into this new market Bloomberg collected a choice quote from one unashamed consumer of porn…
“I want to try it out,” said Satoshi Miyazaki, 33, who pays about 2,000 yen (£15) a month to watch adult cable channels. “I need something dramatic to justify replacing my TV. This could be the motivation.”









