AVN Media Network is a publishing

Publishing

Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...

, digital media

Digital media

Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...

 and event management

Event management

Event management is the application of project management to the creation and development of festivals, events and conferences.Event management involves studying the intricacies of the brand, identifying the target audience, devising the event concept, planning the logistics and coordinating the...

 company for the adult entertainment

Sex industry

The sex industry consists of businesses which either directly or indirectly provide sex-related products and services or adult entertainment...

 community. AVN Media Network's portfolio

Growth-share matrix

The BCG matrix is a chart that had been created by Bruce Henderson for the Boston Consulting Group in 1968 to help corporations with analyzing their business units or product lines...

 of businesses includes several widely-recognized adult industry publications including AVN

AVN (magazine)

Adult Video News is an American trade journal that covers the adult video industry. The New York Times notes that AVN is to pornographic films what Billboard is to records...

, AVN Online, GAYVN and Intimate.

AVN Media Network hosts the leading industry conventions: AVN Adult Entertainment Expo

AVN Adult Entertainment Expo

The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo is a trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Adult Video News Magazine . The 2010 AVN Awards show was held during the Expo at the nearby Palms Casino Resort. The AEE is the largest pornography industry trade show in the United...

, Internext Las Vegas, Internext Florida, AVN Novelty Expo, WebmasterAccess Amsterdam and the consumer show Erotica LA. The most well-recognized of the AVN events are the annual AVN Awards

AVN Awards

The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are called the "Oscars of porn"...

 and GAYVN Awards

GayVN Awards

The GAYVN Awards are presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornography industry. The awards are sponsored by AVN Magazine, the parent publication of GAYVN Magazine, and continue the recognition for gay pornography which was part of the AVN Awards from 1986–1998.The award recipients...

 ceremonies which are synonymous to the Academy Awards

Academy Awards

An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...

 show which recognize outstanding films, actors, directors, and production staff.

The AVN Adult Movie Awards have been active since 1984, and it is currently being broadcast annually on Showtime.

AVN Media Network, Inc. is headquartered in the San Fernando Valley

San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...

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