XBIZ Research, the research and analysis arm of adult entertainment industry media organization XBIZ, has released the official results of the first-ever adult entertainment market research study, offering statistical information on business growth/decline trends as well as top issues of concern impacting adult entertainment companies.

The economy has taken its toll on this supposed recession-proof business: tanking DVD sales, free porn online, content piracy and governmental regulations are just a few issues forcing adult companies to take drastic action, and even industry mogul Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild mastermind — and controversial tabloid magnet — Joe Francis have turned to Congress for help.

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As the 2009 AVN Adult Expo opens in Las Vegas this week, Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis and HUSTLER magazine publisher Larry Flynt are petitioning the newly convened 111th Congress to provide a financial bailout for the adult entertainment industry along the lines of what is being sought by the Big Three automakers, a spokesperson for Francis announced today.

Adult industry leaders Flynt and Francis sent a joint request to Congress asking for $5 billion in federal assistance, “Just to see us through hard times,” Francis said. “Congress seems willing to help shore up our nation’s most important businesses, we feel we deserve the same consideration. In difficult economic times, Americans turn to entertainment for relief. More and more, the kind of entertainment they turn to is adult entertainment.”

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