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The Pornhub Empire
CBC
Frequency: 1 episode/0d. Total Eps: 5
With about 100 million visits per day, Pornhub is one of the biggest websites on the planet. This four-part series pulls back the curtain on the scrappy, Montreal-based startup that revolutionized sex on the internet — and the massive scandal that exposed its dark side. Hosted by journalist Samantha Cole.
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Episode 1: Free porn for everyone
Season 1 · Episode 1
jeudi 16 mai 2024 • Duration 27:01
How did a handful of competitive foosball players in Montreal create the world’s largest online pornsite? And what do a picturesque Dutch cabin, thousands of pornographic VHS tapes, and the subprime mortgage crisis have to do with it?
Episode 2: Pornhub goes mainstream
Season 1 · Episode 2
jeudi 16 mai 2024 • Duration 23:41
Not only did PornHub become a massive moneymaker, it also helped push porn into the spotlight by using data, clever PR, and the power of celebrity. How did Pornhub make itself a household name?
Episode 3: Pornhub’s disgrace
Season 1 · Episode 3
jeudi 16 mai 2024 • Duration 32:06
Jane was coerced into making a pornographic film, and told it would never be shared online. Then, it was posted on Pornhub, over and over again. How did a scandal involving the hosting of sexual abuse material seriously damage the lives of many and nearly destroy the company?
Episode 4: Cleanup crew
Season 1 · Episode 4
jeudi 16 mai 2024 • Duration 39:07
New name, new owners, new rules. Can Pornhub rebuild its reputation and remain one of the world’s biggest porn sites? Or will the company be disrupted out of business by a new crop of online porn entrepreneurs…
Introducing: The Pornhub Empire
Season 1
jeudi 16 mai 2024 • Duration 02:12
Pornhub — that site you only access on your browser’s incognito mode? It gets way more views than Netflix. But because of the sheepishness and stigma around porn, it’s treated as if it’s fringe, instead of what it really is: one of Canada’s largest cultural exports.
In The Pornhub Empire, hear the story of how a Montreal-founded company came to dominate the adult industry — only to have its reputation obliterated in a massive scandal — and where it stands today.
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