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COMPANY NEWS
New VP Wyatt Case Takes the
Helm at Smash Pictures
Adult studio Smash Pictures has a new vice
president: Wyatt Case, a 23-year veteran
of the adult industry.
Dan Quinn, owner of Smash Pictures, said, “Wyatt has a very
steady hand running the Smash ship. He started mid March 2015
and I did not get to sit down with him at the office until early
April—I just could not wait to have lunch with him.”
Case came to California from Boston in 1992 and started working
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worked his way up to sales manager. When Frank Koretsky at IVD
bought the Zane line, Wyatt stayed on with him. Two years later
Jeff Mike over at JM Productions called and made Case an offer he
couldn’t refuse.
When JM moved its warehouse to the central coast town of Paso
Robles, the Southern California-based Case missed working in an
office environment. Then, in March, Smash owner Quinn called and
made Case another great offer. It worked out well for Case because
the Smash Pictures offices are close to home in Chatsworth.
Quinn said, “Wyatt was my sales rep for ten years at his last job
over at JM, and he would call on me weekly and send over these
really cool sales promotions by email, and sure enough, I would
buy! Every so often I would go by the JM warehouse and say hi,
so it came very natural to ask him to come on board. In our office
he also has by his side a great secretary and bookkeeper, Jen, and
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foreign customers’ needs. He’s a great match for Smash!”
Expressing his own satisfaction, Case said, “The people Dan has
at Smash are all extremely competent and a crack crew to work
with. They are super organized and it makes things easy! I just
want to say I appreciate Chuck Zane, Frank Koretsky, Jeff Mike and
Dan Quinn, who took a chance on me, and I want to thank them
personally. It was a pleasure to work for them and they were very
helpful with my career in this industry.”
“We have one release per month now,” Case explained, “but
we’re going to increase it to two. We’ve got a lot of great new
content coming down the pipeline. There are some good people
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coming on board that I respect and who do quality work—just their
name on the box is going to get the customer wanting to check it
out. There are a lot of exciting things that are going happen this
year with Smash Pictures.”
Those seeking to do business with Smash or who are interested
in acquiring a licensing deal, call Wyatt Case at (818) 772-7219,
extension 104, or email him at wyatt@smashpictures.com.
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Industry Veteran Michael
Klein Named President
of Docler Media
Michael H. Klein, a major force at Larry Flynt’s Hustler
empire, is on the move. The adult industry veteran
and broadcasting expert has been appointed president
of Docler Media. A company release from Docler
Holding—parent company of live cam giant
Jasmin.com—noted that Klein will manage Docler
Media’s upcoming worldwide expansion.
The release describes Docler Media as a new, wholly
owned venture of the worldwide entertainment
conglomerate Docler Holding that will focus on
broadcasting, entertainment and cutting-edge internet
experiences, with Klein at the helm.
“Michael has been a leader in the entertainment
industry for decades and his expertise will help Docler
Media achieve its ambitious goals in entertainment. His
experience will be essential in advancing our media-
related innovations and accelerating our global growth
agenda in the mainstream and adult industries,” said Karoly Papp, CEO of Docler Holding. “I am
thrilled that Michael is coming on board at this critical time, and I am looking forward to working
with him.”
Klein’s most recent and notable role was as president at LFP Inc., where he built up the
broadcasting division into a successful enterprise that dominates in the industry. According to
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the company release, Klein will also be overseeing the expansion of independent Jasmin Agencies
across the United States, negotiating white-label deals for its adult affiliate program, and working
on retail and licensing deals for its brands. His role as president of Docler Holding’s recent
undertaking will begin another chapter in an exciting story of business expansion for both Klein
and his new company.
In early 2015 Docler Media officially launched the first of many internet-based channels in
development. Channels related to music and gaming are among the many special interest channels
in the works. Klein will help guide this endeavor and will establish a precedent for all of Docler
Media’s future projects.
Klein’s experience includes production, programming, marketing and promotion. “I have
developed and implemented programming strategies for leading companies in the entertainment
field, and I have consistently improved their profit margins,” said Klein.
Forbidden Fruits Lands VOD Channel
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Forbidden Fruits Films has partnered with LFP Broadcasting to branch out with its own cable
VOD channel. The channel, named Forbidden Fruits, will be available to all current and future LFP
Broadcasting affiliates as a VOD service, offering the studio’s successful taboo relations titles.
“We are incredibly excited to be the face of this huge genre,” Forbidden Fruits president Jodi
West said. “The huge resurgence of the taboo market in the last couple of years has made it one of
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the top selling and top searched in the adult arena.”
Cable and satellite viewers may contact their service providers to inquire about accessing
Forbidden Fruits via VOD. New movies will be added weekly to the channel. Channels from LFP
Broadcasting, which include Hustler TV, Girlfriends Films, TEN and Juicy, are carried by cable
and satellite providers around the U.S. and may be seen in over 55 countries around the world.
Forbidden Fruits will be marketed to all those territories.