American pornographic pay-per-view television network
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The Erotic Network (TEN) is a premium adult pay-per-view service in the United States owned by New Frontier Media.[1] TEN operates six full-time PPV channels that are available via cable or satellite as well as a video on demand channel.
New Frontier Media is also the exclusive distributor of Penthouse TV and Penthouse On Demand in the United States via a multimillion-dollar deal signed in December 2007 with Penthouse Media Group.[2]
Recently, the company started offering adult content for mobile phones.[3]
In 2010, Australia's Network Ten incorrectly advertised their website as ten.com rather than their correct URL, ten.com.au, during a cooking program, accidentally directing viewers to TEN's website instead.[4] Network 10 then switched their main website address to "tenplay.com.au" to both advertise their online video presence and avoid a repeat of that incident.
1 Indicates the channel is still in existence, but currently operates as a basic cable channel. 2 Star Channel was part of Warner Communications' QUBE interactive cable service, and was the precursor to present-day The Movie Channel.
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