MindGeek Opens Up About Its Plans For Sean Cody

It's been about a week since the news broke that MindGeek, the parent company of Men.com, had acquired Sean Cody. Now Str8UpGayPorn (link below) has an exclusive scoop on their plans for the San Diego based company, which as of right now involve not really changing much of anything. 

He cites an unnamed inside source for this information, so take it all with a grain of salt, although this seems like the exact kind of thing that any company would say in the immediate aftermath of an acquisition.

STAFF: All of Sean Cody’s staff—including model recruiters, directors, editors, and photographers—will remain in place and continue performing the same duties. No one from Men/Mindgeek will be involved with the casting, filming, or post-production of Sean Cody’s scenes.

LOCATION: All production will remain in San Diego at the same house and the same studios on the same sets. So, don’t worry: Those Sean Cody couches and beds aren’t going anywhere.

BAREBACK: As Str8UpGayPorn previously reported, all Sean Cody scenes will remain bareback.

MARKETING/PROMOTION: This is the only area where Men/Mindgeek will be playing an active role. Sean Cody has never gone out of their way to market themselves to consumers (as one insider remarked to me, “Sean Cody has never sent out a single press release in 14 years!”), but with Men/Mindgeek’s money and social media reach, that’s going to change. It’s already started, what with Sean Cody finally joining Twitter late last year, and you can expect to see even more promotion via industry trade papers, blogs, and, of course, Men/Mindgeek’s tube sites. One thing you won’t see are interviews or social media profiles from Sean Cody models (Str8Up’s exclusive interview with Tanner was against the rules, but I snagged it anyway). The best thing about Sean Cody has always been the mysterious, almost “secretive” allure of the models, and I’m told Men/Mindgeek respects and appreciates that. Other than Brandon, there are no Sean Cody models with Twitter or other social media profiles, and that’s not going to change.

DVDs: At first this sounded weird, but I’ve been told that you’ll probably be able to buy Sean Cody “collections” on DVD in the coming year. Yes, there are still some people who buy DVDs, and Men/Mindgeek’s access to distributors is going to facilitate this. Hopefully these DVDs will have unreleased footage and special bonus content. If they do, I’d definitely buy a “Best Of Calvin” collection.

So there you have it. As a wise man once said, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

Via Str8UpGayPorn