“Ilan is one of the early pioneers of the online industry. In fact, at the time that I entered the business, he was already a highly successful and influential member of the online business community,¨ said Alec Helmy, XBIZ President. ¨Today, he is at the helm of Europe’s largest adult entertainment enterprise and over the past year, he spearheaded some of the most impressive strategic business deals in the biz.  It’s with great pleasure that we present XBIZ’s Businessman of the Year award to Mr. Ilan Bunimovitz.”

Established in 1965, NASDAQ listed Private Media Group (PRVT) was the first adult entertainment company to obtain a public listing. Its flexible infrastructure, public currency, experienced management team and diversified global organization allows it to manage and broker an array of complex relationships.

“Ï am proud to accept this honor on behalf of the employees and corporate leadership that keep Private Media Group on the forefront in the development of new content, enabling technologies, and strategic partnerships, allowing us reach to the broadest range of adult entertainment consumers worldwide,¨ said Bunimovitz.

In addition to its extensive library of high-quality content, Private Media Group distributes its premium content and that of select third party studios–such as Bluebird Films–via multiple platforms including Internet, mobile, broadcast, DVD and magazines. Private Media Group also distributes content through IPTV to 42 major platforms in 20 countries and to approximately 1.2 billion mobile phone users in more than 35 countries.

Ilan Bunimovitz was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Private Media Group in April 2009, three months after being made Executive Vice President of Private’s Online Media Division when Private completed acquisition of his company, Gamelink, in January 2009. Bunimovitz founded San Francisco based Gamelink in 1993 and served its CEO building the company into a leading U.S. eCommerce portal. Bunimovitz graduated from Bar Ilan University in Israel with a BA in Psychology.

Toronto based-Sureflix, acquired by Private Media Group in 2009, is a leader in the premium gay content market. Sureflix won the XBIZ Cybersocket Industry Choice Award for its White Label Site (Maleflixxx.tv).

About Private Media Group

Founded in 1965, NASDAQ listed Private Media Group (PRVT) is a brand-driven world leader in adult entertainment and globally distributes its premium quality content and that of select third party studios via multiple platforms including internet, mobile, broadcast, DVD and magazines. Private Media Group owns the worldwide rights to its extensive and growing library of high-quality content, and also licenses its Private and "Silver Girls" trademarks internationally for a variety of exclusive consumer products. Private’s 2009 acquisitions of world leaders in video on demand, Gamelink LLC and Sureflix, and the ecommerce technology firm, eLine LLC, established Private as the world’s leading adult content and distribution company in the digital media sector. Visit http://www.prvt.com for more information.

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SOURCE: Private Media Group