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PALADIN DISTRIBUTION INKS ATHLETIC MODEL GUILD TO U.S. DISTRIBUTION DEAL
By: Laudi, Staff Writer
JRL has learned that Athletic Model Guild (AMG) has just signed with Paladin Distribution of Las Vegas, Nevada. Paladin will become the new U.S.A. distributor for the AMG Brasil and AMG Classics brands. COLT Studio Group will continue to sell to all other territories.
Effective immediately, Paladin Video will be the wholesale fulfillment source for all U.S.A. domestic DVD titles. The first new title released by Paladin Video is the upcoming “Suruba:Piroca”, part of AMG Brasil’s all-Brazilian orgy line to be released on August 20, 2007. Paladin is also immediately accepting pre-orders for the eagerly anticipated release of AMG Brasil’s biggest budget movie to date, “Amazônia.” The two-part jungle epic will be released on October 30, 2007, and will feature an American star that will travel to Brazil to work with the exclusive cast of Brazilian models.
“I am excited to join the Paladin family,” director/producer Dennis Bell said. “Paladin’s long history and stellar track record in the all-male adult business ensures the widest distribution platform, and the attention to detail by Stan Loeb, Laurie Rachal and Jenny Johnston ensures that we can successfully bring the well known AMG brand to the forefront in the many years ahead. The work done in the past years by John Rutherford and the team under Cisco Ybarra at COLT Studio Group has been instrumental in helping us re-introduce AMG to the modern all-male adult industry. I am pleased they will continue to handle AMG’s international distribution.” “We are thrilled to welcome Athletic Model Guild,” Stan Loeb, President of Paladin Video, said. “AMG’s long running history speaks for itself and the new hardcore titles under Bell’s direction are a welcome addition to our family of the very best in the industry.”
COLT Studio Group will continue to handle all foreign distribution.
“I’m really proud of how far Dennis has come,” John Rutherford, President of COLT Studio Group, said. Just 1 year after my partner Tom and I bought COLT from Jim French, Dennis informed us that he had purchased AMG from Bob Mizer’s estate. As the two longest running all-male erotic companies and as good friends and long-time co-workers it was only natural to stick together. 
Now that Cisco and our sales team have built the strong ties to the retailers for Dennis’ AMG, it’s only natural he is introduced to our family here at Paladin. There’s no other distributor in the world that people trust more. We will continue to represent AMG worldwide while Paladin does Dennis right in the US as they do for us here at COLT Studio Group.”Athletic Model Guild (AMG) was founded in 1945 by amateur photographer Bob Mizer. He challenged the authorities over his images and even served a term in prison on an obscenity charge in the late 1940s. At his death in 1992, he left behind a legacy that includes nearly a million still images, over 3000 films, and over 2000 videos. The company was sold to California-based photographer Dennis Bell in 2004, making AMG the oldest continuously operating all-male erotica company in the world. In 2006, Bell launched the new hardcore AMG Brasil brand, and introduced the beauty of young, sexy and exuberant Brazilian men with high-end production values, beautiful outdoor scenery, and rich exotic sex.
