What year did Frank Vardon's Hot Video trade journal stop awarding the Hot d'Or award?
Hot Vidéo Hot Vidéo is a French trade journal that covers the adult video industry. It was founded in June 1989 by Frank Vardon. It is now part of VCV Communications. Its average circulation date to 2011 is about 50,000 copies per month, while in the 1990s it was about 100,000 copies. Its staff include professional journalists previously committed to other news fields.
7th AVN Awards The 7th AVN Awards ceremony, organized by Adult Video News (AVN), took place on January 8, 1990, at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Paradise, Nevada. During the ceremony, AVN Awards were presented in 44 categories honoring pornographic films released the previous year. Actor Rick Savage hosted the show with segment co-hosts Christy Canyon, Barbara Dare and Nina Hartley. Portions of the show were taped for a segment on "Entertainment Tonight".