Media World: Does CNBC have a dirty mind? The people of Utah want to know

When it comes to telling lurid sex stories, CNBC is no virgin. Tonight, the business channel airs Porn: Business of Pleasure, following on the stiletto heels of The Business of High-End Prostitution from last year. CNBC this year aired a documentary on Nevada's notorious Mustang Ranch and last year ran an expose of hedge-fund manager Seth Tobias, who apparently lead a secret gay life with a guy named "Tiger" and drowned under mysterious circumstances.

But tonight's offering from the General Electric Co. (GE) channel focuses on the very real problems that adult-entertainment companies face. Like mainstream content providers, porn producers face numerous competitors who provide adult entertainment for free. Hustler's Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild impresario Joe Francis even argued -- jokingly, I think -- that the U.S. should bail out the adult industry to the tune of $5 billion. (Now there's a fantasy for you.)