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Playboy Announces Release of 'Queen of Clubs'
LOS ANGELES – Playboy Home Entertainment has announced the upcoming release of "Playboy's Queen of Clubs" on DVD, priced at $14.98 SRP.
Playboy Announces Release of 'Totally Busted 2'
LOS ANGELES – Playboy Home Entertainment has announced the upcoming release of "Playboy's Totally Busted 2" on DVD, priced at $14.98 SRP.
Playboy Opens Las Vegas Concept Store
Adult uber-brand Playboy Enterprises Inc. continued its expansion into retail this week with the opening of its Las Vegas Playboy Concept Boutique, the first of its kind in the United States.
Las Vegas Mayor Asked to Resign Over Playboy Shoot
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, the first elected official to be a celebrity Playboy photographer, has been asked to resign by a right-wing conservative group official who says he crossed a moral line.
Playboy Selects Content Management System
Playboy Enterprises has tapped North Plains Systems Corp.’s Telescope Enterprise software for its content management system. Playboy’s decision is expected to catapult the adult company’s efforts in the mobile and video-on-demand categories.
Playboy to Offer Content for Sony’s PSP
Playboy Enterprises announced plans Wednesday to offer content specifically formatted for viewing on Sony's Portable PlayStation. Two nude galleries and a two- to three-minute video feature will be available free for Cyber Club subscribers on Playboy.com.
Brits Add Playboy to Phone Bill
British cellphone users can now order adult channels like Playboy and the Spice Network for their televisions but be charged for text messages on their phone bills. Playboy TV UK is the first network in the British Isles to allow SMS-based ordering.
Playboy Inks Deal With Mainline Releasing
Playboy announced plans Tuesday to produce 10 erotic thrillers in 2005 with Santa Monica-based Mainline Releasing, a subsidiary of MRG Entertainment. Mainline also produces family dramas, children’s fare and horror films.
Britney Rears on Playboy Radio Tonight
The Britney Rears PR blitz continues. The rising porn starlet with the ultra-catchy first single “I Wanna Get Laid ” is slated to make an appearance tonight on Playboy Radio for two hours, starting at 5 p.m. PST.
Playboy and OpenTV Strike Deal
Playboy entered a software development deal with OpenTV Corp., an interactive television company that creates a range of set-top box iTV solutions used by cable and satellite operators for enhancing television content delivery.
Playboy TV Fined By U.K. Broadcasting Watchdog
Playboy TV has been fined £25,000 by British media watchdog Ofcom for broadcasting a hardcore adult film on its encrypted satellite channel at the beginning of May last year.
Playboy Attributes Rise in 4Q Profits to Internet, TV
Playboy Enterprises reported $14.5 million in net profit for the fourth quarter 2004, compared to a $6.7 million loss in the previous year, returning the company to profitability and outpacing analysts' forecasts.
Playboy TV UK Inks VOD Deal
Playboy TV UK has penned a deal with the United Kingdom’s largest cable provider that makes it the exclusive adult video-on-demand content provider for the cable company’s new VOD service.
Playboy Partners With Columbia House for Adult Movie Club
Direct mail distribution company Columbia House is teaming up with Playboy Entertainment in order to open a new adult video club service called Hush by the beginning of February.
Playboy Radio To Broadcast From AEE
WantedList.com co-founders get a “yes please” from Juli Ashton and Tiffany Granath on-air Tuesday, December 28th.
Playboy Unit to Buy Snowboard Business
Playboy Enterprises plans to expand into the snowboard equipment business. Earlier this month, its Lifestyle Brands division agreed to spend $2.5 million to buy Huffy Corp.'s snowboard business.
Playboy Reveals iPod Photo Galleries
Playboy magazine has “dialed up the heat” with the release of a 25-image gallery designed for display on Apple’s iPod Photo, according to a new website feature that appeared yesterday.
Playboy Seeks First-Ever Iowa Playmate
Hot on the heels of Iowa being proclaimed the state with the highest per capita readership of Playboy magazine, representatives of the rabbit head have decided that its high time to have an Iowan centerfold.
Playboy Online Picks Acquity to Build Trend Program
Playboy Online recently inked a deal with the Acquity Group to build a centralized data program to interpret and aggregate trend information.
Women Claim Playboy Used Them in Sex Videos When They Were Minors
Two women have filed a class-action lawsuit against Playboy, claiming the adult giant knowingly videotaped and distributed sexually explicit tapes of them when they were 16 and 17 years old.