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Playboy Announces Mobile Content Offers for 2005
Making its first foray into the volatile U.S. mobile market, Playboy Enterprises, Inc. announced Thursday that it has entered into a content distribution agreement with content developer Dwango Wireless to provide Playboy-branded offerings for mobile phone users.
Women Of McDonald's Now On Playboy.com
Hundreds of employees from fast food giant McDonald's answered Playboy.com's highly publicized invitation to pose nude for an online feature, with six of McDonald's sexiest burger babes being chosen to shed their aprons and appear in Playboy.com's "Women of McDonald's" pictorial. The feature goes live November 16, exclusively in the Playboy Cyber Club.
Playboy Announces Third-Quarter Turnaround, $80.2 Million in Revenue
Playboy Enterprises announced a third quarter profit on Tuesday, making a huge turnaround from its $900,000 loss last year at this time. Company stock prices also rose more than 8 percent during afternoon trading on Tuesday after the $1.9 million profit was made public in SEC documents.
New Brazil VOD Service Includes Playboy Content
Brasil Telecom and Claxson have launched a broadband video-on-demand service that will include programming from Playboy TV Latin America. The companies are showcasing the new service, called Turbo Video VOD, at the Futurecom trade show in Florianopolis, Brazil.
Playboy Consolidates Online, TV; ‘Mansion’ Is Delayed
Playboy Enterprises Inc. on Friday said it will consolidate its existing online, TV and DVD business into a new division headquartered in Los Angeles. Separately, Playboy announced it has delayed its launch of its first video-game release, “Playboy: The Mansion,” until next year.
Playboy to Open Las Vegas Club in 2006
The Palms Casino Resort has partnered with Playboy Enterprises Inc. to develop a nightclub and lounge for its new tower, which will feature a huge rabbit head on its side, Playboy Director of Communications Bill Farley told XBiz Wednesday.
Playboy Expands European Wireless; U.S. Is Next
Playboy Enterprises Inc. entered into a distribution deal with 1633SA on Monday to roll out wireless Playboy content in Spain and Portugal. In a related announcement, Playboy also said it will announce a wireless distribution deal in the United States in the next three months.
Playboy Features the Girls of Gaming
Playboy has a half-century tradition of centerfolds and pinup girls. In its very first issue in 1953, actress Marilyn Monroe was the centerfold. The illustrator Vargas created classic pinup pictures for the men’s magazine for decades.
TransMedia Launching 'Digital Friction' Solution at Playboy Mansion
TransMedia’s Colaborata 2.5 platform to combat "Digital Friction" is being launched at the Playboy Mansion on Sept. 22. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and a bevy of Playmates will attend the unveiling of the company's new application.
Heads Turn for Playboy Shares, Adult Entertainment
Wall Street analysts are high on porn. And in particular, they see Playboy Enterprises as centerfold-attractive. Barron’s says more value investors are turning their heads to Playboy. "Sex sells; in the long run you'll make money at it," says one analyst.
Playboy Hosting Dane Productions’ ‘Latina Sabrosas’ Talent
Playboy Radio will host the girls of “Latina Sabrosas” at 4 p.m. (PST) today on its XM Satellite Radio network. Dane Productions rolled out the first volume of “Latina Sabrosas,” which translates to “Tasty Latinas,” in late June.
Google Founders’ Playboy Interview Is Probed by SEC
As the auction for Google Inc.’s shares in its initial public offering begins today, a Securities and Exchange Commission probe has already started over an interview the co-founders conducted with Playboy magazine.
Playboy TV Goes Digital Down Under
Playboy TV International is introducing its branded programming to two digital services in Australia. Two-hour blocks of Playboy TV shows started airing on FOXTEL Digital and New AUSTAR Digital’s 24-hour Adults Only Select Channels on Aug. 6.
Playboy Sees Advertising Rising 40%
Playboy Enterprises said Wednesday that its monthly men’s magazine is seeing a ramp up of advertising revenue. The Chicago-based company announced that it expects a 40 percent increase in the number of ad pages in its third quarter.
Playboy ‘Sexpert’ Organizes Festival in Jamaica
Playboy “sexpert” Juli Ashton announced she is organizing the "Soul Days New Moon Ja’am" festival in Jamaica, a four-day event that is “part celebrity fantasy vacation, part music festival and part erotic boot camp.”
Stars of X-Con on KSEX & Playboy Radio
Appearances by "The Stars of X-Con" Kat Kleevage, Layla Jade, Pamela Peaks, Vandalia, Cumisha Amado, Rubee Tuesday, Cytherea and Violet Blue.
First-Ever Playboy Mansion Calendar Debuts
Playboy said Thursday it is rolling out its first-ever swimsuit calendar photographed on the grounds of the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills. Playboy and John F. Turner Co. are teaming up efforts for the 16-month calendar, which retails at $15.99 and includes a 44-minute "Playmates at Play" DVD documentary.
Playboy Ratings Go From Stable to Positive
Playboy Enterprises Inc. got the thumbs up this week from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, as it revised its outlook on the adult entertainment giant from stable to positive.
Playboy TV Looking for Programming Chief
Playboy Enterprises Inc. announced Friday that it is seeking a president of programming who will be responsible for the development, production and acquisition of content for the company’s 34 domestic and international TV networks and other media outlets.
Former Playboy Editor Sues; Awards Show Slated for Monday
In Playboy’s search for younger readers ages 18 to 34, a former editor alleges he was tossed from the publication because of age. Meanwhile, the Playboy Foundation said it will recognize winners of the 25th Anniversary Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards at a Monday dinner.