Playboy Enterprises Inc. said it expects to see continuing growth in revenue and operating income across all of its businesses for the next year. The company made the announcement as it released its first-quarter results, where it saw its net income nearly triple on revenue growth.
Playboy’s editorial director is stepping down from his post at the magazine as paid circulation continues to dip. James Kaminsky was brought on in October 2002 to revive and transform Playboy into a more youthful magazine that could compete better against such titles as Maxim and FHM.
In its first entry into the video game market, Playboy Enterprises is teaming with two software companies to publish “Playboy: The Mansion,” which will be available in the Xbox and PlayStation 2 formats. The game will be available in time for the Christmas season.
William Shatner is now a Playboy.com photographer.
The actor who plays Captain Kirk in “Star Trek” shot Playboy Playmate Deanna Brooks recently at Playboy’s Santa Monica, Calif., studios. Brooks was the magazine’s “Miss May 1998.”
Playboy Enterprises Inc. is asking a French court on Tuesday to criminally charge the owner of French women’s weekly Voici for republishing Playboy content. The legal action comes after Playboy expanded its online and wireless content in France this month.
Playboy Entertainment Group entered into an agreement Wednesday with Front Porch Digital Inc. to enhance the delivery of its Video-On-Demand (VOD) cable television content.
Barely a week after Playboy was given the greenlight by an appeals court to proceed in a trademark infringement suit against Netscape, the two companies have settled
Known for its strict obscenity laws, the state of Alabama has asked a bookstore to pull copies of Playboy and Playgirl from its shelves because they violated the state's obscenity laws
Playboy sued Excite.com in 1999, along with Netscape, alleging that the two companies had infringed on the 'Playboy' and 'Playmate' trademarks in Internet searches and banner ads
Playboy's highly anticipated auction at Christie's International auction house in New York went off without a hitch this week and reaped in an estimated $2.7 million based on sales from 300 Playboy momentos
