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Playboy Enterprises Inc.

(PLA) is in the Media Industry

Market Cap:$108.7M

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$339.8M

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Playboy Enterprises is a brand-driven, international multimedia entertainment company that publishes editions of Playboy magazine around the world; operates television networks and distributes programming globally; owns Playboy.com, a leading men's lifestyle and entertainment website; and licenses the Playboy trademark internationally for a range of consumer products and services.

Number of Employees 678

Contact Information

680 North Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60611

www.playboyente...

(312) 751-8000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Cable and Other Subscription Programming: 515210

Company News

Recent Events

PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES appoints JIMMY JELLINEK to the new position of CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER

12/02/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
Distribution Services, Inc. DSI Announces Newsstand Distribution Agreement with Playboy...

11/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Playboy to outsource publishing to American Media

11/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
BRIEF-Oak Hill Capital denies interest in acquiring Playboy

11/18/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Playboy CFO to Step Down

11/17/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CFO - View Story
Playboy, Helicos: Early Volume Plays

11/17/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Vice President - View Story
Playboy CFO Linda Havard Resigns - Update

11/16/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CFO - View Story
Golden Gate Capital Says Not In Merger Talks With Playboy PLA

11/17/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Investor Group Also Said to Eye Playboy

11/13/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Playboy empire may be for sale

11/13/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CEO - View Story
Memo Pad: Playboy's Stock Hop... Free Falling... PR Changes... Posted Nov 13, 2009

11/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
UPDATE 2-Playboy to outsource magazine ops to American Media

11/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Playboy's Stock Spikes on Takeover Talk

11/12/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

branding and playboy enterprises inc. - All News and Analysis

Is There a Case for Playboy + Maxim?

PaidContent - 2009-08-11

We've been doing our channel checks for some time on the fates of two iconic brands in the men's magazine industry. One is more troubled than the other, and both, in the end, will have a different owner, sooner rather than later. Both Playboy and Maxim have gone through...

Tags: Playboy, Maxim, Cerberus, Public Relations, Branding, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rafat Ali, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Coty and Playboy Announce Fragrance License Agreement.

- 2008-02-29

NEW YORK, February 29 /PRNewswire/ -- - Iconic Lifestyle Brand to Collaborate with World's Largest Fragrance Company on New Men's Product Coty Inc., a leader in global beauty and the world's largest fragrance company, announced today that it has...

Tags: Branding, Leadership, MARKETING, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
AmoreTV to Hold Live Press Conference October 19th on Market News First.

- 2006-10-13

M2 PRESSWIRE-13 October 2006-InvestSource Inc.: AmoreTV to Hold Live Press Conference October 19th on Market News FirstC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13102006 Stocks in the News: InvestSource Communications, Inc. (OTC: IVSR), Amore TV, Inc. (OTC: AMTV), New Frontier Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOOF),...

Tags: Branding, conference, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., NYSE Euronext, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
PLAYBOY'S SILBERSTEIN TO JOIN PENTHOUSE.(Playboy Enterprises Inc.'s Diane Silberstein going to PHSL Worldwide Inc.)(Brief article)

- 2006-01-16

Byline: DAVID LIPKE NEW YORK -- Playboy vice-president and publisher Diane Silberstein is exiting that title this Friday to join rival Penthouse as president and publisher of its magazine group. Her first day in the new role is Jan. 23. ...

Tags: Branding, MARKETING, Playboy Enterprises Inc.