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		<title><![CDATA[Playboy to Outsource Most Magazine Ops: Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Playboy Enterprises Inc will outsource most of the business operations of its namesake magazine in an effort to curb losses, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday.Playboy will turn over all magazine operations, except its editorial operations, to Florida-based American Media Inc, according to the paper.The deal reached...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:45:23 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Golden Gate Capital Says It Won't Buy Playboy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ There goes one possible bidder for Playboy (NYSE: PLA). Golden Gate Capital, which was reportedly readying a joint-bid for the company along with former Playboy entertainment president James Griffiths, just put out a release saying in no uncertain terms that it&#8217;s not interested. Here&#8217;s the complete statement: &#8220;In response...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:48:35 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Playboy CFO Linda Havard Submits Resignation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ With some activity on the sale front appearing to be in full swing, Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) says CFO Linda Havard will step down on December 31. Havard, who had been in the role for 12 years, did not say where she would be headed next. In a statement,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:58:02 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Playboy Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We&#8217;ll take our first question from David Miller with Caris & Company. David Miller - Caris & Company Good morning. A few questions -- first of all, I think you guys -- Linda, correct me if I&#8217;m wrong, you&#8217;ve taken charges either restructuring or...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:47:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Who Bought Hugh Hefner and Playboy Wife Kim's House for $18 Million?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who says super high-end homes aren't selling?    In last week's Los Angeles Times' Hot Property column, real estate editor Lauren BealeÂ revealed that Hugh Hefner and his Playboy Bunny Wife Kim sold their house next door to the Playboy Mansion for a cool $18 million.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:26:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Virgin denies impure thoughts about Playboy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Virgin is denying that it plans to acquire the assets of adult entertainment group Playboy Enterprises, in response to industry speculation that it is eyeing Hugh Hefner's ailing adult empire. According to a spokesperson from Virgin, ?reports that Virgin Group is looking to buy Playboy Enterprises ... are untrue.?...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:26:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We will take our first question today from David Miller from Caris & Company. Please go ahead.  David Miller - Caris & Company  Linda, just a housekeeping item on the asset impairment charge of $5.5 million -- is that sort of a...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Interview: Christie Hefner: 'Change Will Be Good For The Company']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I'd hoped to see Christie Hefner in New York Tuesday, where she was supposed to lead Playboy's presentation at the UBS Global Media and Communications conference. Instead, she was in Chicago when we spoke by phone a day after her surprising announcement that, after two decades heading the family...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Goodbye, Christie Hefner]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christie Hefner's resignation as CEO of Playboy marks the end of an era. The 56-year-old has managed Playboy for two decades and was one of the first females to break through the glass ceiling that has kept many capable women out of the C-Suite.    Or, sort of....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Breaking News: Christie Hefner Out As Playboy Chairman, Will Leave CEO AND Board Posts As Well]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Christie Hefner, CEO of Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) for the last two decades, is leaving the family business, stepping down as chairman today and as CEO Jan. 31, 2009. It looks like a complete break: she will leave the board when a new CEO is found. Effective immediately, board...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Breaking News: Christie Hefner Out As Playboy Chairman, Will Leave CEO AND Board Posts As Well]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Christie Hefner, CEO of Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) for the last two decades, is leaving the family business, stepping down as chairman today and as CEO Jan. 31, 2009. It looks like a complete break: she will leave the board when a new CEO is found. Effective immediately, board...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Breaking News: Christie Hefner Out As Playboy Chairman, Will Leave CEO And Board Posts As Well]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Christie Hefner, CEO of Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) for the last two decades, is leaving the family business, stepping down as chairman today and as CEO Jan. 31, 2009. It looks like a complete break: she will leave the board when a new CEO is found. Effective immediately, board...]]></description>
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