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Playboy Enterprises Inc.

(PLA) is in the Media Industry

Market Cap:$111.6M

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

cable and playboy enterprises inc. - All News and Analysis

Playboy Preaches Control.(Playboy Enterprises Inc. service introduction)

- 2006-05-22

By R. Thomas Umstead Adult-Content Giant to Offer Lessons On Keeping Kids Away From Racy TV Christie Hefner is about to launch a crusade: Teaching Americans how not to watch TV they might find offensive --...

Tags: cable, parental control, Playboy, Playboy Enterprises Inc., TV
Playboy's in black for fourth quarter.(Playboy Enterprises Inc)(company earnings)(Brief Article)

- 2005-02-14

CHICAGO -- Playboy Enterprises Inc. reported strong fourth-quarter results last week, on the strength of its adult-entertainment cable channels. Playboy reported earnings of $14.5 million (43 cents per share) in the quarter, compared with a l CHICAGO --...

Tags: cable, Playboy, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Playboy TV hits re-reg snag. (Playboy Enterprises Inc.) (Finance)

- 1993-08-09

CHICAGO -- Playboy Enterprises Inc.'s cable operations had a strong year during fiscal 1993, but the division has seen a sharp slowdown in recent weeks, the company said. For the 12 months ended June, the video division generated distribution gro CHICAGO --...

Tags: cable, company, finance, income, Playboy, Playboy Enterprises Inc., TV
Playboy network still waits for big cable gains. (Playboy Enterprises Inc.)

- 1993-03-08

Although Playboy Television's pay-per-view business is growing sharply, the company's three-year-long push away from subscription pay cable has not yet generated big gains for the network. Although Playboy Television's pay-per-view business is growing sharply, the company's three-year-long push away from subscription pay cable...

Tags: cable, network, Playboy, Playboy Enterprises Inc.