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Playboy Enterprises Inc.

(PLA) is in the Media Industry

Market Cap:$94.1M

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

UPDATE 3-Playboy, Iconix deal unlikely--source

12/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Playboy mum on report Inconix is ending sale talks

12/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Playboy Enterprises Appoints Robert Campbell As Interim CFO - Quick Facts

12/16/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story
Playboy shares plunge on report sale talks are off

12/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
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

News & Analysis

finance and playboy and playboy enterprises inc. - All News and Analysis

Playboy revenue decline prompts sales talks

Strategy Eye - 2009-11-15

Adult entertainment group Playboy is reportedly in separate sales talks with brand management company Iconix and former president of Playboy Jim Griffiths. Both parties are rumoured to have shown interest in buying Playboy, with Griffith’s group reportedly offering USD300m. The...

Tags: Revenue, Playboy, Hugh, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Sales, Finance, Iconix, Editorial, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Industry Moves: Gamestop Appoints Petrovic as Digital Head; Big M&A Budget and Mandate

PaidContent - 2009-08-05

Gamestop, the offline games retail giant, is finally moving into digital in a much bigger way: just last week it announced the launch of an online casual games store, and now, it has appointed Chris Petrovic, former head of mobile at Playboy (NYSE: PLA), as its new GM of...

Tags: M&A, Industry, Playboy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Games, Investment, Finance, Personal Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Rafat Ali, Playboy Enterprises Inc., Yahoo! Inc.
Earnings: Playboy Q2 Loss Worse Than Expected; Digital Profits, Revs Drop

PaidContent - 2009-08-04

Although Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) had warned that its Q2 earnings would look worse than previously thought due to higher restructuring charges, the company still managed to miss analysts expectations. Playboy's net loss widened to $8.7 million ($0.26 per share) from $3.2 million ($0.10 per share) last year. Analysts...

Tags: Revenue, Income, Playboy, Earnings, Operational Accounting, Personal Finance, Finance, Entertainment, Adult, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Money, David Kaplan, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Interview: Christie Hefner: 'Change Will Be Good For The Company'

Content Next - 2008-12-10

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...

Tags: Playboy, Barack Obama, Corporate Governance, Recruitment & Selection, Investment, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance, Entertainment, Adult, Media, Magazines, Staci D. Kramer, 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