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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

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
Revolving Door Newsletter: 11.13.09

11/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Playboy Enterprises PLA Misses Q3 Views by 1c

11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

marketing and playboy 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.
Playboy Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-04

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We’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’m wrong, you’ve taken charges either restructuring or...

Tags: Call Transcript, Playboy, Earnings, Caris & Co., Real Estate, Marketing Research, Business Operations, Marketing, Seeking Alpha, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
@ UBS Media Week: Playboy's Hunt For New CEO; 'We Don't Know How Long It Will Take'

Content Next - 2008-12-09

Not surprisingly, Christie Hefner, the outgoing CEO of Playboy (NYSE: PLA), was a no-show for her scheduled appearance at the UBS Global Media and Communications PDF conference. Instead a quartet of the company's execs sought to make the case that Playboy's long-awaited web relaunch will turn things around. The...

Tags: Advertisement, Playboy, UBS AG, Advertising, Marketing, Entertainment, Adult, Media, Magazines, Social Media, Conferences, Media Week, David Kaplan, Playboy Enterprises Inc.