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• Playboy Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-11-05

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question will come from David Bank from RBC Capital Markets. David Bank - RBC Capital Markets Thank you. Good morning and thanks for all the color. A couple of questions -- first off, can you talk about -- I guess for the...

  Tags: Call Transcript, Playboy, Earnings, Question, Strategy, Management, Seeking Alpha, Playboy Enterprises Inc.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Virgin denies impure thoughts about Playboy

  Strategy Eye - 2009-05-28

  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.?...

  Tags: Playboy, Virgin, Asset Management, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management, Virgin Group, Thomas Warren, Playboy Enterprises Inc.

• Playboy Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-11

  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...

  Tags: Asset, Call Transcript, Playboy, Earnings, Caris & Co., RBC Capital Markets, Asset Management, Corporate Governance, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Seeking Alpha, 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.

• @ 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.

• Breaking News: Christie Hefner Out As Playboy Chairman, Will Leave CEO AND Board Posts As Well

  Content Next - 2008-12-08

  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...

  Tags: Board, Chairman, Playboy, CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Industry Moves, Media, Magazines, Staci D. Kramer, Playboy Enterprises Inc.