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		<title><![CDATA[More on Playboy's Mag Outsourcing: Profits Aimed By 2011; 25 Layoffs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ After we first reported last night about Playboy&#8217;s mag outsourcing deal with American Media Inc (but we got it mixed up with the sale talks, which are still ongoing), the company has released some official details of the deal: AMI will take over production, circulation, ad sales, marketing and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:56:34 -0800</pubDate>
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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[Playboy's Deal Coming This Week;  Magazine To Be Managed by American Media]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) deal is about to close, paidContent has learned, and the buyer is Iconix Brand Group, the London-based owner of London Fog, Joe Boxer, Ecko Unltd and others. What isn&#8217;t clear is the structure of the deal, whether it is a full buyout&#8212;or if Playboy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:34:54 -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 revenue decline prompts sales talks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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&#8217;s group reportedly offering USD300m.          The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:32:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Former Exec Griffiths Also In Talks To Buy Playboy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A second bidder has emerged in the battle to take over Playboy (NYSE: PLA). The LA Times and Reuters both report that a group led by former Playboy Entertainment chief James Griffiths and PE firm Golden Gate Capital is in discussions to buy the company for around $300 million....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:10:25 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Playboy Talking To Iconix About Possible Sale]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Playboy (NYSE: PLA) is in discussions with Iconix Brand Group to sell itself, Bloomberg News reports, citing unnamed sources. The report is short on details but says that Iconix&#8212;which owns brands including London Fog and Starter&#8212;has looked at Playboy&#8217;s books. More to come. by Joseph Tartakoff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:52:54 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Frontier Media Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 30/09/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from George Whiteside - SWS Financial Services. George Whiteside - SWS Financial Services I&#8217;ve got a couple of questions. You remarked on the Internet the opportunities in the international markets and recently Playboy had made a report and saying that they...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:25:16 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Playboy CEO: TV Biz Is Changed 'For Good'; Focused On Licensing, Gaming And Mobile]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpaidcontent.org%2Farticle%2F419-playboy-ceo-tv-biz-is-changed-for-good-focused-on-licensing-gaming-and-%2F&siteid=23&tag=contentnext]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ [In progress] Layoffs, an executive team reorg and other cost-cutting helped Playboy (NYSE: PLA) narrow its Q3 losses&#8212;but the company&#8217;s media businesses still aren&#8217;t fully turned around. So that means more layoffs. CEO Scott Flanders said the company had to reduce overhead expenses in &#8220;support and corporate&#8221;&#8212;though he hinted...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Playboy's Losses Narrow; Everything Still Shrinking]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA), still clinging on to the hope that it can be turned around, has reported its Q309 results, and while the losses have narrowed, all major lines of business&#8212;print, TV and licensing&#8212;saw revenues drop for the quarter. It had losses of $1.1 million compared to a...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Playboy Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:54:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Industry Moves: Playboy Reorg Promotes Vaickus To President; Digital Head Stephen Adds Print Duties]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As Playboy (NYSE: PLA) Enterprises&#8217; sale plans remain in a state of suspended animation, the company is making some internal moves as it looks to improve its dismal print and digital businesses. As part of a small restructuring, Alex Vaickus is being promoted from his current perch as ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[An Academic Study on Reading Playboy for the Articles]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all go to great lengths to justify our less-than-moral actions. The problem: Without realizing our own vulnerabilities we may be doing serious damage to ourselves and the people we work with. by Sean Silverthorne]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:12:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Playboy Looked at Buying AdultFriendfinder Before It Filed For IPO]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Not that this matters in the scheme of things, but shows the opportunities that Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) squandered over the years that helped it land in its current fix: the adult entertainment company looked at buying Various Inc, the parent of AdultFriendfinder, two years ago, before Penthouse bought...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kids' search terms: Sex, games, rock 'n' roll]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids search for the darndest things online.In recent months, they've been looking for everything from Facebook and YouTube to Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, and someone named Fred. Oh, yes, they're also looking for pictures their parents probably don't want them to see.That's the upshot of a new report from Symantec,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:28:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is There a Case for Playboy + Maxim?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:15:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Industry Moves: Gamestop Appoints Petrovic as Digital Head; Big M&A Budget and Mandate]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:36:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings: Playboy Q2 Loss Worse Than Expected; Digital Profits, Revs Drop]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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...]]></description>
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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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