So the big move from Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) has come, not in the form of a transformative deal as I have been exhorting them to do, but as a…

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Playboy (NYSE: PLA) executives sought to gird themselves against further struggles due to the decline of print, challenges to its pay-TV business and the focus on the current website overhaul…

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Despite CEO Christie Hefner’s advice to newspapers struggling with the transition from traditional to digital last week, judging by Playboy’s (NYSE: PLA) Q2 results, the company still doesn’t seem to…

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Playboy (NYSE: PLA) has named former Maxim editor Jimmy Jellinek as SVP for digital content, digital media, a new post, Folio reported. Jellinek will report to Tom Hagopian, EVP/GM of…

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If you are snickering here, wait...Playboy (NYSE: PLA) CEO Christie Hefner is “blogging” for Portfolio.com about the future of newspapers and gives her deep-thought opinion on what they should be…

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A tough quarter for Playboy Enterprises ... during the Q1 conference call with investors and analysts, Bob Meyers, Playboy’s (NYSE: PLA) EVP and president of media, said the company sees…

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Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) reported a Q1 net loss of $3.1 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $5.1 million last year. Revenues were…

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One of the most controversial mobile content plays is pornography, and last week at CTIA, arguably the biggest name—Playboy (NYSE: PLA)—launched a series of mobile initiatives. Perhaps because of the…

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Penthouse Media Group says it plans to use the proceeds of its just-announced $250 million IPO to pay down its debt. It’ll be awhile before the S-1 comes out, but…

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Penthouse Media Group, the troubled adult media company, plans to file for a $250 million IPO, the company has announced. It says it plans to file the S-1 in Q2…

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Update: it has been announced officially. Penthouse Media Group has acquired adult-oriented social network operator Various Inc. for $500 million, NYT (FRB: 066570) reports. Various runs more than 25 social…

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It’s early on day two of the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference, but a theme is starting to emerge, particularly among the global media companies: they all have great…

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Playboy (NYSE: PLA) Enterprises reported Q3 revenue of $82.8 million, a shade above last year’s $82.3 million. Net income more than doubled to $2.5 million from $1.1 million, with an…

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Zivity, a social network that aims to occupy the intersection of Playboy, MySpace and American Idol, has raised a $1 million first round financing from private investors. The San Francisco-based…

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A stronger TV business, with a particular emphasis on its VOD offerings, led to a turnaround for Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) swung to a profit in Q2, coming in $1.9…

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Playboy Enterprises announced its Q1 earnings today, and reported a profi that beat Wall Street estimates, helped by strength in the company’s licensing business. Revenue climbed 4 percent to $85.4…

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Media executives whose brands have always been anchored by traditional print and TV models must reinvent themselves on a continual basis to remain competitive within the digital space. That was…

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Playboy Enterprises’ Q4 earnings dipped 20 percent as its magazine business continued to lose money and earnings fell at its TV business. Net income dropped to $3.7 million versus $4.6…

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Playboy’s third quarter results were better than the company or Wall Street expected thanks, in part, to a strong performance from its digital business. Profit plunged 69 percent to $1…

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-- Playboy: Faltering Playboy Enterprises reorganizes, bringing in Bob Meyers in the new position of president, media; he will manage PEI’s Publishing and Entertainment Groups. Alex Vaickus continues as president,…

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Though the amount wasn’t disclosed, this would have involved some serious money, considering the brands: Playboy Enterprises is buying Club Jenna, an adult entertainment business founded by Jenna Jameson. The…

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Updated below to include CBS-AOL-Burnett deal: When I asked someone at CBS about the role digital might play in the upfront, the response suggested CBS didn’t have to make a…

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In Playboy’s Q1 earnings call last week, some more details on the digital media business, from the call transcript: “In online, revenues increased nearly 20% to $13.2 million, although increased…

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ABC News Digital: Brett Gandel has joined the ABC News Digital Media Group as director of strategy and business development. He’ll work with the Disney/ABC Digital Media Group and across…

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This is an interesting non-story (trust LAT to hype it up and take ages to get to the point): CinemaNow, the online movie service, has tied up with adult movie…

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