May 19th, 2011

You Can Now Get Every Playboy Issue Ever Published On Your iPad For $8 Per Month

Ever wanted to be able to access every issue of Playboy magazine published since December 1953 on your iPad? Even if just for the articles?

You’re in luck: Playboy Enterprises, the media company behind the magazine, this morning announced a web-based subscription service that gives users the opportunity to read, search and explore every single Playboy issue. → Read More

January 10th, 2011

Hugh Hefner Takes Playboy Enterprises Private (At $6.15 Per Share)

Playboy Enterprises, the world-famous adult entertainment and media company, is to “go private” again.

The media company, which of course publishes the Playboy magazine but also runs an Internet business segment called Playboy Online, alongside TV and radio networks, will be taken private for $6.15 per share by Icon Acquisition Holdings.

The latter is a limited partnership controlled by iconic… → Read More

August 25th, 2010

Playboy Tries To Put The Sexy Into Online Video Games

What is it with the combination of video games and hot chicks? Oh yeah, they both appeal to young, sweaty men. Playboy.com is getting into the online video game business through a partnership with Bigpoint Games. The first game will be Poisonville, which is kind of like a browser-based version of Grand Theft Auto, except that the characters are “beautiful, Playboy-caliber women.”

Poisonville… → Read More

May 11th, 2009

Playboy Losing Its Pants, Intends To Save Print Business By Increasing Prices

The clock’s ticking for Playboy, folks.

During an earnings call earlier today, Playboy Enterprises‘ interim CEO Jerome Kern (who replaced Hugh Hefner’s daughter Christie after she stepped down last December) didn’t really have any uplifting news to share. The publishing company reported a $13.7 million net loss during the first quarter of 2009, more than 3 times the loss it took during the same… → Read More