US children get Playboy, not Bugs Bunny in cable mixup

2010-03-17T20:15:44Z

<div><p>Young viewers of children's television programs in North Carolina got a glimpse of something far more risque than their favorite cartoons, when a cable glitch broadcast two hours of the Playboy channel.</p><p>"Due to a technical malfunction, some adult programs had been diverted on children's networks," Mark-Anthony Turnage's "Anna Nicole" will be presented by the Royal Opera next Feb. 17, starring Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the late model and Pla...

2K mobster videogame gets vintage Playboy touch

2010-03-08T15:17:06Z

<div><p>2K Games on Monday announced a deal with Playboy to use some the iconic magazine's vintage covers and centerfold photos to set the mood in its "Mafia II' videogame.</p><p>"While most mob-inspired games' emphasis is solely on action, 'Mafia II' features a deep and compelling narrative that is embellished with a sophisticated, era-evoking a...

Jenni "JWoWW" Farley Celebrates Her Birthday At The Palms In Las Vegas

2010-02-28T06:30:40Z

LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 27: Television personality Jenni "JWoWW" Farley from the MTV show, "Jersey Shore" appears before being presented with a Playboy Club key at the Playboy Club at the

Playboy's Super Saturday Night Party

2010-02-07T17:47:50Z

MIAMI BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 06: President of Turner Entertainment Ad Sales and Marketing David Levy and Playboy Playmate's attend Playboy's Super Saturday Party at Sagamore Hotel on February 6, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Bridget Marquardt The Miss Playboy Club model search at the Playboy Club at Palms Resort & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada - 01.02.10

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New online chief appointed at Playboy

2010-02-23T22:51:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Playboy appoints men's entertainment veteran to run venerable brand's online content</div><div><p>Playboy Enterprises Inc. said Monday it has promoted a veteran of the men's entertainment industry and new media platforms to head the brand's newly reorganized online content business.</p><p>

Glamour Girl: Kaila Yu

2010-02-23T23:12:00Z

<div><p>This sexy Taiwanese American model and pop singer has been featured in FHM and Playboy. She also appeared in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, House of Style, and Dark Blue. She's a self-proclaimed former nerd who's studied piano, cello, tap dance, and has a degree in Ec...

Playboy to outsource business functions

2010-02-24T01:05:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Playboy to outsource business functions, leaving editorial at the gentlemen's magazine</div><div><p>Mens' magazine publisher Playboy Enterprises Inc. said Tuesday that it's going to outsource all business functions except editorial to American Media Inc.</p>&am...

Playboy to outsource publishing to American Media

2010-02-24T01:06:15Z

<div><p>Playboy, which has been struggling in the digital age, said Tuesday it will outsource publication of the iconic magazine to American Media Inc. in a cost-cutting move.</p><p>Playboy Enterprises Inc. said the plan to outsource all Playboy magazine functions to AMI with the exception of ...

Playboy to outsource magazine ops to American Media

2010-02-24T01:26:37Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Playboy Enterprises Inc will outsource all its publishing operations except for editorial to American Media Inc in a bid to cut costs and return its namesake magazine to profitability in two years.</p><p&am...

Playboy shares fall

2010-02-24T03:47:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Playboy shares fall after private equity firm says report of interest in buyout are untrue</div><div><p>Private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners said Wednesday that a media report indicating that it is interested in buying the men's magazine publisher are untrue.</p><p>Playboy shares fell 23 cents...

Playboy in talks to be sold

2010-02-24T05:49:09Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Playboy Enterprises Inc is in talks with Jim Griffiths, a former entertainment president at the company, and private equity firm Golden Gate Capital, to sell i...

Report: Playboy in talks to be sold, shares jump

2010-02-24T06:15:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Report: Playboy in talks to sell itself to Iconix Brand Group, shares jump</div><div><p>Shares of Playboy Enterprises Inc. soared Thursday on a report that the men's magazine publisher is in talks to sell its business to Iconix Brand Group Inc.</p>&...

D'oh! Bash marks 'The Simpsons' 20th anniversary

2010-02-24T17:21:59Z

<div id="subtitle">D'oh! Bash marks 'The Simpsons' 20th; attendees discuss anniversary and Marge's Playboy spread</div><div><p>Forget red. The arrivals-line carpet leading into Barker Hangar was yellow — appropriate, given the night's honorees: Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge and LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "D'oh!" doesn't even start to cover it. Marge Simpson -- the blue beehived matriarch of America's most loved dysfunctional family - is Marge Simpson, to appear on Playboy cover, 2-page centerfold</div><div><p>Aye Carumba!</p><p>Marge Simpson has done something that Homer might not like but will make Bart the proudest kid in his school: She's posed for Playboy magazine

Playboy Marge Simpson

2009-10-09T12:45:12Z

In this photo released Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, by Playboy Magazine, the cover of the November 2009 issue featuring Marge Simpson is shown. It's a first for the magazine, which has never featured a cartoon character before. It will hit the newsstands October 16. (AP Photo/Playboy Magazine)

Copyright 2009 Reuters) - Playboy Enterprises Inc on Tuesday named an 11-year veteran of the adult entertainment company as president, while its chief executive vowed to keep printing its namesake magazine.</p><p>Alex Vaickus will serve as the company's president, a new position, and will overs...

Anna Nicole prescription was "pharmaceutical suicide"

2010-02-25T04:06:40Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A pharmacist asked to provide powerful medications for late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith described the combination of drugs as a prescription for "pharmaceutical suicide" ...

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