Chicago News Cooperative: Playboy Alumni Give an Old Magazine a Slick New Look
Rotary International’s magazine has a sexy new look, thanks to a group of Playboy alumni on the staff.
Media Decoder: Hefner to Take Playboy Private
Hugh Hefner will take Playboy Enterprises private in a deal that will secure his control over the company he founded more than 50 years ago.
Courting Women, Playboy TV Puts Emphasis on Intimacy
In January, the subscription channel Playboy TV will begin shifting its male-driven content with a higher-quality, female-friendly slate of reality shows.
Movie Review | ‘Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel’: In a Documentary, the World According to Hef
A documentary about Hugh Hefner says that beyond the hedonism, there is an equal-rights advocate who is overlooked.
Dealbook: Why Should Hefner Have All the Fun?
A rival bid has arisen to Hugh Hefner’s effort to take Playboy Enterprises private. Should the company be allowed to ignore it to the detriment of shareholders?
Advertising: Hefner Moves to Make Playboy Private
Hugh Hefner offered to buy up the remaining third of the Playboy stock he does not already own for a sizable premium.
Hefner Wants to Take Playboy Private
The company’s founder has offered to buy any outstanding shares of the media empire for $5.50 each.
Generation B: No Silk Jammies for Her
Christie Hefner, in her Chicago home, keeps busy though retired from Playboy.Hugh Hefner created the most successful men’s magazine of all time, but by the 1980s his daughter was the one taking care of business.
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