Playboy Enterprises

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Playboy Enterprises, Inc. is the company founded by Hugh Hefner to manage the Playboy magazine empire. It was created in 1953 as the HMH Publishing Co., Inc., then went public under the current name (NYSE: PLA, PLA.A) in 1971. Christie Hefner, the daughter of Hugh Hefner, has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Playboy Enterprises since 1981.

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. occupies the 15th and 16th floors of [680 N. Lake Shore Drive] (formerly 666 N. Lake Shore Drive) in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood.

Divisions

Publishing Group:
* Playboy magazine
* Playboy Newsstand Specials
* Oui magazine (1972-1981)
Entertainment Group:
* Playboy TV (formerly the Playboy Channel)
* Spice Television
Licensing Group:
* Handles Playboy trademarks on apparel, accessories, collectibles (like: trading cards, toy cars, dolls, etc.) and more
Online group:
* Playboy Online (Playboy.com) website
* PlayboyStore.com
* Playboy Cyber Club
* Playboy Plus
* Playboy.net
College Division
*Playboy on Campus

Playboy also ran forty Playboy Club properties from 1960 to 1986.

The company is connected with the Playboy Foundation, a corporate giving organization that provides grants to non-profit groups involved in fighting censorship and researching human sexuality. Hugh Hefner who started Playboy, continues to run and operate Playboy. However, his daughter has considerable run of the operation as well.

Notes

External links

[Official Site]
["Play Orc"] - humorous parody of Playboy Magazine.

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