Playboy reaches agreement with American Media - GoFuckYourself.com

TisMe · 11-24-2009, 08:52 AM

Playboy Enterprises Inc. has agreed to outsource most of the business operations of its namesake magazine, as it seeks to stem losses and restore the cachet that helped embed the brand in the popular culture.

Under the deal, reached last week, Playboy will turn over all the magazine's operations except the editorial ones to American Media Inc. AMI, of Boca Raton, Fla., publishes more than a dozen titles, including Star and Men's Fitness. The five-year partnership will help return the magazine to profitability by the end of 2011, said Scott Flanders, chief executive officer of Playboy Enterprises.

Playboy and AMI wouldn't disclose the financial terms of the deal. What it costs Playboy will be based in part on advertising sales, which AMI is taking over. But the partnership will significantly reduce Playboy's costs, Mr. Flanders said. Playboy has roughly 30 full-time employees working in these areas, and while some will be offered jobs at AMI, most will be let go.

The agreement comes even as Playboy entertains overtures to acquire the company. Mr. Flanders declined to comment on a potential sale, but people familiar with the matter say both the company and Hugh Hefner, its founder and editor-in-chief, have investment banks exploring it.

Source Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj

cherrylula · 11-24-2009, 08:53 AM

No one reads the articles, they wont notice all the typos and Phillipino slang

RayBonga · 11-24-2009, 08:54 AM

milk the brand and outsource the rest. seems reasonable if you're bankrupt (even if the brand goes bad you don't really have a lot to lose).

GetSCORECash · 11-24-2009, 09:03 AM

recycle the same articles every month, great idea! I wonder if the staff at AMI will have a problem with the nudity?

TurboAngel · 11-24-2009, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherrylula

No one reads the articles, they wont notice all the typos and Phillipino slang

LMFAO!

Barefootsies · 11-24-2009, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherrylula

No one reads the articles, they wont notice all the typos and Phillipino slang

L M F A O ! ! !

LoveSandra · 11-24-2009, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherrylula

No one reads the articles, they wont notice all the typos and Phillipino slang

:1org laugh

TheSenator · 11-24-2009, 09:21 AM

How do wall street traders make money when a company is about to fail?

Only insiders of the company make out extremely well why others get left twirling in the wind.

JFK · 11-24-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by cherrylula

No one reads the articles, they wont notice all the typos and Phillipino slang

is it baby yet ?

Fob · 11-24-2009, 09:53 AM

flanders...hehe

C-Luv · 11-24-2009, 10:04 AM

Interesting....

brassmonkey · 11-24-2009, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherrylula

No one reads the articles, they wont notice all the typos and Phillipino slang

thats messed up i have friends there

some are pro's and then there's the one's u know

cherrylula · 11-24-2009, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JFK

is it baby yet ?

not yet!

RyuLion · 11-24-2009, 10:26 AM

you need to do more...

Semi-Retired-Dave · 11-24-2009, 11:14 AM

PlayBoy Magazine has articles?

Trax · 11-24-2009, 11:43 AM

sounds like someone is dressing up the wife for the wedding or sell-out or whatever you call it

fatfoo · 11-24-2009, 01:55 PM

Heffner has a big brain.

11-24-2009, 08:52 AM	#1
TisMe Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,719	Playboy reaches agreement with American Media Playboy Enterprises Inc. has agreed to outsource most of the business operations of its namesake magazine, as it seeks to stem losses and restore the cachet that helped embed the brand in the popular culture. Under the deal, reached last week, Playboy will turn over all the magazine's operations except the editorial ones to American Media Inc. AMI, of Boca Raton, Fla., publishes more than a dozen titles, including Star and Men's Fitness. The five-year partnership will help return the magazine to profitability by the end of 2011, said Scott Flanders, chief executive officer of Playboy Enterprises. Playboy and AMI wouldn't disclose the financial terms of the deal. What it costs Playboy will be based in part on advertising sales, which AMI is taking over. But the partnership will significantly reduce Playboy's costs, Mr. Flanders said. Playboy has roughly 30 full-time employees working in these areas, and while some will be offered jobs at AMI, most will be let go. The agreement comes even as Playboy entertains overtures to acquire the company. Mr. Flanders declined to comment on a potential sale, but people familiar with the matter say both the company and Hugh Hefner, its founder and editor-in-chief, have investment banks exploring it. Source Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj

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