U.S. entertainment giant, Playboy, is set to sell half of its Chinese operations to UTG Brands Management Group, a local operator of consumer brands. The deal, worth $122 million, will see UTG take responsibility for managing all operational aspects of…
Playboy Enterprises Inc is nearing a deal to acquire the parent company of sexual wellness chain Lovers as it seeks to grow its lifestyle brand following the shuttering of its eponymous magazine, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The acquisition…
Lam Yook Millenium Millennium (2002), the distributor of Playboy clothing in Thailand, has opened the first Playboy Cafe in Asia. It is in the Central Festival EastVille complex in Bangkok, with a second cafe scheduled to open in Central Marina Pattaya next…
Playboy will no longer publish images of fully nude women in its magazine from next spring. You can blame China for that. The porn pioneer, which gave generations of pubescent boys around the globe their first glimpse of breasts, earns a surprisingly rock…
Playboy is using its massive brand awareness in China to drive an expansion of its apparel range and enter new retail categories. US-based Playboy Enterprises has signed a new 10 year licensing agreement with Handong United to manufacture and distribute an…
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