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Topco Relaunches Penthouse Branded Toy Line
Working with a team of designers and developers, Topco has repositioned its exclusive Penthouse toy line by adding cosmetics and new accessories to reflect a widening consumer base.
Penthouse Beefs Up Sales Staff
The Penthouse Magazine Group has added Susan Steel and Claire Ritchie to its advertising sales team.
Penthouse Names VP of Merchandising
Penthouse Media Group Inc., parent company of Penthouse Magazine, recently named Hope Brick to the new position of vice president of merchandising.
IBill Settles With Penthouse Founder Guccione
Penthouse founder Bob Guccione settled his lawsuit this week against iBill for an undisclosed sum, XBIZ has learned. Guccione charged in a lawsuit that iBill, as well as Penthouse Media Group and its executives, drove his empire into bankruptcy.
JKP Purchase to Beef Up Penthouse TV, Internet Library
Penthouse magazine’s successful bid to acquire Jill Kelly Productions films comes just days after the closely held company debuted Penthouse TV at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association show in Atlanta, Ga.
Coquette Debuts Penthouse and ZAKK Racks
Marcus Horea, vice president of marketing at Coquette International, unveiled the company's new racking initiative designed to help retailers better merchandise Coquette products.
Penthouse Buys Jill Kelly Assets at Auction
Outbidding Playboy, New Frontier Media and XGen LLC, Penthouse agreed to pay $1.765 million at a bankruptcy court auction for the major assets of Jill Kelly Productions.
Penthouse Readies for TV Launch
Giving adult cable competitors a potential run for their money, Penthouse Media Group Inc. has announced the launch date of Penthouse TV, a new high-definition cable network that will directly compete with Playboy’s Spice cable network.
Penthouse Adds Another Ex-Playboy Exec
Penthouse has made no bones about the fact that it is looking to step up competition with Playboy Enterprises in the pay-per-view broadcast TV arena. The company’s latest move is the hiring of Doug Lindquist, who most recently was a vice president of Playboy’s TV group, as managing director of Penthouse’s International Television and Mobile Video Group.
Bell Rebuilds Penthouse
At 37, Marc Bell is three years younger than the legendary magazine he runs, Penthouse. Yet few people achieve in a lifetime the kind of business successes that Bell has already rung up.
Penthouse Variations Pushes Pleasure Envelope
Penthouse’s Variations line of printed material has always been about celebrating sex in all of its variations.
Penthouse Building Production Studio in So. Calif.
Penthouse is building a 50,000-square-foot production studio to help launch its new cable-TV channel, The Penthouse Channel. CEO Marc Bell told XBiz Thursday that the studio will be located in Glendale, Calif., which is 10 minutes away from downtown Los Angeles.
Penthouse to Open Club in New Orleans
Penthouse Magazine has its own plans for revitalization of Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans. In association with American Restaurant Inc., the company is opening a gentlemen’s club in the French Quarter.
Girls of Penthouse to Spotlight Pets Who’ve Become Porn Stars
The March/April issue of The Girls of Penthouse, the bi-monthly sister publication to Penthouse magazine, will focus on Penthouse Pets who have gone on to become recognizable names in the adult film industry.
Snoop Dogg Headlines Penthouse Magazine’s Pre-Game Party
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Penthouse Magazine has announced that musician and actor Snoop Dogg will be the musical headliner for its “Party Like A Rockstar” event, co-sponsored by RockStar Energy Drink.
Penthouse Launches Digital Magazine
Men’s lifestyle publication Penthouse magazine has launched a digital edition of its glossy monthly in conjunction with Zinio Systems, an international digital publishing and marketing company. The move follows Playboy’s partnership with Zinio in August to launch an electronic version of Playboy magazine.
Penthouse, Sounds Publishing Partner, Launch Penthouse Audio
Penthouse magazine has partnered with Sounds Publishing Inc., a provider of passionate and romantic audio, to launch Penthouse Audio, a new line of sexy, short audio stories based on various Penthouse letters and forums.
February Penthouse Magazine Features Iggy Pop
BOCA RATON, Fla. — He claims that he “still acts like a cat on acid” after every show, though his 58-year-old body is completely sore – but IGGY POP, the “Godfather of Punk,” is an ageless rocker who recently reunited with his band, The Stooges.
Playboy Magazine Publisher Joins Penthouse Magazine
NEW YORK — Penthouse Media Group Inc. has named Diane Silberstein as president and publisher of its Magazine Group.
Playboy Executive Joins Penthouse Magazine
Mark Rudolph, former executive vice president and managing director of Playboy Television International-Playboy Entertainment Group, has been officially hired by Penthouse Magazine as its new president of licensing.