Playboy TV
Playboy TV | |
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Launched | November 1, 1982 (as The Playboy Channel) |
Owned by | MindGeek |
Picture format |
480i (SDTV) (Americas) 576i (SDTV) (Europe) 1080i (HDTV) (United States and Latin America) |
Country | United States |
Language |
English Spanish |
Broadcast area | United States, Canada, Albania, Latin America, Sweden, Japan, South Korea ,New Zealand, Portugal, Greece, Israel, Spain and Norway, United Kingdom |
Headquarters | New York, NY |
Formerly called | The Playboy Channel (November 1, 1982 – October 31, 1989) |
Website | Playboy TV |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Euskaltel (Spain) | Channel 51 |
SKY México | Channel 926 |
Canal+ (Spain) | Channel 99 |
DigitAlb (Albania) | Channel 153 |
Dish Network (U.S.) |
Channel 488/9 (English) Channel 487 (Spanish) |
DirecTV (U.S.) |
Channel 580 and 589 (English; HD) Channel 583 (Spanish) |
Shaw Direct (Canada) | Channel 680 |
Bell TV (Canada) | Channel 780 |
Cable | |
Videotron (Canada) | Channel 221 (SD) |
Com Hem (Sweden) | Channel 54 |
UPC Romania | Channel 974 |
Available on most U.S. cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
IPTV | |
Telus TV (Canada) | Channel 910 |
Verizon FiOS (U.S.) | Channel 950 (HD only) |
AT&T U-Verse (U.S.) |
Channel 3952 (English) Channel 3954 (Spanish) |
Telekom Entertain (Germany) | Channel 279 (SD) |
Playboy TV (originally The Playboy Channel) is an American, adults-only premium cable and satellite television network that is owned by MindGeek under license from Playboy Enterprises. Its programming focuses on premium adult programming, including motion pictures, first-run television series and specials. The channel is available internationally in countries such as Sweden, Australia, Canada, Japan, Latin America, New Zealand, Greece, Israel, Russia, Iberia (Spain and Portugal) and Norway.
Background
The channel launched on November 1, 1982 as The Playboy Channel. The original programming and style of the Playboy Channel was developed by Hugh Hefner, and producer Michael Trikilis. Playboy hired its own sales and marketing staff and launched the channel on several major multiple system operators. At the time of its launch, programming featured on the channel consisted of R-rated films. It was broadcast for only ten hours each day, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. ET, during its first eleven years of existence. The channel re-launched as Playboy TV and adopted its current name on November 1, 1989. The network expanded its programming with the adoption of a 24-hour schedule in 1994.
Programming
Playboy TV was originally developed as a video version of Playboy Magazine. Programming featured music reviews, celebrity interviews, men’s fashion and segments on cars. It was a video extension of the magazine - an established lifestyle brand. Slowly the programming on the channel evolved to feature more attractive women and eventually soft core features. This then evolved to what would become more standard television programming with a focus primarily on a male demographic.
In 2010, Playboy TV unveiled a new slate of TV For 2 programming,[1] which featured premium series tailored to both male and female viewers. Original, couples-focused series on Playboy TV designed specifically for co-viewing included reality shows such as Swing, Sextreme Makeover and Celebrity Sex Tales, which features animated reenactments of outrageous hookup stories from such celebrities as NBA star John Salley, supermodel Janice Dickinson and comedy legends Cheech & Chong.[2] Additional content included original documentary series (Brooklyn Kinda Love) produced by Joe and Harry Gantz, the Emmy-winning creators of HBO’s Taxicab Confessions.[3] Playboy TV also airs original comedic programs such as The Stash, The Truth About Sex, Foursome: Walk of Shame and The Arcade. The channel features popular adult movie parodies, new adult releases and profiles of game-changing classic adult films in the popular series Groundbreakers hosted by legendary filmmaker John Waters.[4] In December, Playboy TV presents Mr. Skin’s Year In Nudes, a look back at the year’s top female nude scenes in television and film hosted by the venerable Mr. Skin.
Fans of classic Playboy TV shows no longer in production, such as Night Calls, 69 Sexy Things and 7 Lives Xposed, or current programming can find their favorite shows on subscription video on demand services and on the TV Everywhere service Playboy.TV.
List of current and former original programs on Playboy TV
- 69 Sexy Things 2 Do B4 U Die
- 7 Lives Xposed
- 7 Lives Xposed 2013
- Adult Film School
- Adult Stars Close Up
- Around the World in 80 Babes
- Badass
- The Boy Nexxt Door
- Brooklyn Kinda Love
- Camp Playboy
- Canoga Park
- Celebrity Sex Tales
- Cougar Club: LA
- Dark Justice
- Digital Diaries
- Dream Dates
- E-Rotic
- Electric Blue
- Extreme Truth
- Foursome: Walk of Shame
- Girls of Metart
- Groundbreakers
- Hot Babes Doing Stuff Naked
- Hot Rocks (TV series)
- Jazmin's Touch
- Jenna's American Sex Star
- King of Clubs
- The Man
- Money Talks
- Mr. Skin's Year in Nudes
- Naked Ambition
- Naked Happy Girls
- Naughty Amateur Home Videos
- Neighborhood Rumors
- Night Calls
- Playboy Coeds
- Playboy Morning Show
- Playboy Radio Show
- Playboy Shootout
- Playboy Trip
- Playboy Casting Calls
- Playboy Girls Of...
- Playmate Anthology
- Playmate of the Year
- Playmate Playback
- Playmates!
- Playmate Playoffs
- Playmate Profiles
- Playmate Review
- Private Calls
- Private Selfies
- Queen of Clubs
- The Rub
- Sam's Game
- Search for the Perfect Girlfriend
- Sex Court
- Sex Lives
- Sex Under Hot Lights
- Sexcape
- Sexcetera
- Sextreme Makeover
- Sexy Girls Next Door
- Sexy Urban Legends
- School Of Sex
- Show Us Your Wits
- Stripsearch (TV series)
- Swing!
- Swing: Nightcap
- Swing: Open House
- Talking Dirty
- The Stash
- Totally Busted
- Toyride
- Triple Play
- The Truth About Sex
- Undercover
- Weekend Flash
- The Wildlife: Miami
- World of Playboy
References
- ↑ NY Times, "Playboy TV Puts Emphasis on Intimacy"
- ↑ Screener, "Adrianne Curry on Celebrity Sex Tales"
- ↑ Multichannel News, "Playboy TV Goes Mainstream"
- ↑ A.V. Club, "'John Waters to Host Classic Porn"
External links
- Official website
- Playboy TV on IMDbPro (subscription required)