Playboy Channel
| Playboy TV | |
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| Launched | November 1, 1982 (as The Playboy Channel) |
| Owned by | Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (via PBTV LLC, a subsidiary) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) (North America) 576i (SDTV) (Europe) 1080i (HDTV) (United States) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Broadcast area | United States, Canada, Latin America, Sweden, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Greece, Spain and Norway |
| Formerly called | The Playboy Channel (November 1, 1982 – October 31, 1989) |
| Website | Playboy TV website |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Euskaltel (Spain) | Channel 51 |
| SKY México | Channel 926 |
| Canal+ (Spain) | Channel 99 |
| SKY Network Television (New Zealand) | Channel 217 |
| 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 |
| Sky UK | Channel 900 |
| Cable | |
| Videotron (Canada) | Channel 221 (SD) |
| UPC Ireland | Channel 860 |
| Com Hem (Sweden) | Channel 54 |
| UPC Romania | Channel 974 |
| Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 979 |
| Available on most U.S. cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
| IPTV | |
| Telus TV (Canada) | Channel 910 |
| Verizon FiOS (U.S.) | 440 (English) 441 (Spanish) |
| AT&T U-Verse (U.S.) | 3952 (English) 3954 (Spanish) |
Playboy TV (originally The Playboy Channel) is an American pornography premium cable and satellite television network that is owned by the Manwin Group, a division of MindGeek, Incorporated. Its programming focuses mainly on softcore and some hardcore adult erotica, including motion pictures, first-run television series and specials. The channel is available internationally in countries such as Sweden, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Latin American countries, New Zealand, Greece, Iberia (Spain and Portugal) and Norway.
The channel launched on November 1, 1982 as The Playboy Channel. It was originally owned by Playboy Enterprises in partnership with Cablevision Systems Corporation, which eventually sold its interest in the channel back to Playboy in 1986. The original programming and style of the Playboy Channel was developed by Hugh Hefner and 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 only of R-rated films. The channel re-launched as Playboy TV and adopted its current name on November 1, 1989, and originally broadcast for only ten hours each day, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. ET, during its first eleven years of existence. The network expanded its programming with the adoption of a 24-hour schedule in 1994.
The staff, led by Lahoucine "Al" Reddad, included Mbarek "Mark" Hassounya. Reddad launched Playboy in the hotel markets as a pay-per-view service. Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment. In 2011, Playboy Enterprises sold the channel to MindGeek; the Playboy name remains in use by the channel under a brand licensing agreement.
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