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Playboy/ Stark unterbewertet laut focus /kurzfristig 50Euro drin wen das nichts heißt was meint ihr dazu oder bin ich der einzigste der die Aktie noch hat bitte meldet euch
und Tschüß ubrigens die WKN ist 855145 gg

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Hab mit die Aktie gekauft auf Empfehlung von FOCUS bzw. CREDIT SWISS. Ich bin sicher, zu diesem Preis von ca. 16 Euro ist
das Papier stark unterbewertet.

Wer mehr wissen will schaut nach in FOCUS MONEY Nr. 36.

[thebull 2]

Saturday June 30, 10:37 pm Eastern Time

Report: Playboy to Buy Porn Channels

Report: Playboy Enterprises to Buy Hardcore Porn Channels

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Playboy Enterprises, up to now a purveyor of softcore fare, has agreed to buy three TV channels that air hardcore pornography, the Los
Angeles Times reported Saturday.

Terms of the deal could not be learned, the Times said, but industry sources and analysts estimated the Vivid Video channels could be worth more than $50 million.
Playboy was expected to announce the deal Monday.

Vivid TV, the Hot Network and Hot Zone, which reach about 30 million homes, offer more explicit fare than the softcore Playboy TV channel and Playboy`s two
Spice networks.

Playboy announced plans to enter the hardcore market last year by proposing three Spice Platinum channels. But no cable or satellite operators have agreed to
distribute them, partly because they already had deals with Vivid or other competitors.

Van Nuys-based Vivid, a major producer of adult programming, already supplies softcore porn for the Playboy channel.

After-hours calls seeking comment from Vivid and Chicago-based Playboy Enterprises were not immediately returned Saturday.


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[thebull 2]

Thursday November 1, 4:19 pm Eastern Time

Press Release

SOURCE: Playboy Enterprises, Inc.

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Announces Swing to Operating Profit in the Third
Quarter

Performance of Entertainment, Online, Licensing Businesses Improves, Results in Significant
Increase in EBITDA, Operating Results

CHICAGO, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/-- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) (NYSE: PLA - news, PLAA - news) today announced
improved operating results and Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) for the quarter ended
September 30, 2001 versus the same period last year. The gains reflect operating profit growth in Entertainment and Licensing,
reduced investments in Online and lower corporate expenses. PEI reported operating income for the quarter of $2.2 million
compared to an operating loss of $2.0 million last year. EBITDA more than tripled to $14.4 million from $4.6 million in the 2000
third quarter. For the quarter, the company reported a net loss of $2.1 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, an
improvement from last year`s net loss of $6.5 million, or $0.27 per basic and diluted share. Revenues were off 5% to $74.1 million.

``Our electronic businesses drove this quarter`s results,`` said Christie Hefner, chairman and chief executive officer of PEI. ``The
Entertainment Group`s operating profits increased as a result of the three movie networks we purchased in July as well as growth in
Playboy TV. In Online, we reduced our operating loss, indicating that we are narrowing our losses and are on track to reach
profitability in this business next year. In addition, the company-wide cost-reduction measures announced in October will positively
affect the fourth quarter and 2002.``

Entertainment

The Entertainment Group reported third quarter EBITDA of $20.5 million, up 10% from last year, driven by growth in domestic
TV networks. Revenues rose 6% to $29.9 million.

Third quarter domestic TV networks revenues increased 24% to $23.1 million, due to the company`s acquisition in July of three
movie networks as well as increased Playboy TV revenues. This increase more than offset lower home video and international TV
revenues. The latter reflected the difference in the annual programming library license fee from the Playboy TV International joint
venture. The company said that this is the third and smallest of the six payments, which total $100 million and are made annually in
the third quarter.

Publishing

For the third quarter, the Publishing Group reported EBITDA of $1.0 million versus $1.3 million last year. Revenues declined 3%
to $32.6 million. Playboy magazine reported a modest decline in circulation revenues while advertising revenues were essentially
flat. Advertising revenues, which were up slightly through the first nine months of the year, are expected to decline in the fourth quarter due to the weaker advertising
market. The company reiterated its expectation of operating profitability for Publishing for the year.

Playboy Online

Playboy Online reported a 19% improvement in EBITDA in the 2001 third quarter with a loss of $4.6 million that included $1.2 million in trademark, content and
administrative fees to PEI that were not reflected in the 2000 third quarter loss of $5.7 million. Revenues were up 3% to $6.8 million as higher subscription and
international revenues more than offset lower advertising and e-commerce revenues, the latter due to the sale in 2000 of Critics` Choice Video and the resulting loss
of those related revenues. Reduced marketing and content and development expenses also contributed to the improved results.

Other Businesses

The Licensing businesses reported EBITDA of $0.7 million for the third quarter, up from $0.1 million last year. Revenues rose 18% to $2.1 million.

Corporate and Other

Corporate Administration and Promotion Expense declined by 37% to $4.0 million in the third quarter reflecting both the reduction of expenses related to the Online
trademark, content and administrative fees as well as lower marketing and technology costs.

The company initiated a restructuring effort resulting in a charge of $0.3 million in the third quarter, with the majority of the restructuring expense expected in the
fourth quarter.

Additional information regarding third quarter results and the outlook for 2001 will be available on the earnings release conference call, which is being held today,
November 1, at 5:00 p.m. EST/4:00 p.m. CST, 1-800-547-8913 (for domestic callers), [phone] (for international callers) using the password
``Playboy.`` The call also will be webcast. To listen to the call, visit www.peiinvestor.com and select the financial information content section.

Playboy Enterprises is a brand-driven, international multimedia entertainment company that publishes editions of Playboy magazine around the world; operates
Playboy and Spice television networks and distributes programming via home video and DVD globally; licenses the Playboy and Spice trademarks internationally for
a range of consumer products and services; and operates Playboy.com, a leading men`s lifestyle and entertainment Web site.

This release contains ``forward-looking statements`` as to expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives and future financial performance, and assumptions underlying or
concerning the foregoing. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results
or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. The following are some of the important factors that could cause
actual results, performance or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements:
(1) foreign, national, state and local government regulation, actions or initiatives, including: (a) attempts to limit or otherwise regulate the sale, distribution or

transmission of adult-oriented materials, including print, video

and online materials,

(b) changes in or increased regulation of gaming businesses, which could limit the Company`s ability to obtain licenses, and the impact of federal and state laws
on gaming businesses generally,
(c) limitations on the advertisement of tobacco, alcohol and other products which are important sources of advertising revenue, or
(d) substantive changes in postal regulations or rates which could increase the Company`s postage and distribution costs;
(2) risks associated with foreign operations, including market acceptance and demand for the Company`s products and the products of its licensees and the
Company`s ability to manage the risk associated with its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;
(3) changes in interest rates;
(4) general economic conditions which can negatively impact advertising and consumer spending habits;
(5) changes in consumer purchasing habits, viewing patterns or fashion trends or changes in the retail sales environment which, in each case, could reduce
demand for the Company`s programming and products and impact its advertising revenues;
(6) the Company`s ability to protect its trademarks and other intellectual property;
(7) risks as a distributor of media content, including becoming subject to claims for defamation, invasion or privacy, negligence, copyright, patent or trademark
infringement, and other claims based on the nature and content of the materials distributed;
(8) the dilution from any potential issuance of additional Company common stock in connection with acquisitions by the Company and investments in
Playboy.com;
(9) increased competition for advertisers from other publications, media or online providers or any decrease in spending by advertisers, either generally or
with respect to the adult male market;
(10) increasing competition in the cable, DTH, men`s magazine and Internet markets;
(11) reliance on third parties for technology and distribution for the television video-on-demand and Internet businesses;
(12) changes in distribution technology and/or unforeseen delays in the implementation of that technology by the cable and DTH industries, which might affect
the Company`s plans and assumptions regarding carriage of its networks;
(13) increased competition for transponders and channel space and any decline in the Company`s access to, and acceptance by, cable and DTH systems or
any deterioration in the terms or cancellation of fee arrangements with operators of these systems;
(14) risks associated with losing access to transponders;
(15) attempts by consumers or citizens groups to exclude the Company`s programming from pay television distribution;
(16) risks associated with integrating the operations of the three networks that the Company recently acquired (The Hot Network, The Hot Zone, and Vivid
TV) and the risks that the Company may not realize the expected operating efficiencies, cost savings, synergies, increased sales and profits and other benefits
from the acquisitions;
(17) increases in paper or printing costs;
(18) effects of the national consolidation of the single-copy magazine distribution system;
(19) uncertainty of the viability of the Internet gaming, e-commerce, advertising and subscription businesses; and
(20) the Company`s ability to obtain adequate third-party financing, including equity investments, to fund the Company`s Internet business, and the timing and
terms of such financing.


Playboy Enterprises, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Quarters Ended
September 30,
2001 2000
Net Revenues
Entertainment:
Domestic TV Networks $23,100 $18,623
International TV 6,139 7,531
Worldwide Home Video 505 1,748
Movies & Other 203 306
Total Entertainment 29,947 28,208
Publishing:
Playboy Magazine 25,586 25,976
Other Domestic Publishing 4,607 4,522
International Publishing 2,423 2,957
Total Publishing 32,616 33,455
Playboy Online 6,754 6,556
Catalog 2,658 7,862
Other Businesses 2,140 1,809

Total net revenues $74,115 $77,890

Net Loss
Entertainment $9,967 $9,077
Publishing 877 1,200
Playboy Online (5,097) (6,188)
Catalog 5 71
Other Businesses 618 42
Corporate Administration & Promotion (3,958) (6,248)

Segment income (loss) 2,412 (2,046)

Restructuring expenses (256) -

Operating income (loss) 2,156 (2,046)

Investment income 81 254
Interest expense (3,972) (2,403)
Equity in operations of Playboy TV
International, LLC and other (163) 958
Gain (loss) on disposals 390 (2,700)
Playboy.com registration statement
expenses - (1,524)
Legal settlement - (622)
Other, net (580) (270)

Loss before income taxes (2,088) (8,353)

Income tax benefit - 1,847


Net loss $(2,088) $(6,506)

Basic and diluted weighted average
number of common shares outstanding 24,502 24,258

Basic and diluted net loss per common
share $(0.09) $(0.27)


Playboy Enterprises, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2001 2000
Net Revenues
Entertainment:
Domestic TV Networks $60,149 $57,380
International TV 12,845 12,699
Worldwide Home Video 7,343 5,968
Movies & Other 323 678
Total Entertainment 80,660 76,725
Publishing:
Playboy Magazine 75,420 76,577
Other Domestic Publishing 12,024 12,099
International Publishing 8,508 8,715
Total Publishing 95,952 97,391
Playboy Online 19,821 18,757
Catalog 8,435 28,111
Other Businesses 8,385 7,191

Total net revenues $213,253 $228,175

Net Loss
Entertainment $20,257 $18,486
Publishing 346 2,251
Playboy Online (16,564) (17,957)
Catalog (161) (298)
Other Businesses 1,721 538
Corporate Administration & Promotion (12,813) (16,931)

Segment loss (7,214) (13,911)

Restructuring expenses (256) (257)

Operating loss (7,470) (14,168)

Investment income 701 943
Interest expense (9,342) (6,522)
Equity in operations of Playboy TV
International, LLC and other 258 150
Gain (loss) on disposals 290 (2,700)
Playboy.com registration statement expenses - (1,524)
Legal settlement - (622)
Other, net (1,417) (905)

Loss before income taxes and
cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle (16,980) (25,348)

Income tax benefit (expense) (654) 6,724

Loss before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle (17,634) (18,624)
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle (4,218) -

Net loss $(21,852) $(18,624)

Basic and diluted weighted average
number of common shares outstanding 24,375 24,233

Basic and diluted loss per common
share:
Loss before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle $(0.73) $(0.77)
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle (0.17) -

Net loss $(0.90) $(0.77)

SOURCE: Playboy Enterprises, Inc.


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