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newsstands and as a digital download this week, will be our final printed publication for the year in the. "This move will keep Penthouse competitive in the future and will seamlessly combine our unmatched pictorial features and editorial content with our video and broadcast offerings," FriendFinder Networks CEO Jonathan Buckheit said in a statement. Blaming the general decrease in print magazine sales, coupled with the coronavirus impact on content production and the supply chain, Kohn stated, 'With all of this in mind, we have decided that our Spring 2020 Issue, which arrives on U.S. Kohn said the magazine will now 'move to a digital-first publishing schedule for all of our content'. He went on to say that the Spring 2020 issue would be Playboy's last. But company officials say closing down the print edition to focus on digital is a strategic necessity. Khon admitted that due to 'changing media consumption habits' that Playboy printed content 'reaches the hands of only a fraction of our fans'. It's unlikely to achieve that sort of notoriety again, especially when it must compete with so many other online magazines, many of which are free. Founded in 1953 by the late Hugh Hefner, the men’s magazine stated on Wednesday that difficulties brought on by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) had increased pre-existing economic challenges. Kristy Garett, a 26-year-old model from the Republic of Georgia, will be Playboy’s final nude centerfold, the magazine revealed Sunday. Unfortunately, the issue's centerfold was the first appearance of Traci Lords, who turned out to be 16 years old at the time, making anyone in possession of the magazine at risk of owning child pornography. Playboy has decided to halt its print edition, marking the end of one of the globe’s most-iconic publications. It became a collectible, since it played such a key role in the scandal that followed. The issue sold 5.3 million copies - the second highest ever for a U.S. When founder/publisher Bob Guccione printed nude pictures of Vanessa Williams, the reigning Miss America at the time, people couldn't buy it fast enough.

The September 1984 issue of Penthouse, in fact, is one of the most famous - and infamous - issues of any magazine ever to hit newsstands. It was cleared to exit bankruptcy court three months later. At the time, the company (whose holdings also include the AdultFriendFinder website) said it had not turned a profit since 2008. In September 2013, its publisher went bankrupt. While recent Penthouse circulation figures are not available, the magazine has been struggling for several years. Founded in 1953 by the late Hugh Hefner, the men’s. December was the last print issue that featured nude models, with Pamela Anderson being the last woman to shed her clothes for the magazine. Playboy has decided to halt its print edition, marking the end of one of the globe’s most-iconic publications. The move comes just three months after one-time arch rival Playboy announced sweeping changes to its print magazine. No specific date to stop print publication of our flagship magazine has been set," said Ezra Shashoua, CFO of FriendFinder Networks, which owns the magazine. " Penthouse Magazine will continue to be published in print during the transition to digital.
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Subscribers, the magazine says, will receive instructions on how to convert their accounts. As part of the move, Penthouse has shuttered its magazine division in New York, moving all operations to its Los Angeles headquarters.
