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{{short description|American premium television network}}
{{Infobox TV channel|
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'''Playboy TV''' is a [[pay-per-view]] [[List of adult television channels|adult television channel]] on [[cable television|cable]] and [[satellite television|satellite]] services, and available in [[Brazil]], [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Spain]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The channel is owned by [[Playboy Enterprises]].
 
{{update|date=July 2020}}
The content on Playboy TV is more explicit than the soft core content of its [[Playboy|magazine]]. Playboy TV shows sex acts right up to penetration, stopping short of any [[money shot]]s. This is due to a desire to produce material that can be used in countries and US jurisdictions (notably Utah) that restrict what can be shown, although less [[Censorship|censor]]ed material is shown on the [[Playboy]] [http://www.playboy.co.uk website].
 
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2017}}
Playboy TV houses in fact not only Playboy, but also [[Spice Network|Spice Extreme]], [[The Adult Channel]] and pay-per-night channels Climax 1, 2 and 3.
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Playboy TV
| logo = Play Boy TV logo.svg
| logo_alt =
| logo_size = 250px
| launch_date = {{Start date|1979}}
| closed_date =
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])<br><small>(Americas)</small><br>[[576i]] (SDTV)<br><small>(Europe)</small><br>[[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])<br><small>(United States, Latin America and Russia)</small>
| owner = [[AMC Networks|Rainbow Programming Services]]<br>(1980–1983; distribution until 1986)<br>[[Playboy Enterprises|Playboy Inc.]]<br>(1982–2011)<br>[[Aylo]] (2011–present)<ref name="auto">{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/playboy-enterprises-inc-and-manwin-close-deal-133032238.html|title=Playboy Enterprises, Inc. and Manwin Close Deal|agency=PR Newswire|date=1 November 2011}}</ref>
| headquarters =
| country = United States
| area = United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Israel, United Kingdom
| language = English<br>Spanish
| former_names = Bravo! (1979–1980)<br>Escapade (1980–1982)<br>The Playboy Channel (1982–1989)<br>Playboy at Night (1989–1994)
| replaced =
| replaced_by =
| sister_channels =
| timeshift_service =
| webcast = [https://livetv.canaldigitaal.nl/livetv?channelType=available&watchId=Q5HzqCO2eICuK0QQjDkSOrUXCVUiNAVWySg7yUJh&autoplay=true Live TV]
| website = {{URL|https://www.playboytv.com/tv|Playboy TV}}
}}
 
'''Playboy TV''' (originally '''The Playboy Channel''') is a [[pay television]] channel based in the [[United States]].
Some programs that do contain sex acts are also done in a way that is characteristic of Playboy, such as ''Sexy Urban Legends'', a show where two young men give their humorous accounts of [[urban legends]] that are related to sexual situations. The sexual acts on this show are filmed in [[Hardcore pornography|hardcore]], but edited in such a way as to make them suitable for broadcast.
 
==History==
The UK version of the channel has a sister station, [[Playboy One]], launched [[free-to-air]], in [[November 2005]].
The adult-oriented, commercial-free premium channel '''Bravo!''' launched in the summer of 1979. Bravo! aired two PG or [[R rating (Motion Picture Association of America)|R-rated]] [[B movie]]s twice each night, and debuted at least eight new movies per month.<ref>{{Cite newspaper|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/763305948/|title = United Cable Television of Abilene print ad|newspaper = Abilene Reporter-News |date = September 28, 1980 }}</ref>
 
The following year, Bravo! was purchased by [[AMC Networks|Rainbow Programing Services]], a joint-venture of four cable companies led by [[Cablevision]]. Bravo! rebranded as '''Escapade''' on December 9, 1980, broadcasting on Tuesday through Saturday nights from 9:00&nbsp;p.m. to 6:00&nbsp;a.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] (or as early as 4:00&nbsp;a.m. on some cable systems). The channel's Sunday and Monday night timeslots and former name were taken by Rainbow's other new pay service [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]], which featured programming centered around the [[performing arts]], [[world cinema|foreign]] and [[art film|arthouse]] films. The satellite time utilized by the two networks was subleased from the [[National Christian Network]].<ref name="broadcasting1">{{cite news |title=MSO's look for a pot of gold in new Rainbow |journal=Broadcasting Magazine |date=December 15, 1980 |pages=66–68 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1980/1980-12-15-BC.pdf |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308035603/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1980/1980-12-15-BC.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> By July 1981, the service expanded to seven nights a week.<ref>{{cite news |title=NCTA '81: Hottest Ticket in Mediaville |journal=Broadcasting Magazine |date=June 8, 1981 |page=46 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1981/BC-1981-06-08.pdf |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>
==Programs==
 
*''[[7 Lives Exposed|7 Lives Xposed]]''
In August 1981, [[Playboy Enterprises]] became half-owner of Escapade and announced a plan to produce original programming that reflected the contents of [[Playboy magazine]] beginning in early 1982.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cable TV 'skin' competition gets hot |journal=Broadcasting Magazine |date=August 24, 1981 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1981/BC-1981-08-24.pdf |pages=22-23 |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> On January 21, 1982, the '''Playboy Channel on Escapade''' debuted as a four-hour [[programming block]]. The first program was an interview with [[John Derek|John]] and [[Bo Derek]], followed by footage of January [[Playboy Playmate|playmate]] [[Shannon Tweed]], the [[West Germany|West German]] adult movie ''[[Vanessa (1977 film)|Vanessa]]'', and magazine features including "Ribald Classics".<ref>Multiple sources:
*''[[Adult Stars Close Up]]''
*{{cite news |title=In Brief |journal=Broadcasting Magazine |date=January 25, 1982 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1982/BC-1982-01-25.pdf |page=128 |access-date=26 April 2021}}
*''The BANG''
*{{cite news |title=Earth doesn't move after Playboy advent on cable channels |journal=Broadcasting Magazine |date=February 22, 1982 |pages=56–57 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1982/BC-1982-02-22.pdf |access-date=26 April 2021}}
*''Busted''
*{{cite news |last1=Garland |first1=Susan |title=CABLE TV; Concern grows that 'adult' programming may be reaching more American homes -- and children |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0121/012162.html |access-date=3 April 2021 |work=Christian Science Monitor |date=21 January 1982}}
*''[[The Extreme Truth]]''
*{{cite news |last1=John |first1=Kenneth E. |title=Sex-Oriented Channel |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1982/09/01/sex-oriented-channel/9720710c-ea76-4633-af9b-2dca09e88ab3/ |access-date=3 April 2021 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=1 September 1982}}</ref> Over the months that followed, Escapade would gradually increase the amount of Playboy programming.
*''[[Foursome]]''
 
*''[[The Helmetcam Show]]''
The channel officially relaunched as the '''Playboy Channel''' on November 18, 1982.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cable programing with a capital P |journal=Broadcasting Magazine |date=November 8, 1982 |page=76 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1982/BC-1982-11-08.pdf |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> 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 consisted of R-rated films plus a music video program, ''Playboy's Hot Rocks'', based on the then-new cable channel [[MTV]] but with more explicit videos usually only seen at nightclubs. The channel was broadcast for only ten hours each day, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. ET, during its first eleven years. In October 1983, Rainbow Media exited the partnership by selling its share to Playboy, but would continue to distribute the channel until 1986.<ref>{{cite web |title=CS Docket No. 94-48In the Matter of Implementation of Section 19 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming |url=https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-94-119A1.pdf |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref> The channel re-launched as Playboy at Night on November 1, 1989. During this era, original programming contained NR-rated films. The network expanded its programming with the adoption of a 24-hour schedule and adopted its current name in 1994.
 
In 2008, the channel launched its HD simulcast feed under the name "Playboy TV HD".
 
In November 2011, Playboy Enterprises sold its ownership of its media properties (including the [[Spice Networks]]) to [[MindGeek|Manwin]] (later MindGeek and Aylo), who would operate them, including Playboy TV, under the "Playboy Plus Entertainment" subsidiary.<ref name="auto"/> Although Playboy Enterprises later re-acquired their website, Aylo still continues to operate Playboy TV under license.
 
In spring 2023, Playboy TV launched on [[Tricolor TV]].{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}
 
==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 program slate,<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/arts/television/17playboy.html|title=Playboy TV Puts Emphasis on Intimacy|first=Brooks|last=Barnes|date=16 November 2010}}</ref> which featured series tailored to both male and female viewers.<ref>{{cite web|website=Screener|first=Sophie|last=Schillaci|date=11 April 2011|url=http://screenertv.com/news-features/adrianne-curry-to-be-featured-on-celebrity-sex-tales/|title=Adrianne Curry on Celebrity Sex Tales|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406110731/http://screenertv.com/news-features/adrianne-curry-to-be-featured-on-celebrity-sex-tales/|archive-date=6 April 2017}}</ref>
 
===Programs on Playboy TV===
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*''[[69 Sexy Things 2 Do Before You Die|69 Sexy Things 2 Do B4 U Die]]''
*''[[Around the World in 80 Babes]]''
*''[[Badass!]]
*''[[Brooklyn Kinda Love]]''
*''Candid [[Candid Camera]]''
*''[[Canoga Park (Comedy Show)|Canoga Park]]''
*''[[Cougar Club (Playboy TV program)|Cougar Club]]''
*''[[Playboy's Dark Justice|Dark Justice]]''
*''[[The Tryst List]]''
*''[[Early Bird Yoga]]''
*''[[E-Rotic (TV series)|E-Rotic]]''
*''[[Electric Blue (TV series)|Electric Blue]]''
*''[[Fantasies (TV series)|Fantasies]]''
*''[[FrolicMe Passion]]''
*''[[FrolicMe Stories]]''
*''Hot Babes Doing Stuff Naked''
*''Inside Out''
*''[[Intimate Tales]]''
*''Jazmin's Touch''
*''[[Jenna's American Sex Star]]''
*''[[LatinKing Loverof Clubs (TV series)|LatinKing of LoverClubs]]''
*''[[Money Talks (TV Show)|Money Talks]]''
*''[[Naughty Amateur Home Videos]]''
*''[[Night Calls (TV series)|Night Calls]]''
*''[[PrivatePlayboy CallsCenterfolds]]''
*''[[QueenPlayboy of Clubs (tv)|Queen of ClubsMuses]]''
*''[[SexceteraPlayboy Shootout]]''
*''[[Playboy Playmate|Playmates!]]''
*''Really Naked Truth''
*''[[Sam's Game]]''
*''[[School of Sex]]''
*''[[Search for the Perfect Girlfriend]]''
*''[[Secret Sessions]]''
*''[[Seduction Principles]]''
*''[[Seven Motives]]''
*''[[Sex Court]]''
*''[[Sexy Girls Next DoorSexcetera]]''
*''[[SexySpa Urban LegendsX]]''
*''[[Suite Rendezvous]]''
*''Stripsearch''
*''[[Sexcape]]''
*''[[Show Us Your Wits]]''
* ''Surfing Attraction''
*''[[Swing (TV series)|Swing]]''
*''[[Tales of Erotica (TV series)|Tales of Erotica]]''
*''[[The Life Erotic]]''
*''[[The Tryst List]]''
*''[[Totally Busted]]''
*''[[TourTriple GirlsPlay (TV series)|Triple Play]]''
*''[[Undercover (Playboy TV program)|Undercover]]''
*''[[X-Mates]]''
* [[Women on Sex]]
*''[[World of Playboy]]''
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.playboytv.com/tv}}
'''WARNING:''' These sites contain adult content.
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*[http://www.playboy.com/playboytv/ Playboy TV U.S.]
*[http://www.playboytv.co.nz/home.html Playboy TV New Zealand]
*[http://www.playboy.co.uk/ Playboy TV UK]
 
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