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| World of Playboy | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | Playboy TV |
| Original release | 1999 |
World of Playboy is an adult infotainment newsmagazine currently airing on Playboy TV. It has produced over 100 episodes and functions as a monthly summary of current happenings within the Playboy brand.
Currently the longest-running program on Playboy TV, World of Playboy gives viewers various news and media updates regarding Hugh Hefner, The Girls Next Door, and former Playboy centerfolds. It also provides exclusive introductions to brand new Playmates about to appear in Playboy magazine.
Additionally, the show airs private footage from Playboy Mansion parties and company-related events.
Hugh Marston Hefner was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles which provoked charges of obscenity. The first issue of Playboy was published in 1953, featuring Marilyn Monroe in a nude calendar shoot; it sold over 50,000 copies.
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