Penthouse was founded in 1965 the UK by American porn baron Bob Guccione. As condition of the sale, the magazine's 89-year-old founder would be allowed to continue living there for the rest of his life. Playboy is scheduled to unveil its redesigned print edition, sans naked centerfolds, in March.Įarlier this month, Playboy put Heffner's legendary Playboy Mansion on the market with an asking price of $200million. The drastic move comes three months after Penthouse's former arch-rival, Hugh Heffner's Playboy Magazine, announced that it will stop featuring nude photos of women after more than 60 years of publication. The cover of the January 2016 issue of Penthouse featured adult film actress Christiana Cinn as Penthouse Pet of the Month. 'Reimagined for the preferred consumption of content today by consumers, the digital version of Penthouse Magazine will combine and convert everything readers know and love about the print magazine experience to the power of a digital experience.' 'This will be a new way for its readers to experience the world's best adult magazine,' the company stated to Wall Street Journal. This month's cover featured Penthouse Pet of the Month Christiana Cinn (pictured)įriendFinder, which also owns several online dating websites, sought to put a positive spin on the decision to do away with Penthouse Magazine’s print edition, saying in a statement Friday that the change is necessary 'to keep Penthouse competitive in the future.'

Farewell, stag mag: Penthouse Magazine has announced it will be ending its print edition after 50 years on the newsstands.

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