Playboy Celebrates 'Safe for Work' Transition With a Massive Push Into Original Video

Playboy showed off its new, fully-clothed self during its first-ever NewFronts presentation Friday afternoon at New York's Skylight Modern. "This is the most exciting and complex brand transformation of my career," said CEO Scott Flanders kicking off the 30-minute presentation. He added that Playboy won't look too different: The men's magazine still features its Playmates, whom Flanders called the "single best brand ambassadors." The iconic 63-year-old lad mag is doubling down on its transition into a millennial male lifestyle publisher in the vein of Esquire or GQ. "At our core, we're for men that are interested in women and who want to be interesting to women," Playboy's Chief Digital Officer, Phillip Morelock, told Adweek prior to the NewFronts presentation. And, like most publishers these days, that includes a heavy push into video. Playboy's inaugural original video slate is broken up into five verticals: Lifestyle, Documentaries, Food and Spirits, Gaming, and Scripted Comedy. Designer and Wes Anderson collaborator Waris Ahluwalia—who emceed the event today—will host a dinner party series. The first episode features Natasha Lyonne, Horatio Sanz, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and filmmaker Liz Goldwyn. There will also be a behind-the-scenes series, The Life of Playboy, about the editing process of the magazine's lifestyle section. Though Morelock said Playboy won't wade too far into virtual reality, it will have one show, Tech 360, in which tech blogger Jon... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

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