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Encyclopedia > Playboy TV

Playboy TV is a Pay-per-view cable/satellite channel available in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel is owned by Playboy Enterprises. Image File history File links Playboy_TV.gif Summary Playboy TV Logo Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... A cable is two or more wires bound together which may be bare, covered or insulated. ... A satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary). ... The term television channel generally refers to either a television station or its cable/satellite counterpart (both outlined below). ... Playboy redirects here. ...


The content on Playboy TV is a step up from the soft core content of its magazine, showing sex acts right up to insertion shots, however stopping short of any climactic shots. This is (in the UK) due to very stringent law, although less and un-censored material is shown on the Playboy website. Classic Playboy logo. ...


The channel still stays attached to Playboy's tradition of soft core, feel good entertainment, with plenty of programs not containing sexual acts at all. Pornography (from Greek πορνογραφια pornographia — literally writing about or drawings of harlots) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but (according to some) distinct from, erotica. ...


Playboy TV houses in fact not only Playboy, but also Spice Extreme, The Adult Channel and pay per night channels Climax 1, 2 and 3.


Some programs that do contain sexual acts are also done in a way that is seemingly unique to 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, but edited in such a way as to make them suitable for broadcast. Urban Legend is also the name of a 1998 movie. ... Hardcore pornography is a form of pornography that features explicit sexual acts. ...


The UK version of the channel has a sister station, Playboy One, launched free-to-air, in November 2005. Playboy One is a free-to-air satellite television channel in the United Kingdom, the only permanently free-to-air television station operated by the Playboy Enterprises. ... Free-to-air is a phrase used to describe television and radio broadcasts which are available without subscription and without decryption (pay-TV). ...


Programs on Playboy TV

  • 7 lives Xposed
  • Adult Stars Close Up
  • The Extreme Truth
  • Naughty Amateur Home Videos
  • Night Calls
  • Queen of Clubs
  • Sexcetera
  • Sex Court
  • Sexy Girls Next Door
  • Sexy Urban Legends
  • Totally Busted

See also

This is a list of channels are available on digital aerial, satellite and cable systems. ...

External links

  • Playboy TV US
  • Playboy TV New Zealand
  • Playboy TV UK

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Playboy TV recognises that your privacy is very important to you and we use the latest technologies and best practices to secure all personal information.
Playboy TV excludes to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law all liability (other than liability for death or personal injury) resulting from access and use of the site or the content from anywhere in the universe.
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