
The cost-cutting helps, but there are no guarantees that Penthouse can stay above water without going digital-only. While FriendFinder did shutter the New York office and consolidate everything in LA, it plans to keep the print magazine running for as long as it turns a profit. Update 1/20: Good news if you're a Penthouse reader - it's not a death sentence for paper after all. Given that FriendFinder stared bankruptcy in the face just a couple of years ago, it's easy to see why the company would rather play it safe and go all-digital. It had to either give its print mag a better reason to exist ( Playboy's strategy) or else cut that overhead completely. Much like Playboy, Penthouse is struggling in an era when it's trivial to find porn online, including the kinky stuff. The classic porn mag with nude girls (theres articles, too) is closing its New York City office and moving operations to its Los Angeles office where it’ll focus on the digital version and work with AdultFriendFinder, an. Also, the move will see the magazine close its New York City offices and move into the Los Angeles location of its parent company, FriendFinder Networks.įriendFinder isn't specific about the reasons behind the decision besides a plan to "keep Penthouse competitive." However, it doesn't take much to read between the lines. Penthouse is tossing out the print edition of its magazine and going completely digital, according to a report by CNBC. The worst missteps being dethroning the first African-American Miss America by publishing photos of her in the same. It would top its rival Playboy’s sales to start the decade, but missteps would cripple the magazine’s image before the eighties were over. Topics: Crossdressing, Femininity, Gender realignment surgery, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Masculinity. There will be a transition period, if you're not yet ready to ditch paper. The 1980’s saw highs and lows for Penthouse magazine. Penthouse has announced that it's dropping its print magazine after 51 years of publication - from an unspecified point in the future, you'll have to go online to get those articles and racy photos (okay, mostly the photos). Internet porn just claimed another casualty.
