Saban Capital Group

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Saban Capital Group
Type Private
Industry Investment for Entertainment, Media & Communications
Founded 2001
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, United States
Area served Worldwide
Key people Founding Chairman & CEO:
Haim Saban
President & COO:
Adam Chesnoff
Products TV series
Subsidiaries Saban Brands
Website http://www.saban.com

Saban Capital Group (SCG) is a private investment firm based in Los Angeles, California focused on media, entertainment, and communications investments. Formed in 2001 by Haim Saban, Saban Capital Group owns Saban Brands,[1][2] part of Univision Communications,[3] and part of Celestial Tiger Entertainment.[4][5]

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Saban Music Group [edit]

Saban Music Group was formed in 1983 by music and television producers Haim Saban[6] and Shuki Levy as "Saban Records", a U.S. subsidiary of "Saban International Paris" (now SIP Animation). In 1986, Warner Communications acquired Saban Records first catalog of music for about $6 million.[7] On October 4, 2010, Bug Music acquired the worldwide rights to Saban Music Group’s complete music catalog of theme songs, cues and scores from more than 90 television series and 100 made-for-television films and specials.[8]

History [edit]

In October 2006, SCG's Saban Entertainment Group division announced the beginning of its virtual studio program for starting up and developing family entertainment.[9] In March 2007, Univision Communications was sold to Broadcasting Media Partners which includes Saban Capital Group, Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, TPG Capital, and Thomas H. Lee Partners.[3] On October 17, 2011, Saban Capital Group acquired 7.5% stake in Jakarta-based Indonesian largest integrated media company, Media Nusantara Citra.[10][11][12] In July 2012, Saban Capital Group acquired minority stake in PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk, the largest pay-TV operator in Indonesia which owns Indovision and Top TV.[13] In June 2012, Kidsco Media Ventures LLC, a SCG affiliate, jointly with Konami's 4K Acquisition Corp. purchased some of the key assets of 4Kids Entertainment with Kidsco getting the Dragon Ball Z Kai, Cubix, Sonic X and The CW Network's Saturday Morning programming block contract rights.[14] In August 2012, Saban Capital Group launched a new music publishing division called "Music Ventures".[15]

Saban Brands [edit]

On May 5, 2010, Saban Capital Group announced that it would start Saban Brands, a company dedicated to acquiring entertainment and consumer brands.[1] On May 12, 2010, it was announced that Saban Brands bought the Power Rangers back franchise from Disney for $43 million[16] and would produce a new nineteenth season of Power Rangers that began airing on Nickelodeon on February 7, 2011, with the previous 700 episodes being rerun on Nicktoons.[2][17] It was also announced that Saban Brands is in negotiations to buy three other brands.[18] On August 17, 2010, it was announced that Saban Brands bought Paul Frank Industries.[19][20] On July 30, 2011, Saban Brands registers "Power Rider", another possible adaptation of a Kamen Rider series.[21]

On May 1, 2012, Kidsco Media Ventures LLC, an affiliate of Saban Capital Group, placed a bid to acquire some of 4Kids Entertainment's assets, including the US rights to the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise and The CW4Kids block, for $10 million.[22] 4K Acquisition Corp, a subsidiary of Konami, then placed a bid. On June 5, 2012, 4Kids commenced an auction between Kidsco and 4K Acquisition which was then adjourned so 4Kids, Kidsco, and 4K Acquisition could consider an alternative transaction.[23][24] On June 15, 2012, 4Kids filed a notice outlining a proposed deal in which its assets would be divided between Kidsco and 4K Acquisition which was finalised on June 26, 2012. The deal saw 4K Acquisition acquire the US rights to the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise and KidsCo acquire 4Kids' other assets including the agreements for Dragon Ball Z Kai, Cubix: Robots for Everyone, Sonic X and The CW Network's Saturday morning programming block.[25][26] On July 2, 2012, it was announced that Saban Brands, via Kidsco Media Ventures, will begin programming the block in the fall,[27][28][29][30] and on July 12, 2012 announced that the block would be named Vortexx, which launched on August 25, 2012.[31][32] On June 12, 2012 it was announced that Saban Brands plans to reintroduce the Popples franchise with new merchandise in fall 2013.[33][34] On August 3, 2012 it was announced that Saban Brands acquired The Playforge, the development team behind App Store success stories Zombie Farm and Zombie Life.[35] On September 19, 2012 Saban Brands announced that they acquired Zui provider of Kid-Safe Online content.[36][37][38] On September 25, 2012 Saban Brands announced that they re-acquired the Digimon franchise and its most recent season, Digimon Fusion, which will allow Saban to work with MarVista Entertainment for distribution of the series outside of Asia.[39][40][41]

Units [edit]

Investments [edit]

Current [edit]

Past [edit]

List of television shows and films [edit]

Saban Music Group [edit]

(This is a list of shows and films that Saban Music Group provided the music for.)

Warner Communications acquired Saban Records first catalog of music for about $6 million in 1986. Bug Music has since acquired the post-1986 to 2010 catalog of music from Saban Music Group.[8]

Saban Entertainment Group [edit]

(This is a list of shows made with its virtual studio)

Saban Brands [edit]

(This is a list of shows made and/or owned by Saban Capital Group subsidiary Saban Brands)

Broadcast Rights Only [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Barnes, Brooks (May 5, 2010). "Haim Saban Goes Into Brand Management". New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c "Mogul Saban buys back Power Rangers from Disney". Google News. Associated Press. May 12, 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Broadcasting Media Partners Completes Acquisition of Univision". Saban. March 29, 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  4. ^ "Tiger Gate". Saban. Retrieved November 28, 2010. 
  5. ^ Szalai, Georg (April 5, 2010). "Saban joins Lionsgate in running Tiger Gate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 28, 2010. 
  6. ^ "Haim Saban". Saban. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  7. ^ name=nyr>"Haim Saban, producer, in Hollywood, Washington, Israel". The New Yorker. May 10, 2010. p. 12. Retrieved November 5, 2010. 
  8. ^ a b Crowe, Deborah (October 4, 2010). "Bug Music Gets Rights to Saban Music Catalog". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved October 4, 2010. 
  9. ^ a b Ball, Ryan (October 4, 2006). "Saban Launches Virtual Studio". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2012. 
  10. ^ "MNC Lego 7.5% Sahamnya ke Saban Capital Rp1.000/Saham". Economy.okezone.com. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2012-09-11. 
  11. ^ Saban Capital buys 5 percent Of MNC's Stake - Retrieved March 17, 2012
  12. ^ Media Nusantara Citra - Retrieved March 17, 2012
  13. ^ MNC Sky Vision Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  14. ^ 4Kids sells Yu-Gi-Oh CW Network related assets jointly to konami kidsco. Anime News Network. June 26, 2012. Accessed June 2012.
  15. ^ Christman, Ed. "Exclusive: David Renzer, Former UMPG Chairman/CEO, Named Saban Capital Group's Pres. Music Ventures". Billboard Biz. Retrieved 6 August 2012. 
  16. ^ Bond, Paul (August 10, 2010). "Disney's Q3 boosted by TV operations profit; Power Rangers sale added $43 million to coffers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2010. 
  17. ^ a b Littleton, Cynthia (May 12, 2010). "Saban re-acquires rights to 'Rangers'". Variety. Retrieved 13 May 2010. 
  18. ^ "Power Rangers morph back into Haim Saban's hands, will air on Nickelodeon". Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010. 
  19. ^ "Billionaire Saban buys Julius monkey brand". Google News. Associated Press. August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  20. ^ "Saban Acquires Leading Lifestyle Company Paul Frank Industries". BusinessWire. August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  21. ^ Brands, Saban (July 07, 2011). "The Power Rider TradeMark Confirmed". JeFusion. 
  22. ^ "4Kids to Sell Yu-Gi-Oh! Assets to Kidsco for US$10 Million (Updated)". AnimeNewsNetwork. May 1, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  23. ^ "4Kids Entertainment Adjourns Section 363 Auction". 4Kids Entertainment. June 8, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  24. ^ Whittock, Jesse (June 11, 2012). "4Kids bidders tussle over assets". C21Media. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  25. ^ "Konami to Get 4Kids' Yu-Gi-Oh! Assets Under Proposed Deal". AnimeNewsNetwork. June 16, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  26. ^ "4Kids Sells Yu-Gi-Oh!, CW Network-Related Assets Jointly to Konami, Kidsco". AnimeNewsNetwork. June 26, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  27. ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (July 2, 2012). "Saban Brands to rebuild CW toon block". Variety. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  28. ^ Marcucci, Carl (July 3, 2012). "The CW signs Saban Brands for kids block". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  29. ^ "Saban builds CW kids’ block". C21Media. July 3, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012. 
  30. ^ Dickson, Jeremy (July 3, 2012). "Saban and The CW launch kids TV block". KidScreen. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  31. ^ "'Power Rangers' Backer Saban to Reenter Kiddie TV". Advertising Age. July 12, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  32. ^ "Saban Brands to launch Vortexx kid shows on The CW". Los Angeles Business. July 12, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  33. ^ Jeremy, Dickson (June 13, 2012). "Saban brings back the Popples". KidScreen. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  34. ^ "Saban Brands to Reintroduce, Refresh Popples Property". PRNewsWire. June 12, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  35. ^ "Topgrossing Zombie-Farm dev acquired by Saban". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 2012-09-11. 
  36. ^ "Saban Brands buys Zui". L.A. Biz. September 19, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  37. ^ Crowe, Deborah (September 19, 2012). "Saban Brands Acquires Kid-Safe Online Content Provider". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  38. ^ Dickson, Jeremy (September 19, 2012). "Saban acquires Zui, grows online kids content". KidScreen. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  39. ^ Crowe, Deborah (September 25, 2012). "Saban Brands Acquires Digimon Anime Brand". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved September 26, 2012. 
  40. ^ "Saban Brands Acquires Digimon Brand". BSCKids. September 25, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012. 
  41. ^ Dickson, Jeremy (September 27, 2012). "Saban Brands acquires Digimon franchise". KidScreen. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  42. ^ a b c United States Copyright Office Public Catalog Search the name "SCG Power Rangers".
  43. ^ a b c "Cynopsis: Kids! 09/19/11". Cynopsis. September 19, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011. 
  44. ^ a b c Pickard, Michael (September 16, 2011). "MarVista picks up live Turtles". C21Media. Retrieved September 19, 2011. 
  45. ^ http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/saban-plans-new-superhero-series
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  47. ^ Dickson, Jeremy (September 11, 2012). "MarVista to rep new Paul Frank series Julius Jr.". KidScreen. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  48. ^ Whittock, Jesse (September 11, 2012). "MarVista to rep Paul Frank toon". C21Media. Retrieved October 2, 2012. 
  49. ^ Brands, Saban. "Saban Brands to Develop My Pet Monsters Game". prnewswire. Retrieved 12 June 2012. 
  50. ^ "Programming Catalog: Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation". MarVista Entertainment. Retrieved September 16, 2011. 
  51. ^ Brands, Saban (July 07, 2011). "The Power Rider TradeMark Confirmed". JeFusion. 

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