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[[Category:Television production companies of the United States]]
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Revision as of 08:01, 16 April 2011

This article is about Saban Entertainment. For Saban Entertainment Group, see Saban Capital Group.
Saban Entertainment
IndustryAnimation, Production
PredecessorSaban International
Fox Children's Productions
Founded1984
Defunct2002
FateAcquired by The Walt Disney Company
SuccessorBVS Entertainment
Saban Capital Group
HeadquartersLos Angeles California United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Haim Saban
Shuki Levy
ProductsChildren's television shows

Saban Entertainment (along with Saban International, which operated outside the US), was a Worldwide-served independent American television production company formed in 1984 by music and television producers Haim Saban[1] and Shuki Levy as "Saban Productions", a U.S. subsidiary of "Saban International Paris". (now SIP Animation)

This company was known for importing, dubbing, and adapting several Japanese series such as, Maple Town (...Stories), Noozles (Fushigi na Koala Blinky and Printy), Samurai Pizza Cats (Kyatto Ninden Teyande), Dragon Ball Z and the first three Digimon series to North America and international markets for syndication, including both animation and live action shows.

Saban was involved in the co-production of French/American animated shows created by Jean Chalopin for DIC Entertainment. Some of these early 1980s co-productions were Camp Candy, Ulysses 31, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, and The Mysterious Cities of Gold (the third of which was a Japanese co-production).

Saban is also notable for their various toku adapts, which include Power Rangers (based on the Super Sentai series), Beetleborgs (based on Juukou B-Fighter), VR Troopers (featuring elements of Metal Hero Series Uchuu Keiji Shaider, Jikuu Senshi Spielban and Choujinki Metalder), and Masked Rider (an original interpretation using scenes from the Japanese Kamen Rider Black RX).

Saban has also provided music for various TV programs, such as Super Mario Bros. Super Show and Inspector Gadget.

History

Early operation

File:Saban 1993 logo.jpg
Saban logo used from 1988 - 1996, that consists of a globe containing the word "SABAN" above three contrasting lines which partially penetrate the globe.[2]

Saban Entertainment was formed in 1984 as "Saban Productions". The First Saban Logo depicted a Saturn-Like Planet with the word "Saban" going across the Planet's Ring. The Planet also had 5 Lines under the word "Productions". Several years later, the company also established "Saban International" (now Disney-ABC International Television), for international distribution of its shows (note: though used interchangeably with "Saban International Paris", they were technically two different entities). Then, in 1988 the company renamed itself "Saban Entertainment".

‎In 1986, Saban Productions bought the foreign rights to the DIC Entertainment library of children’s programming, and then sold the rights to Jean Chalopin.[3] DIC then sued Saban for damages and in 1991, DIC and Saban reached a settlement.[4]

In 1996, Fox Children's Productions merged with Saban Entertainment to form Fox Kids Worldwide.[5][6][7]

Renaming

On July 23, 2001, it was announced that the group would be sold to The Walt Disney Company as part of the sale of Fox Family Worldwide (now ABC Family Worldwide Inc.) by Haim Saban and News Corporation,[8] and on October 24, 2001, the sale was completed[1][9] and the group was renamed BVS Entertainment. Saban Entertainment's last program produced was Power Rangers Time Force, with Power Rangers Wild Force being in pre-production.

List of television shows and films

(With the exception of Pinocchio, produced by "Saban International Paris" feature "Saban's" in their title.)

1960s

Acquired from New World Communications. Originally produced by Grantray-Lawrence Animation.

1970s

Acquired from New World Communications. Originally produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (later became Marvel Productions).

1980s

The Marvel Comics-based series were acquired from New World Communications. They were originally produced by Marvel Productions.

1990s to 2000s

The Marvel Comics-based series were acquired from New World Communications. They were originally produced by Marvel Productions.

2000s

Media releases

Most Saban owned media from the early 1990s made its way to VHS in most regions. However, from the late nineties on, almost all Saban owned entities were only released as Region 4 (Australia). According to current rights holders in the US, Buena Vista Entertainment, which acquired it through their buyout of the Fox Family Channel, they currently have no plans to release these films on to DVD, instead, some of it is seen on their daughter network, Disney XD, and originally was seen on Toon Disney and ABC Family before the decease of Jetix in the US.

Saban's library

Although most of Saban's library is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company, there are a few exceptions:

  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, and Digimon: The Movie are owned and controlled by 20th Century Fox.
  • Casper: A Spirited Beginning and Casper Meets Wendy are owned by Classic Media.
  • On May 12, 2010, it was announced that Haim Saban, through his newly formed Saban Brands company, had re-acquired the ownership rights to the Power Rangers franchise.[10]
  • Many DIC Entertainment-co-produced shows, including Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors and Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling, are owned by Cookie Jar Entertainment, Camp Candy, which was owned by BVS Entertainment/The Walt Disney Company unti 2011.
  • Addams Family Reunion and Richie Rich's Christmas Wish are owned by Warner Bros.

References

  1. ^ a b "Haim Saban". Saban. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  2. ^ "Trademark for "Saban"". USPTO. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  3. ^ "Haim Saban, producer, in Hollywood, Washington, Israel". The New Yorker. May 10, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved November 4, 2010. {{cite news}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  4. ^ "Haim Saban, producer, in Hollywood, Washington, Israel". The New Yorker. May 10, 2010. p. 4. Retrieved November 4, 2010. {{cite news}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  5. ^ "Fox Family Worldwide Inc". Saban. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  6. ^ "Haim Saban, producer, in Hollywood, Washington, Israel". The New Yorker. May 10, 2010. p. 5. Retrieved November 4, 2010. {{cite news}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  7. ^ Hillier, Barry (November 1, 1996). "Fox Kids Worldwide is born". Kidscreen. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  8. ^ "News Corp. and Haim Saban Reach Agreement to Sell Fox Family Worldwide to Disney for $5.3 Billion". saban. July 23, 2001. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  9. ^ "Haim Saban, producer, in Hollywood, Washington, Israel". The New Yorker. May 10, 2010. p. 6. Retrieved November 4, 2010. {{cite news}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  10. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (2010-05-12). "Saban re-acquires rights to 'Rangers' – Entertainment News, TV News, Media – Variety". Retrieved 2010-05-12.
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