ZIV International
ZIV International was a television production and distribution company founded in 1971 by Irv Holender. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, it distributed Americanised versions of Japanese anime series, and produced and distributed celebrity biographies. WorldCat recognises 83 works in 97 publications.[1]
The company was later a subsidiary of Lorimar Productions.[2]
ZIV International has no relation with Ziv Television Programs (or its United Artists or MGM successors).
Shows produced or distributed
The following television shows were distributed and/or produced by ZIV International.[1][3] Production credits typically involve dubbing a foreign language release into English and/or Spanish, and replacing the soundtrack with one composed by Mark Mercury.
- Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor — Producer
- The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole — Distributor
- Candy Candy — Producer
- Captain Future — Distributor, Producer
- Captain Harlock — Producer
- Fables of the Green Forest — Distributor, Producer
- Gaiking — Producer
- Flower Angel — Distributor, Producer
- Force Five — Distributor
- The Gumby Show — Distributor
- James Dean: The First American Teenager — Distributor
- King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table — Distributor
- Little Lulu and Her Little Friends — Distributor, Producer
- Little Memole — Distributor, Producer
- Magnos the Robot — Producer
- Nickel Mountain — Distributor
- Space Angel — Distributor
- Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger — Producer
- Zukkoke Knight - Don De La Mancha — Distributor
References
- ^ a b Craig A. Parsons. "ZIV International". WorldCat. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "MGM/UA LAUNCHES MAJOR NEW INITIATIVE IN LICENSING AND MERCHANDISING -- FOUR NEW EXECUTIVES NAMED". PR Newswire Association LLC. 31 May 1994. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "ZIV International [us]". IMDb. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
External links
- ZIV International at Anime News Network's encyclopedia