Saban Capital Group
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Company type | Private corporation |
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Industry | Investment In Entertainment, Media, Merchandising & Communications |
Predecessor | Saban Entertainment |
Founded | 2010 |
Founder | Haim Saban |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Haim Saban (Chairman, CEO) Adam Chesnoff (President/COO) |
Products | Television show Motion Pictures Media Consumer Products |
Divisions | Saban Entertainment Group Saban Films SCG Power Rangers LLC ZAG Animation Studios (50% joint venture with ZAG Entertainment [1] |
Subsidiaries | Saban Real Estate Saban Brands Univision Communications (Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. - 20%) Celestial Tiger Entertainment (JV) |
Website | saban |
Saban Capital Group, Inc. is an American private equity investment firm based in Los Angeles, California focused on media, entertainment, and communications investments. Formed in 2010 by Haim Saban, Saban Capital Group owns Saban Brands,[2][3] part of Univision Communications,[4] and part of Celestial Tiger Entertainment.[5][6]
Saban Music Group
Saban Music Group was formed in 1980 by music and television producers Haim Saban[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
History
In October 2006, SCG's Saban Entertainment Group division announced the beginning of its virtual studio program for starting up and developing family entertainment.[10] 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.[4] On October 17, 2011, Saban Capital Group acquired 7.5% stake in Jakarta-based Indonesian largest integrated media company, Media Nusantara Citra.[11][12][13] 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.[14] 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.[15] In August 2012, Saban Capital Group launched a new music publishing division called "Music Ventures".[16]
On May 6, 2014, Saban Capital announced the launch of Saban Films, a distribution unit that will acquire yearly 8 to 10 feature films for the North American market.[17]
Saban Brands
On May 5, 2010, Saban Capital Group announced that it would start Saban Brands (SB), a successor company to Saban Entertainment dedicated to acquiring entertainment and consumer brands.[2] On May 12, 2010, it was announced that Saban Brands bought back the Power Rangers franchise from Disney for $43 million[18] 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.[3][19] It was also announced that Saban Brands is in negotiations to buy three other brands.[20] On August 17, 2010, it was announced that Saban Brands bought Paul Frank Industries.[21][22]
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.[23] 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.[24][25] 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 finalized 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.[26][27] On July 2, 2012, it was announced that Saban Brands, via Kidsco Media Ventures, would begin programming the block in the fall,[28][29][30][31] and on July 12, 2012 announced that the block would be named Vortexx, which launched on August 25, 2012 and ended on September 27, 2014.[32][33]
On June 12, 2012, it was announced that Saban Brands plans to reintroduce the Popples franchise with new merchandise in fall 2013.[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] On September 25, 2012, Saban Brands announced that they re-acquired the Digimon franchise and its most recent season, Digimon Fusion with Toei Animation handling Asian licensing & distribution and MarVista Entertainment handling all other global licensing & distribution.[37][38]
On July 3, 2013, it was announced that Saban Brands signed a deal to manage the distribution, licensing, and merchandising of Sendokai Champions in North America and Israel and be broadcast on the Vortexx.[39] In October 2013, Saban Brands shut down The Playforge because of poor game sales.[40]
Saban Brands and Lionsgate Films announced in May 2014 that they are planning to produce a new Power Rangers feature film, and would hopefully launch a Power Rangers film franchise.[41] By August 4, Saban Brands sold KidZui to Leapfrog Enterprises.[42] Later on, Macbeth Footwear was acquired by Saban Brands, and in December, Saban Brands formed two divisions Saban Brands Lifestyle Group and Saban Brands Entertainment Group to expand their holdings.[43] On January 6, 2014, it was announced that Saban Brands Lifestyle Group acquired Mambo Graphics.[44] On March 24, 2015, it was announced that Saban Brands Lifestyle Group had acquired Piping Hot.[45]
Units
- Saban Entertainment Group
- Saban Films[17]
- Saban Real Estate, LLC
- Saban Brands, LLC
- Saban Brands Lifestyle Group[43]
- Saban Brands Entertainment Group[43]
- SCG Power Rangers LLC
- SCG Characters LLC
Investments
Current
- Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) (JV)
- Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) 7.5% stake
- Taomee (minority stake)
- Playbuzz (2016)[46]
- Bustle
- IronSource
- Vessel
- Broadcasting Media Partners (20%)
- Univision Communications, Inc.
Past
List of television shows and films
Saban Music Group
(Shows and films that Saban Music Group produced music for)
- Action Man (2000 version)
- Addams Family Reunion
- Adventures of the Little Koala
- ALF: The Animated Series - AlfTales
- Big Bad Beetleborgs - Beetleborgs Metallix
- Blindfold: Acts of Obsession
- Breaker High
- Bureau of Alien Detectors
- Camp Candy
- Captain N: The Game Master
- Casper: A Spirited Beginning
- Casper Meets Wendy
- COPS
- Dennis the Menace (1986 animated series)
- Digimon Adventure - Adventure 02 - Tamers - Fusion
- Digimon: The Movie
- Dragon Ball Z (first two original dub seasons)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
- Eagle Riders
- Flint the Time Detective
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - She-Ra: Princess of Power
- Inspector Gadget (1983 animated series)
- Masked Rider
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie - Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
- Mon Colle Knights
- Mouse and the Monster
- NASCAR Racers
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
- Punky Brewster (a.k.a. It's Punky Brewster)
- Rusty: A Dog's Tale
- Shinzo
- Spider-Man - Unlimited
- Super Mario Bros. - The Legend of Zelda
- Teknoman
- Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic
- The Hitchhiker
- The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
- The New Archies
- The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 version)
- VR Troopers
- X-Men
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.[9]
Saban Entertainment Group
- Hollywood Star Dogs[10]
Saban Brands
- Current rights
(Created and/or owned by Saban Capital Group subsidiary Saban Brands)
- Beetleborgs[47][48][49]
- Cirque du Soleil Media[50]
- Cubix[27]
- Digimon[43] (all seasons and films)
- Emojiville[43]
- Julius Jr.[51][52]
- Kibaoh Klashers[53]
- Luna Petunia[43]
- Masked Rider[47]
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation[48][49][54]
- Popples[43]
- Power Rangers[3][19] (all seasons and films)
- VR Troopers[47][48][49]
- Former rights
- Sonic X (currently by Discotek Media)
- Glitter Force[55][56] (currently by Toei Animation)[57]
Saban Films
Release Date | Title | Notes |
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November 14, 2014 | The Homesman | |
March 20, 2015 | Tracers | |
April 24, 2015 | The Forger | |
July 24, 2015 | American Heist | |
August 21, 2015 | Some Kind of Beautiful | |
November 13, 2015 | Man Up | |
December 4, 2015 | MI-5 | |
February 12, 2016 | Standoff | |
February 26, 2016 | Backtrack | |
March 18, 2016 | The Confirmation | |
April 14, 2016 | The Trust | |
April 22, 2016 | A Hologram for the King | |
May 16, 2016 | I Am Wrath | |
June 10, 2016 | Cell | |
July 22, 2016 | Skiptrace | |
September 16, 2016 | 31 | |
October 14, 2016 | USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage[58] | |
November 11, 2016 | Come and Find Me | |
February 3, 2017 | War on Everyone | |
February 24, 2017 | The Girl with All the Gifts | |
March 24, 2017 | Power Rangers | |
April 7, 2017 | The Assignment | |
June 9, 2017 | The Hunter's Prayer | |
June 16, 2017 | Kill Switch | |
September 8, 2017 | Gun Shy | [59] |
October 20, 2017 | Killing Gunther | [60] |
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- ^ "Saban Listed as Promoting Smile Precure to Licensees as Glitter Force". Anime News Network. September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Saban Brands Gives Glitter Force Trademark to Toei Animation - The Tokusatsu Network". tokusatsunetwork.com. May 25, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "Cannes: Nicolas Cage's 'USS Indianapolis' Bought by Saban Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Saban Films Acquires Simon West's 'Gun Shy' Starring Antonio Banderas". Deadline. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Taran Killam & Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Killing Gunther' Acquired By Saban Films". Deadline. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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