Saban Capital Group

"Saban" redirects here. For people with the name, see Saban (name). For other uses, see Saban (disambiguation).
For the defunct entertainment company, see Saban Entertainment.
Saban Capital Group, Inc.
Private corporation
Industry Investment for Entertainment, Media & Communications
Predecessor Saban Entertainment
Founded 2001 (2001)
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 production
Divisions Saban Entertainment Group
Saban Films
SCG Power Rangers LLC
ZAG Animation Studios
(50% joint venture with ZAG Entertainment [1]
Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.
Subsidiaries Saban Real Estate
Saban Brands
Website saban.com

Saban Capital Group, Inc. 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,[2][3] part of Univision Communications,[4] and part of Celestial Tiger Entertainment.[5][6]

Saban Music Group

Saban Music Group was formed in 1983 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]

SB and Lionsgate Films announced in May 2014 they are partnering on a new Power Ranger feature picture to hopefully launch a series of Power Ranger films.[41] By August 4, Saban Brands sold KidZui to Leapfrog Enterprises.[42] Later on, Macbeth Footwear was acquired by Saban Brands, and in December, SB 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

Investments

Current

Past

List of television shows and films

Saban Music Group

(Shows and films that Saban Music Group produced 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.[9]

Saban Entertainment Group

Saban Brands

Current rights

(Created and/or owned by Saban Capital Group subsidiary Saban Brands)

Former rights

Saban Films

(North American distribution rights)

Release Date Title
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
March 18, 2016 The Confirmation
April 14, 2016 The Trust
April 22, 2016 A Hologram for the King
April 29, 2016 I Am Wrath
May 30, 2016 USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage[56]
July 8, 2016 Cell
July 22, 2016 Skiptrace
September 16, 2016 31
March 24, 2017 Power Rangers
Summer 2017 Jak and Daxter
TBA Standoff
Backtrack

References

  1. ↑ "Haim Saban Launches Animation Studio With Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan". Hollywood Reporter. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  2. 1 2 Barnes, Brooks (May 5, 2010). "Haim Saban Goes Into Brand Management". New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mogul Saban buys back Power Rangers from Disney". Google News. Associated Press. May 12, 2010. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Broadcasting Media Partners Completes Acquisition of Univision". Saban. March 29, 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Tiger Gate". Saban. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  6. ↑ Szalai, Georg (April 5, 2010). "Saban joins Lionsgate in running Tiger Gate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Haim Saban". Saban. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  8. ↑ "Haim Saban, producer, in Hollywood, Washington, Israel". The New Yorker. May 10, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  9. 1 2 Crowe, Deborah (October 4, 2010). "Bug Music Gets Rights to Saban Music Catalog". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  10. 1 2 Ball, Ryan (October 4, 2006). "Saban Launches Virtual Studio". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "MNC Lego 7.5% Sahamnya ke Saban Capital Rp1.000/Saham". Economy.okezone.com. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  12. ↑ Saban Capital buys 5 percent Of MNC's Stake - Retrieved March 17, 2012
  13. ↑ Media Nusantara Citra - Retrieved March 17, 2012
  14. ↑ MNC Sky Vision Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  15. ↑ 4Kids sells Yu-Gi-Oh CW Network related assets jointly to konami kidsco. Anime News Network. June 26, 2012. Accessed June 2012.
  16. ↑ Christman, Ed. "Exclusive: David Renzer, Former UMPG Chairman/CEO, Named Saban Capital Group's Pres. Music Ventures". Billboard Biz. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  17. 1 2 Yamato, Jen (May 6, 2014). "Cannes: Haim Saban Launches North American Distribution Co. Ahead Of Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  18. ↑ 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.
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  35. ↑ "Topgrossing Zombie-Farm dev acquired by Saban". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
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  40. ↑ Ligman, Kris (October 25, 2013). "Report: Playforge to shutter, entire staff facing layoff". Gamasutra. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  41. ↑ Fleming, Mike, Jr. (May 7, 2014). "Lionsgate, Saban Brands Reboot ‘Power Rangers’ As Pic Franchise". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  42. ↑ Perez, Sarah (August 4, 2014). "LeapFrog Buys Kid’s Web Browser Maker KidZui". TechCrunch (AOL.com). Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  43. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Padovano, Joanna (December 12, 2014). "Saban Brands Expands with New Lifestyle & Entertainment Units". World Screen (WSN INC.). Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  44. 1 2 Traill-Nash, Glynis (January 6, 2015). "Surfwear label Mambo bought by US company Saban Brands". The Australian. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  45. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  46. ↑ Spangler, Todd. "Disney Invests in Viral-Content Startup Playbuzz as Part of $15 Million Round". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  47. 1 2 3 United States Copyright Office Public Catalog Search the name "SCG Power Rangers".
  48. 1 2 3 "Cynopsis: Kids! 09/19/11". Cynopsis. September 19, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
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  52. ↑ "Saban Listed as Promoting Smile Precure to Licensees as Glitter Force". Anime News Network. September 24, 2015.
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  56. ↑ "Cannes: Nicolas Cage’s ‘USS Indianapolis’ Bought by Saban Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

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