Saban Brands Capital Group LLC is an American investment firm based in Los Angeles, California focused on media, entertainment, and communications investments.
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13 Facts About Saban Brands
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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.
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Saban Brands ended up terminating its deal to acquire Panavision on March 1,2019.
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On May 12,2010, it was announced that Saban Brands bought back the Power Rangers franchise from Disney for $43 million 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.
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On September 19,2012, Saban Brands announced that they acquired Zui provider of Kid-Safe Online content.
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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.
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In October 2013, Saban Brands shut down The Playforge because of poor game sales.
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Saban Brands developed its first two properties, Kibaoh Klashers and Treehouse Detectives, as animated series which were picked up by Netflix in October 2016.
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In February 2018, Saban Brands appointed Hasbro as the global master toy licensee for Power Rangers in April 2019 with a future option to purchase the franchise.
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On May 1,2018, Saban Brands agreed to sell Power Rangers and other entertainment assets to Hasbro for US$522 million in cash and stock, with the sale expected to close in the second quarter.
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Only nine existing employees out of sixty would be retained by SCG, and the Saban Brands subsidiary ended operations upon the closure of business on December 1,2018.
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On May 6,2014, Saban Brands Capital announced the launch of Saban Brands Films, a distribution company that will acquire yearly 8 to 10 feature films for the North American market.
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Saban Brands Group is a top contributor to the Democratic Party.
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