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Saban Brands
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Netflix builds LEGO, CiTV partnerships
Netflix has commissioned six original kids series, one from the LEGO Group and another from…
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Schwartz, Dekel to aid UYoung with int’l launch
Kids TV veterans Sander Schwartz and Elie Dekel are to help Chinese media group UYoung…
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Ex-Nick exec joins Saban Brands
Former Nickelodeon senior VP Rick Magallanes is joining Saban Brands. Magallanes left Nick Animation Studio…
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Saban Brands names CEO after Dekel exit
Saban Brands is getting its first CEO in the shape of the president of Hello…
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Dekel to exit Saban Brands
Elie Dekel is leaving Saban Brands, the intellectual property arm of Saban Capital Group. Dekel…
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Four original kids series for Netflix
Streaming service Netflix has lined up another four original kids series. The shows are Cirque…
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NATPE announces Prague newbies
NATPE says a raft of new companies are signed up for its flagship European event,…
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Celestial Tiger pounces on Chinese kids opportunity
Celestial Tiger Entertainment announced its entry into a very crowded space last month when it…
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News brief: Saban hires distribution director
Saban Brands has recruited Zofia Karpinska as director of distribution. She joins from London-based producer/distributor…
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Netflix orders Popples kids show
US streaming service Netflix has ordered a 26x30mins kids series based on the Popples brand….
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Saban returns to distribution with new division
Saban Brands has launched a new international content sales unit. Saban Brands founder Haim Saban…
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News brief: Saban hires former Hub, CBS exec for digital
Saban Brands has hired Kendall Doty as VP of digital. Doty was most recently at…
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Saban hires strategy exec
Saban Brands, the TV and brand owning division of Saban Capital, has hired Daniel Castle…
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Discovery, BSkyB could make joint Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK…
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News brief: Julius Jr heading for Discovery Kids
Saban Brands’ pre-schooler Julius Jr. will broadcast on Latin American pay channel Discovery Kids. The…
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Asia’s super heroes
Are Asian television companies finding new ways to reboot the animated boys’ action genre? Jesse…
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Marvista sees double
MarVista has just hit double figures – and figures miniseries, kids, features and TV movies…
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Saban and Nickelodeon extend Power Rangers deal
Saban Brands and kids network Nickelodeon have extended their deal for the Power Rangers TV…
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Saban and The CW’s Vortexx swallows three new kids shows
Vortexx, the kids programming block on US broadcast network The CW, has unveiled its new…
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Nottingham Forest sends Sendokai into Saban’s Vortexx
Spanish indie producer Nottingham Forest has sold its animated series Sendokai Champions to Vortexx, the…
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Shine America staffs up, poaches Saban, NBCU execs
Shine’s Shine America division has hired new marketing and research bosses. Rob Hughes has joined…
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Saban rejigs and staffs up for new licensing division
Saban Brands has upped several executives and hired a new VP as it launches a…
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Saban Brands appoints ex-Viggle CEO as COO
Power Rangers owner Saban Brands has appointed Janet Scardino to the role of COO. Scardino,…
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Kabillion and Saban team for Vortexx channel
Moonscoop’s kids VOD service Kabillion has teamed with Saban Brands to launch a Vortexx VOD…
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4K Media scores first major deal for Yu-Gi-Oh!
Konami’s 4K Media has scored its major programming deal for the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime brand since…
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Lovefilm powers up with Saban deal
Amazon-owned online video-on-demand service provider Lovefilm has struck a deal with Saban Brands to bring…