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This list article details programming libraries produced and/or distributed by the divisions and subsidiaries of BVS Entertainment , formerly Saban Entertainment, a currently-dormant subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company, whose rights are managed with a few exceptions under its sub-division ABC Family Worldwide and distributed by Disney Platform Distribution.
Between 1980 and 2002, the company produced and distributed animated programs through two branches; Saban Entertainment and Saban International Paris. while the production and distribution of live-action TV shows and movies was carried out through three separate branches; Saban Entertainment, Saban/Sherick Productions and Libra Pictures, targeting different audiences, especially adults.
As a result of acquisitions, agreements and partnerships made during its period of operations, Saban Entertainment acquired some ownership, distribution or intellectual property rights to animation libraries such as Fox Children's Productions, New World Animation/Marvel Productions, DIC Entertainment, Créativité et Développement, and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. Saban began exclusively producing content for News Corporation's Fox Kids and Fox Family networks in 1998 and took over the global distribution of Fox Kids' pre-existing library. In addition, the company and its subsidiaries have collaborated with Canadian animation company CinéGroupe and European TV networks in the joint production of animated series. It has been involved in the co-production and distribution of animated series based on pre-existing characters and IPs from Marvel Comics and European comic book publishers, while cooperation was made when producing live-action programs with other U.S./Canadian production companies such as Shavick Entertainment and O'Hara-Horowitz Productions on films for television or the direct-to video market. In 2001, Disney terminated the operations of Saban/Sherick Productions and Libra Pictures after purchasing the company and its units. Following a series of re-brandings, the parent company BVS Entertainment (formerly Saban Entertainment) continued to produce the Power Rangers franchise, while SIP Animation (formerly Saban International Paris) continued to produce animation in collaboration with Fox Kids Europe/Jetix Europe for broadcast on Fox Kids and Jetix international networks. Following the acquisition in 2002, Buena Vista International Television took over the company's entire library and distribution network and continued distributing BVS shows until the shows were mostly vaulted by Disney in the late 2000s and BVS went dormant.
The company's main U.S. unit produced television shows as Saban Entertainment until the last quarter of 2002, when program production continued in a more limited manner as BVS Entertainment. However, the BVS corporate umbrella also remained the parent company, holding the company's subsidiaries, even though shows produced or distributed by subsidiaries of the company are not credited to BVS' name.
| Title | Year(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saban Entertainment | |||
| Kidd Video | 1984–85 | NBC | co-production with DIC Enterprises |
| Kissyfur | 1985–86 1988 | season 2 co-produced with DIC Enterprises for NBC Productions; music production for both seasons currently owned by Universal Television | |
| The Big Eyed Kids | 1985–91 | ABC | co-production with DIC Enterprises |
| Lazer Tag Academy | 1986–87 | NBC | co-production with Ruby-Spears Productions and Worlds of Wonder |
| No One But Dexter Barrett | 1987–91 | ABC | co-production with Bagdasarian Productions |
| ALF: The Animated Series | 1987–89 | NBC | co-production with DIC Enterprises for Alien Productions currently distributed by Shout! Studios |
| The New Archies | 1987 | co-production for DIC Enterprises currently owned by WildBrain | |
| Little Tina's Toddlers | 1987–94 | The Disney Channel | co-production with NBC Productions |
| ALF Tales | 1988–89 | NBC | co-production with DIC Enterprises for Alien Productions currently distributed by Shout! Studios |
| The Karate Kid | 1989 | co-production with DIC Enterprises for Columbia Pictures Television currently owned by Sony Pictures Television | |
| Gorgious in Space | 1989–91 | ABC | co-production with Children's Television Workshop |
| Camp Candy | 1989–92 | NBC/Syndication | seasons 1 and 2 co-produced with DIC Enterprises |
| Kid 'n Play | 1990 | NBC | co-production with Marvel Productions |
| The Princess Toadstool Show | 1991–1994 | The Disney Channel | co-production with DIC Enterprises (seasons 1–2) and Bagdasarian Productions (seasons 3–4) |
| Little Shop | 1991 | Fox Kids Network (U.S.) La Cinq (France) | co-production with Marvel Productions and Créativité et Développement |
| X-Men | 1992–97 | Fox Kids Network | co-production with Graz Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment Group |
| Lisa's Laboratory | 1993–1997 | ABC | co-production with PINGU Filmstudio Switzerland |
| Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol | 1994 | Fox Kids UK | co-production with Beijing Golden Panda Animation Company |
| BattleTech: The Animated Series | 1994 | Syndication | co-production with Worldwide Sports and Entertainment |
| Creepy Crawlers | 1994–96 | co-production with Abrams/Gentile Entertainment | |
| Aye, Aye Eyes | 1994–1997 | Fox Kids Network | co-production with Fox Children's Productions |
| Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic | 1995–96 | Syndication | |
| Little Mouse on the Prairie | 1996 | Showcase | co-production with Afanti International Animation Corp. [1] |
| Bureau of Alien Detectors | 1996 | UPN Kids | [2] |
| The Mouse and the Monster | 1996–97 | [2] | |
| Wile E. Coyote's Family Album | 1997–2001 | Disney Channel | co-production with PINGU Filmstudio Switzerland (seasons 1–3) and The Pygos Group (season 4) |
| Silver Surfer | 1998 | Fox Kids | co-production with Marvel Studios |
| Bad Dog | 1998–99 | Fox Family (U.S.) Teletoon (Canada) | co-production with CinéGroupe |
| Monster Farm | 1998–1999 | Fox Family | |
| The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs | 1998–99 | Fox Kids | [1] |
| Mad Jack the Pirate | 1998–99 | [1] | |
| Surf Sponge | 1999–2000 | Cartoon Network | co-production with United Plankton Pictures, Inc. |
| The Avengers: United They Stand | Fox Kids | co-production with Marvel Studios | |
| The Kids from Room 402 | 1999–2001 | Fox Family (U.S.) Teletoon (Canada) | co-production with CinéGroupe |
| Xyber 9: New Dawn | 1999–2000 | Fox Kids/Jetix | co-production with Laurel Way Productions Inc. |
| NASCAR Racers | 1999–2001 | Fox Kids | |
| Sabrina and Annabella's High School Magical | 1999–2002 | co-production with It's a Laugh Productions, The Harvey Entertainment Company (season 1), Harveytoons (season 2) and The Pygos Group (season 3) | |
| Spider-Man Unlimited | 1999–2001 | co-production with Marvel Studios | |
| Action Man | 2000–01 | co-production with Mainframe Entertainment | |
| The New Little Lotta Show | 2000–2002 | co-production with United Plankton Pictures, Inc. | |
| Pigs Next Door | 2000 | N/A | co-production with EM.TV and Wavery B.V. |
| What's with Andy? | 2001–02 | Fox Family (U.S.) Teletoon (Canada) Fox Kids (international) | season 1 only; co-production with CinéGroupe [3] [4] |
The company also produced and/or distributed the following live action TV series:
| Title | Year(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saban Entertainment | |||
| Bio-Man | 1986 | N/A | unaired pilot |
| I'm Telling! | 1987–88 | NBC | co-production with DIC Enterprises |
| Treasure Mall | 1988 | Syndication | |
| 2 Hip 4 TV | 1988 | NBC | |
| Offshore Television | 1988–89 | Syndication | co-production with King World R&D Network |
| Couch Potatoes | 1989 | Syndication | |
| Video Power | 1990–92 | Syndication | co-production with Acclaim Entertainment and Bohbot Entertainment |
| Scorch | 1992 | CBS | co-production with Allan Katz Productions and Honeyland Productions for Lorimar Television |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | 1993–95 | Fox Kids Network | |
| Mad Scientist Toon Club | 1993–94 | Syndication | |
| VR Troopers | 1994–96 | Syndication | [5] |
| Sweet Valley High | 1994–97 | Syndication/UPN Kids | co-production with Teen Dream Productions |
| Masked Rider | 1995–96 | Fox Kids Network/Syndication | [5] |
| Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers | 1996 | Fox Kids Network | |
| Power Rangers Zeo | |||
| Big Bad Beetleborgs | 1996–98 | Fox Kids | [5] |
| Power Rangers Turbo | 1997 | ||
| Breaker High | 1997–98 | UPN Kids | co-produced with Shavick Entertainment |
| Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | 1997–98 | Fox Kids | [5] |
| The All New Captain Kangaroo | 1997–98 | Syndication/Fox Family | |
| Power Rangers in Space | 1998 | Fox Kids | |
| Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog | 1998–99 | [5] | |
| The New Addams Family | 1998–99 | Fox Family | |
| Power Rangers Lost Galaxy | 1999 | Fox Kids | |
| Big Wolf on Campus | 1999–2002 | Fox Family (U.S.) YTV (Canada) | co-produced with Telescene (seasons 1–2) and CinéGroupe (season 3) [6] |
| Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | 2000 | Fox Kids | |
| Power Rangers Time Force | 2001 | ||
| Los Luchadores | 2001 | co-produced with Shavick Entertainment [5] | |
| BVS Entertainment | |||
| Power Rangers Wild Force | 2002 | Fox Kids/ABC Kids | |
| Power Rangers Ninja Storm | 2003 | ABC Kids | |
| Power Rangers Dino Thunder | 2004 | ABC Family | |
| Power Rangers S.P.D. | 2005 | ABC Family/Toon Disney | |
| Power Rangers Mystic Force | 2006 | Toon Disney | |
| Power Rangers Operation Overdrive | 2007 | ||
| Power Rangers Jungle Fury | 2008 | ||
| Power Rangers RPM | 2009 | ABC Kids | |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (re-version) | 2010 | ||
When the company was named Saban International Paris, some of their shows featured the "Saban's" corporate bug in their title although Saban Entertainment itself is not listed. BVS Entertainment was not credited in SIP Animation shows produced after 2002 but BVS International N.V. remained the respective owner of the rights to the SIP Animation name, brand, logo and trademark after 2002. [7]
| Title | Year(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saban International Paris | |||
| Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid | 1991 | Fuji Television (Japan) Antenne 2 (France) Syndication (U.S.) | co-production with Hexatel and Fuji Eight Co., Ltd. |
| Saban's Around the World in Eighty Dreams | 1992–93 | Canal+/TF1 (France) Amazin' Adventures (U.S.) | |
| Saban's Gulliver's Travels | 1992–93 | France 2/Canal+ (France) Amazin' Adventures (U.S.) | |
| Journey to the Heart of the World | 1993–94 | Canal+/France 3 | co-production with Media Films TV, Dargaud Films and Belvision Studios |
| Space Strikers | 1995–96 | M6 (France) SBS (South Korea) UPN Kids (U.S.) | |
| Iznogoud | 1995 | Children's BBC (UK) France 2/Canal+ (France) RTL 4 (Netherlands) | co-production with P.I.A. S.A. |
| Saban's The Why Why Family | 1996–97 | Fox Kids (international) France 3 (France) Das Erste(Germany) Syndication (U.S.) | |
| Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist | 1996–97 | TF1 (France) Syndication (U.S.) | |
| Saban's Sissi the Princess | 1997–98 | Rai Uno (Italy) France 3 (France) Das Erste (Germany) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Canada) | co-production with CinéGroupe and Ventura Film Distributors B.V. |
| Walter Melon | 1997–98 | Fox Kids (international) France 2/Canal+ (France) Das Erste (Germany) CITV (UK) | |
| Pinkie and the Legend of Laundry Pets | 1998–2000 | Fox Kids (International) France 3 (France) CITV (UK) | co-production with Gaumont Multimedia |
| Diabolik: Track of the Panther | 1999–2001 | Fox Kids (international) Italia 1 (Italy) M6 (France) | co-production with Astorina, Ashi Productions and Sae-Rom Animation in the participation of CNC [8] |
| Jim Button | 1999–2000 | Fox Kids (international) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Canada) TF1 (France) Der Kinderkanal (Germany) | co-production with CinéGroupe, WDR, Ventura Film Distributors B.V., ARD/Degeto and Thomas Haffa/EM.TV & Merchandising AG |
| Wunschpunsch | 2000–01 | Télévision de Radio-Canada (Canada) TF1 (France) KI.KA (Germany) | co-production with CinéGroupe and Ventura Film Distributors B.V. |
| Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus | 2001–02 | Fox Kids (international) TF1 (France) | |
| SIP Animation | |||
| Gadget & the Gadgetinis | 2002–03 | Fox Kids (international) M6 (France) Five (UK) | co-production for DIC Entertainment |
| What's with Andy? | 2003–04 | Fox Kids (international) Teletoon (Canada) Super RTL (Germany) | season 2; co-production with CinéGroupe |
| The Tofus | 2004–05 | Jetix (international) France 3 (France) Teletoon (Canada) | co-production with CinéGroupe |
| W.I.T.C.H. | 2004–06 | Jetix (U.S.) France 3 (France) | co-production with The Walt Disney Company |
| A.T.O.M. – Alpha Teens on Machines | 2005–07 | Jetix | |
| Combo Niños | 2008 | Jetix (international) TF1 (France) | |
The company also produced and/or distributed the following live action and animated films. Many of Saban Entertainment's television and direct-to video movies targeted older audiences.
Live-action films
Animated films/specials
These programs were distributed by Saban Entertainment beginning in 1996, when Saban merged with Fox Children's Network to form Fox Kids Worldwide. [11] Due to this partnership, the New World Animation assets purchased by Fox were transferred to Saban Entertainment. [12] After Disney's purchase of Fox Kids Worldwide in 2001, the shows moved to the Buena Vista International Television catalogue. [13] Although Disney held some rights to Marvel-related animated series through BVS Entertainment [14] [15] before Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment, copyrights to shows based on Marvel Comics characters were not directly owned by BVS Entertainment. [16] The remaining rights to these Marvel-branded shows were completely transferred to Marvel Entertainment with Disney's acquisition of Marvel in 2009. Disney gained further rights to the New World Animation/Marvel Productions library following its acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019. [17] [18]
In December 1995, Saban International N.V. purchased from Vesical Limited its interest and international rights to certain television programs originally produced by DIC Entertainment. Vesical's assets included non-U.S. rights to series such as Inspector Gadget , Heathcliff and Dennis the Menace . [11] Disney later returned these rights to DIC in 2006.
The rights to Créativité et Développement shows (including the adaptation rights to Diabolik ) were transferred to Saban Entertainment as a result of Saban's French subsidiary, Saban International Paris, purchasing C&D in April 1996 and absorbing the company in 1998. C&D retained a few shows produced by DIC Audiovisuel after DIC Enterprises split off from it in 1987.
Marvel Productions/New World Animation
Fox Children's Productions
Créativité & Développement
DIC Audiovisuel / DIC Enterprises (pre-1990)
The company also dubbed and/or distributed the following foreign TV series in English.
| Title | Year(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Favorite Fairy Tales | 1986 | Direct-to-video | Studio Unicorn episodes owned in perpetuity by The Walt Disney Company |
| Macron 1 | 1986–87 | Syndication | |
| Maple Town | 1987 | Syndication/Nickelodeon | co-production with Tonka and The Maltese Companies |
| A Christmas Adventure | 1987 | Syndication | TV special; co-produced with DIC Entertainment |
| Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | 1988–89 | Nickelodeon | Currently distributed by Discotek Media |
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | 1988 | HBO | |
| Tales of Little Women | 1988–89 | HBO | |
| Noozles | 1988 | Nick Jr. | |
| The Hallo Spencer Show | 1989 | BBC Two | |
| Ox Tales | 1989 | Nine Network | |
| Wowser | 1989 | CBN Family Channel | |
| Maya the Bee | 1989–90 | Nick Jr. | |
| Bumpety Boo | 1989 | Family Channel | |
| Peter Pan: The Animated Series | 1990 | N/A | |
| Pinocchio: The Series | 1990 | HBO | |
| Dragon Warrior | 1990 | Syndication | |
| The Littl' Bits | 1990 | Nick Jr. | |
| Funky Fables/Sugar and Spice | 1991 | Direct-to-video | |
| Samurai Pizza Cats | 1991 | Children's ITV | Currently distributed by Discotek Media [2] |
| Bob in a Bottle | 1992 | YTV | |
| Jungle Tales | 1992 | YTV | |
| Rock 'n Cop | 1992 | N/A | |
| Three Little Ghosts "Afraid of the Dark" | 1992 | Super Écran | |
| Tic Tac Toons | 1992 | Syndication | anthology series consisting of The Wacky World of Tic & Tac and Eggzavier the Eggasaurus |
| Huckleberry Finn | 1993 | N/A | |
| Shuke and Beita | 1993 | N/A | |
| Button Nose | 1994 | N/A | |
| Honeybee Hutch | 1995–96 | N/A | |
| Teknoman | 1995–96 | UPN Kids | |
| Eagle Riders | 1996–97 | Syndication | |
| Dragon Ball Z | 1996–98 | Syndication | TV distributor and music production for the original English dub of the first two seasons [19] [20] [2] |
| Super Pig | 1997 | N/A | |
| Willow Town | 1997 | N/A | |
| Bit the Cupid | 1998 | N/A | |
| Bob and Scott | 1998 | Fox Family | interstitial series; aired as part of Mister Moose's Fun Time |
| Digimon: Digital Monsters | 1999–2003 | Fox Kids/UPN | 2002–03 episodes renamed by Sensation Animation Currently distributed by Discotek Media |
| Hello Kitty's Paradise | 2000 | Fox Family | |
| Flint the Time Detective | 2000 | Fox Kids | |
| Dinozaurs | 2000 | ||
| Escaflowne | 2000 | Fox Kids (U.S.) YTV (Canada) | |
| Shinzo | 2000–01 | ABC Family | broadcast in 2002 and 2005 |
| Hatsumei Boy Kanipan | 2001 | Unfinished | |
| Mon Colle Knights | 2001–02 | Fox Kids | |
| Transformers: Robots in Disguise | 2001–02 | ||
| Slayers | 2001 | Unfinished | |
| Title | Year(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses 31 | 1981–82 | FR3 RTL Télé Luxembourg | produced by DIC Audiovisuel and Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| The Mysterious Cities of Gold | 1982–83 | Antenne 2 NHK General TV RTL Télévision | produced by DIC Audiovisuel, M.K., NHK and CLT-UFA |
| Inspector Gadget | 1983–85 | Syndication FR3 | produced by DIC Enterprises, LBS Communications, Nelvana (season 1) & Field Communications (season 1) |
| The Littles | 1983–85 | ABC | produced by DIC Enterprises and ABC Entertainment |
| Saturday Supercade | 1983–84 | CBS | produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises |
| Mister T | 1983–85 | NBC | produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises |
| He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Syndication | produced by Filmation Associates and Mattel | |
| Poochie | 1984 | Syndication | TV special produced by DIC Enterprises |
| Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats | 1984–85 | Syndication FR3 | produced by DIC Enterprises, McNaught Syndicate, LBS Communications, ICC TV Productions (season 1), Chris-Craft Television (season 2) and United Entertainment Group (season 2) |
| The Get Along Gang | 1984 | CBS | produced by DIC Enterprises and American Greetings |
| Wolf Rock TV | ABC | produced by DIC Enterprises and Dick Clark Productions | |
| Pole Position | CBS | produced by DIC Enterprises | |
| Going Bananas | NBC | produced by Janson-Menville Productions and Hanna-Barbera Productions | |
| Rainbow Brite | 1984–86 | Syndication | produced by DIC Enterprises, Hallmark Cards and LBS Communications |
| She-Ra: Princess of Power | 1985–87 | Syndication | produced by Filmation Associates and Mattel |
| It's Punky Brewster | 1985–86 | NBC | produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and NBC Productions |
| Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors | Syndication | produced by DIC Enterprises and SFM Entertainment | |
| M.A.S.K. | produced by DIC Enterprises and LBS Communications | ||
| Botts | 1986–87 | TF1 | produced by DIC Audiovisuel and SFP |
| Popples | 1986–87 | Syndication ( Kideo TV ) | produced by DIC Enterprises and American Greetings |
| The Real Ghostbusters | 1986–89 | ABC/Syndication | seasons 1-5; produced by DIC Enterprises and Columbia Pictures Television/Coca-Cola Telecommunications |
| Rambo: The Force of Freedom | 1986 | Syndication | produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and Carolco Pictures |
| Zoobilee Zoo | produced by DIC Enterprises, Hallmark Cards, BRB Productions and SFM Entertainment | ||
| Photon | 1986–87 | produced by DIC Enterprises and SFM Entertainment | |
| Dennis the Menace | 1986–88 | Syndication/CBS | produced by DIC Enterprises, General Mills, and Crawleys Animation (season 2) |
| Lady Lovely Locks | 1987 | Syndication (Kideo TV) | produced by DIC Enterprises and American Greetings |
| Beverly Hills Teens | Syndication | produced by DIC Enterprises | |
| Dinosaucers | 1987–88 | produced by DIC Enterprises and Coca-Cola Telecommunications | |
| Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater | 1987 | CBS | produced by DIC Enterprises, Sanrio, and MGM Television |
| Starcom: The U.S. Space Force | 1987–88 | Syndication | produced by DIC Enterprises and Coca-Cola Telecommunications |
| Sylvanian Families | |||
| Diplodo | 1988 | FR3 | produced by Créativité et Développement and Bandai |
| The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil | ABC | produced by DIC Enterprises, Bob Clampett Productions and Spümcø | |
| Hey Vern, It's Ernest! | CBS | produced by DIC Enterprises and Emshell Producers Group | |
| COPS | Syndication | produced by DIC Enterprises | |
| RoboCop | Syndication | produced by Marvel Productions and Orion Pictures | |
| Ring Raiders | 1989 | Syndication | produced by DIC Enterprises and Those Characters from Cleveland |
| The Karate Kid | NBC | produced by DIC Enterprises and Columbia Pictures Television | |
| Maxie's World | Syndication | produced by DIC Enterprises and Claster Television | |
| Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | 1990–91 | Fox Kids Network | produced by Marvel Productions and Fox Children's Productions |
| King Arthur and the Knights of Justice | 1992–93 | Syndication ( Amazin' Adventures ) | produced by Créativité et Développement, Golden Films, and Bohbot Entertainment |
With a few exceptions, the Fox Kids and Saban Entertainment television library is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company through BVS Entertainment. Since SIP Animation has been put into liquidation as of October 2023, [21] [22] BVS Entertainment also owns all remaining assets of Saban International Paris/SIP Animation [23] catalogue and a portion of the Créativité et Développement [24] library acquired by Saban before Disney took over the company.
Disney owns the W.I.T.C.H. IP rights as they were directly involved in the production itself (not just through Jetix Europe) and published the comic books the show was based on. Disney previously licensed A.T.O.M. to independent distributor Multicom Entertainment Group, particularly including digital distribution rights; Multicom's rights have since reverted to Disney. Contrary to popular belief none of the BVS/SIP assets were transferred or folded into The Walt Disney Company France.
Except for some definitive titles (such as Susie Q , Au Pair 1 and 2 , and Three Days ), it is unknown today how much of the BVS, Libra Pictures and Saban/Scherick films are owned by Disney, due to numerous co-productions or the transfer of certain home video/international distribution rights and/or copyrights to third parties in the years before Disney acquired Saban.
Power Rangers is an entertainment and merchandising franchise created by Haim Saban, Shuki Levy and Shotaro Ishinomori and built around a live-action superhero television series, based on Japanese tokusatsu franchise Super Sentai and currently owned by American toy and entertainment company Hasbro through a dedicated subsidiary, SCG Power Rangers LLC. It was first produced in 1993 by Saban Entertainment, which Saban sold to the Walt Disney Company and then brought back under his now-defunct successor company Saban Brands within his current company, Saban Capital Group, the Power Rangers television series takes much of its footage from the Super Sentai television series produced by Toei Company. The first Power Rangers entry, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, debuted on August 28, 1993, and helped launch the Fox Kids programming block of the 1990s, during which it catapulted into popular culture along with a line of action figures and other toys by Bandai. By 2001, the media franchise had generated over $6 billion in toy sales.
DIC Entertainment Corporation, branded as the Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production company that was mostly associated as an animation studio. As a now former division of The Walt Disney Company, DIC produced live-action feature films and licensed numerous anime series.
Marvel Productions, later known as New World Animation Ltd., was an American production company owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsidiary of News Corporation which was founded in 1981 as the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group, based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It later became a subsidiary of New World Entertainment and eventually of News Corporation.
20th Century Home Entertainment was a home video distribution arm that distributed films produced by 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, and 20th Century Animation and several third-party studios, as well as television series by 20th Television, Searchlight Television, 20th Television Animation, and FX Productions in home entertainment formats.
Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. is the home entertainment distribution arm of the Walt Disney Company. The division handles the distribution of Disney's films, television series, and other audiovisual content across digital formats and platforms.
ABC Family Worldwide is a subsidiary of the Disney ABC Networks division of The Walt Disney Company that operated American basic cable channel ABC Family and managed the programming libraries of Disney's former subsidiaries BVS Entertainment and Fox Kids/Jetix.
The Harvey Entertainment Company was the production arm of comic book publisher Harvey Comics. It was founded in 1957.
Disney Platform Distribution, Inc. is a business unit within Disney Entertainment that manages all third-party media sales efforts for distribution, affiliate marketing and affiliate-related business operations for all of the company's direct-to-consumer services and linear media networks; content sales agreements for Disney Entertainment and ESPN.
Studiopolis, Inc. is an American post-production studio located in Studio City, Los Angeles. It specializes in voiceover recording and dubbing for cartoon, anime, and video game projects. They were formerly known as Screenmusic Studios and then Studio E Productions until 2005. The studio is owned by Jamie Simone. It has another studio located in Burbank, California.
BVS Entertainment, Inc., previously known as Saban Productions, Saban Entertainment and Saban International, is a dormant subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company. Founded on April 24, 1980, as a music production company by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy, it slowly transitioned to or gravitated towards television production and distribution, where it is most known for producing and distributing children's programs for Fox Family/ABC Family and defunct channels Fox Kids and Jetix.
Jetix Europe N.V. was a European television broadcasting company that owned children's television channels and programming blocks across the Europe and Middle East, such as Jetix and Jetix Play.
SIP Animation was a French animation studio, and a defunct subsidiary of BVS Entertainment. By 2009, the company had produced over 390 hours of animated content.
Diabolik is an animated television series based on the Italian comic book series of the same name by Angela and Luciana Giussani. Developed by Charles Corton and written by Jean Cheville and Florence Sandis, the series was an international co-production between Saban Entertainment, Saban International Paris, M6 Métropole Télévision and Mediaset, with Asiatic animation services by Ashi Productions and Saerom Animation.
Créativité et Développement or C&D was a French animation studio founded in 1987 by Jean Chalopin. In April 1996, Chalopin sold the company, including its library to Saban International Paris, the latter being folded in October 2001 into The Walt Disney Company through BVS Entertainment.
