| Re: CW Saturday morning block leased to Saban [message #9941] |
Wed, 04 July 2012 05:06  |
TMC
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On Jul 2, 5:15 pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056206?refCatId=14
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> Saban Brands to rebuild CW toon block
> Time lease for five-hour span acquired in bankruptcy sale from 4Kids
> By ANDREW WALLENSTEIN
>
> The CW is turning over its Saturday-morning animation block for kids
> to Saban Brands, the network announced Thursday.
>
> Pact comes days after the previous owner of the time lease to the
> five-hour block, 4Kids Entertainment, sold off assets in bankruptcy
> court to both Kidsco Media Ventures (a division of Saban) and Konami's
> 4K Acquisition Corp. for $15 million. Kidsco won the rights to the CW
> block as part of the selloff.
>
> The daypart will be rebranded and resupplied with new programming in
> the fall, though tentpole attractions "Power Rangers" and "Yu-Gi-Oh!"
> will stick around. A companion website will also be launched.
>
> Saban will assume responsibility for selling ads in the block, a
> portion of which will go to CW in exchange for the airtime.
>
> Financial terms nor the length of the deal were disclosed. The end of
> 4Kids's current five-year pact with CW was scheduled to expire in
> October.
>
> "The association with Saban and the programming and marketing they
> will bring to us will be a great asset for The CW and its affiliates
> on Saturday mornings," said CW chief operating officer John Maatta.
>
> In addition to oversight of the global phenomenon that is the
> "Rangers" franchise, which was bought from Disney in 2010, Saban has
> been in the Saturday-morning business before. In 1996, Haim Saban's
> company merged with Fox Kids to program toons for kids on Fox for a
> few years.
>
> "Saban Brands is back in the kids' television business in a big way,"
> said Elie Dekel, president of Saban Brands. "The broadcasting block
> represents a unique opportunity for us to be the premier destination
> for action/adventure and comedy on Saturday mornings, while delivering
> what kids want online and on mobile 24/7/365."
>
> 4Kids launched a The CW4Kids brand on CW in 2008 before rebranding as
> Toonzai two years later.
http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?296192-It-s-Of ficial-Guys!!-Saban-Got-The-CW-Block-And-There-BACK-In-Satur day-Mornings
http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?286705-4Kids-T alkback-Endgame-The-4Kids-Discussion-V11
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=39436786
http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?s=36cbca099a929f9c 9038fb10046a32dd&t=155387&page=17
http://forums.henshinjustice.com/showthread.php?p=1570041
http://www.google.com/#q=CW+Saban&hl=en&prmd=imvnsof d&psj=1&ei=IPjzT6vrM6qg2gWzz6XYBg&start=40&s a=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=c4dd5 e22da49d3bb&biw=1024&bih=630
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| Re: CW Saturday morning block leased to Saban [message #9944 is a reply to message #9941] |
Wed, 04 July 2012 10:36  |
ragnar
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Only one problem. CW Toonzai does not have Power Rangers on it. I
can't see Nick giving it up anytime soon.
On 7/4/2012 4:06 AM, TMC wrote:
> On Jul 2, 5:15 pm, David<dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056206?refCatId=14
>>
>> Saban Brands to rebuild CW toon block
>> Time lease for five-hour span acquired in bankruptcy sale from 4Kids
>> By ANDREW WALLENSTEIN
>>
>> The CW is turning over its Saturday-morning animation block for kids
>> to Saban Brands, the network announced Thursday.
>>
>> Pact comes days after the previous owner of the time lease to the
>> five-hour block, 4Kids Entertainment, sold off assets in bankruptcy
>> court to both Kidsco Media Ventures (a division of Saban) and Konami's
>> 4K Acquisition Corp. for $15 million. Kidsco won the rights to the CW
>> block as part of the selloff.
>>
>> The daypart will be rebranded and resupplied with new programming in
>> the fall, though tentpole attractions "Power Rangers" and "Yu-Gi-Oh!"
>> will stick around. A companion website will also be launched.
>>
>> Saban will assume responsibility for selling ads in the block, a
>> portion of which will go to CW in exchange for the airtime.
>>
>> Financial terms nor the length of the deal were disclosed. The end of
>> 4Kids's current five-year pact with CW was scheduled to expire in
>> October.
>>
>> "The association with Saban and the programming and marketing they
>> will bring to us will be a great asset for The CW and its affiliates
>> on Saturday mornings," said CW chief operating officer John Maatta.
>>
>> In addition to oversight of the global phenomenon that is the
>> "Rangers" franchise, which was bought from Disney in 2010, Saban has
>> been in the Saturday-morning business before. In 1996, Haim Saban's
>> company merged with Fox Kids to program toons for kids on Fox for a
>> few years.
>>
>> "Saban Brands is back in the kids' television business in a big way,"
>> said Elie Dekel, president of Saban Brands. "The broadcasting block
>> represents a unique opportunity for us to be the premier destination
>> for action/adventure and comedy on Saturday mornings, while delivering
>> what kids want online and on mobile 24/7/365."
>>
>> 4Kids launched a The CW4Kids brand on CW in 2008 before rebranding as
>> Toonzai two years later.
>
> http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?296192-It-s-Of ficial-Guys!!-Saban-Got-The-CW-Block-And-There-BACK-In-Satur day-Mornings
>
> http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?286705-4Kids-T alkback-Endgame-The-4Kids-Discussion-V11
>
> http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=39436786
>
> http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?s=36cbca099a929f9c 9038fb10046a32dd&t=155387&page=17
>
> http://forums.henshinjustice.com/showthread.php?p=1570041
>
> http://www.google.com/#q=CW+Saban&hl=en&prmd=imvnsof d&psj=1&ei=IPjzT6vrM6qg2gWzz6XYBg&start=40&s a=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=c4dd5 e22da49d3bb&biw=1024&bih=630
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