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'''Saban Entertainment''' was an independent television production company formed in 1980 by music and television producers Haim '''Saban''' and Shuki Levy as "Saban Records", a U.S. subsidiary of Saban International Paris (later "[[SIP Animation]]"), who composed music soundtracks to shows made by other companies (most notably [[DIC Entertainment|DiC]]). In 1984, the company expanded in television production of its own, and was renamed as "Saban Productions". In 1988, the company also founded "Saban International N.V." (now part of [[Disney Media Distribution|Disney Platform Distribution]]) for international distribution of its shows (Note: Though used interchangeably with "Saban International Paris", they were technically two distinct entities). Around the early 1990s, the company was reincorporated as "Saban Entertainment, Inc.". In October 2001, Saban Entertainment was renamed to "BVS Entertainment, Inc." when Saban and News Corp. (owner of Fox) sold it to [[The Walt Disney Company]]. Likewise, Saban International became "BVS International N.V.". | '''Saban Entertainment''' was an independent television production company formed in 1980 by music and television producers Haim '''Saban''' and Shuki Levy as "Saban Records", a U.S. subsidiary of Saban International Paris (later "[[SIP Animation]]"), who composed music soundtracks to shows made by other companies (most notably [[DIC Entertainment|DiC]]). In 1984, the company expanded in television production of its own, and was renamed as "Saban Productions". In 1988, the company also founded "Saban International N.V." (now part of [[Disney Media Distribution|Disney Platform Distribution]]) for international distribution of its shows (Note: Though used interchangeably with "Saban International Paris", they were technically two distinct entities). Around the early 1990s, the company was reincorporated as "Saban Entertainment, Inc.". In October 2001, Saban Entertainment was renamed to "BVS Entertainment, Inc." when Saban and News Corp. (owner of Fox) sold it to [[The Walt Disney Company]]. Likewise, Saban International became "BVS International N.V.". | ||
Today, most of the Saban library is held by The Walt Disney Company through Buena Vista Studios (BVS Entertainment) and [[20th Century Studios]]. The ''Power Rangers'' and ''Power Rangers''-related series (''VR Troopers'', ''Big Bad Beetleborgs'', ''Masked Rider'', ''The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog'', and ''Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation''), were re-acquired on May 15, 2010 by [[Saban Brands]] as well as the English dubs of ''Digimon'' (including the seasons dubbed by [[Sensation Animation]]) on September 25, 2012 through "SCG Power Rangers, Inc." and "SCG Characters LLC", respectively, both subsidiaries of private investment firm Saban Capital Group, and most are currently held by [[Hasbro Entertainment]] with ''Digimon'' being held by [[Discotek Media]] and [[Toei Animation]]. | Today, most of the Saban library is held by The Walt Disney Company through Buena Vista Studios (BVS Entertainment) and [[20th Century Studios]]. The ''Power Rangers'' and ''Power Rangers''-related series (''VR Troopers'', ''Big Bad Beetleborgs'', ''Masked Rider'', ''The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog'', and ''Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation''), were re-acquired on May 15, 2010 by [[Saban Brands]] as well as the English dubs of ''Digimon'' (including the seasons dubbed by [[Sensation Animation]]) on September 25, 2012 through "SCG Power Rangers, Inc." and "SCG Characters LLC", respectively, both subsidiaries of private investment firm Saban Capital Group, and most are currently held by [[Hasbro Entertainment]] with ''Digimon'' being held by [[Discotek Media]] and [[Toei Animation]]. After Disney purchased Saban, Saban's rights to many of their shows they distributed and licensed were lapsed or expired. | ||
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*The "INTERNATIONAL" variant appears on most series from Saban's library, including some of the 1980s and 1990s [[Marvel Productions]] shows it owned (''Dungeons and Dragons'') and pre-1990 DiC shows such as ''Pole Position'', among others, sometimes plastering older logos. | *The "INTERNATIONAL" variant appears on most series from Saban's library, including some of the 1980s and 1990s [[Marvel Productions]] shows it owned (''Dungeons and Dragons'') and pre-1990 DiC shows such as ''Pole Position'', among others, sometimes plastering older logos. | ||
*On Netflix prints of ''Power Rangers'', ''Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation'' and ''Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog'', this logo is plastered with the 2011 Saban Brands logo, though it might be preserved on [[Shout! Factory]]'s DVD releases of those series. YouTube uploads of ''Power Rangers'' also use these same prints. | *On Netflix prints of ''Power Rangers'', ''Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation'' and ''Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog'', this logo is plastered with the 2011 Saban Brands logo, though it might be preserved on [[Shout! Factory]]'s DVD releases of those series. YouTube uploads of ''Power Rangers'' also use these same prints. | ||
*This logo was also shown on North American prints of ''Space Goofs'', following after the [[Gaumont Multimédia|Gaumont]] logo. | |||
*On television, the final time this was shown was on This TV's prints of ''Inspector Gadget'', which either used older prints from Fox Family or the DiC Kids Network syndicated prints, and on some of the Marvel shows (primarily ''Iron Man'', ''Fantastic Four'' and ''The Incredible Hulk'') on Disney XD, newer prints of those shows have the [[Marvel Animation]] logo instead. | *On television, the final time this was shown was on This TV's prints of ''Inspector Gadget'', which either used older prints from Fox Family or the DiC Kids Network syndicated prints, and on some of the Marvel shows (primarily ''Iron Man'', ''Fantastic Four'' and ''The Incredible Hulk'') on Disney XD, newer prints of those shows have the [[Marvel Animation]] logo instead. | ||
*It was also seen on the 1998 TV movie ''Like Father, Like Santa'' on Lifetime, with the 2006 [[Buena Vista International Television]] logo following afterwards. | *It was also seen on the 1998 TV movie ''Like Father, Like Santa'' on Lifetime, with the 2006 [[Buena Vista International Television]] logo following afterwards. | ||
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*On streaming, this logo is preserved on ''Richie Rich's Christmas Wish'' and ''Three Days'' on Disney+, ''Pigs Next Door'' on Tubi, and Hulu's streaming prints of ''Digimon Adventure'', ''Digimon Adventure 02'' and ''Digimon Tamers'' as well as Hulu's prints of ''The Tick''. | *On streaming, this logo is preserved on ''Richie Rich's Christmas Wish'' and ''Three Days'' on Disney+, ''Pigs Next Door'' on Tubi, and Hulu's streaming prints of ''Digimon Adventure'', ''Digimon Adventure 02'' and ''Digimon Tamers'' as well as Hulu's prints of ''The Tick''. | ||
*This doesn't appear on ''Digimon: The Movie'' (2000) (except on Toon Disney/Jetix's print, which has the "INTERNATIONAL" version at the start right after the 1994 [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] logo, in that case plastering the 2000 [[Fox Kids Movies|Fox Kids]] theatrical logo and having the opening theme as well). | *This doesn't appear on ''Digimon: The Movie'' (2000) (except on Toon Disney/Jetix's print, which has the "INTERNATIONAL" version at the start right after the 1994 [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] logo, in that case plastering the 2000 [[Fox Kids Movies|Fox Kids]] theatrical logo and having the opening theme as well). | ||
*The "INTERNATIONAL" variant also appears at the end of the preview of ''Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog'' included on the 2000 UK VHS release of ''Inspector Gadget: Monster Lake and Other Stories'' from [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment|20th Century Home Entertainment]]. | *The "INTERNATIONAL" variant also appears at the end of the preview of ''Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog'' included on the 2000 UK VHS release of ''Inspector Gadget: Monster Lake and Other Stories'' from [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment|20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]. | ||
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