BVS Entertainment

"Saban Entertainment" redirects here. For the company that has a division called Saban Entertainment Group, see Saban Capital Group.

BVS Entertainment, Inc.
Formerly
  • Saban Productions, Inc. (1980–1989)
  • Saban Entertainment, Inc. (1989–2001)[1][2][3]
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
PredecessorSaban Entertainment Inc.
Founded
  • 1980; 44 years ago (1980) (as Saban Entertainment)
  • 2001; 23 years ago (2001)
  • (as BVS Entertainment)
Founders
Defunct
  • 2001; 23 years ago (2001) (Saban Entertainment)[1][2][3]
  • 2014; 10 years ago (2014) (dormancy)
FateAcquired by The Walt Disney Company, then went dormant
SuccessorsDisney General Entertainment Content
Hasbro Entertainment (Power Rangers franchise)
Toei Animation Inc. (Digimon)
BMG Rights Management (music library)
Saban Capital Group (branding)
Headquarters
Number of locations
2
Area served
Worldwide
Products
Parent
DivisionsLibra Pictures (1994–2001)
Subsidiaries

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[1] 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.

The company imported, dubbed and adapted various media formats from Japan such as Maple Town, Noozles, Funky Fables, Samurai Pizza Cats, and the first three Digimon series to North American and international markets over syndication, including both animation and live-action shows. Saban also adapted various tokusatsu shows from Toei Company, including Power Rangers (based on the Super Sentai series), Big Bad Beetleborgs (based on Juukou B-Fighter), VR Troopers (featuring elements of various Metal Hero series), and Masked Rider (featuring elements of Kamen Rider Black RX).

Saban has also distributed and provided music for television programs produced by outside companies such as The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Inspector Gadget and the first two dubbed seasons of Dragon Ball Z.

In the 1990s, Saban also operated the Libra Pictures label which produced programs targeted towards older audiences than Saban's usual kid-friendly output,[4] as well as a syndicated subsidiary Saban Domestic Distribution, whose primarily purpose was to distribute shows for first-run and off-net syndication.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Haim Saban". Saban. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference sale was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ Sandler, Adam (March 24, 1994). "Saban creates prod'n arm". Variety. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Saban debuts new slate at NATPE" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 21, 1992. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2021.