http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-04-18/4kids-plans-sale-of-major-yu-gi-oh-assets-to-firm-tied-to-saban http://www.c21media.net/archives/80648 A new Delaware-based outfit affiliated with Saban Capital Group is set to buy the Yu-Gi-Oh! animé brand from New York’s 4Kids Entertainment for US$10m. Documents 4Kids filed to the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York this week show KidsCo Media Ventures (understood to be unrelated to the KidsCo TV channel) has made a “stalking horse” offer to buy rights to the Yu-Gi-Oh! business.4Kids’ filing noted it would auction off its assets. The US$10m offer will be used as a “floor price” for other bidders, though C21 understands from a source close to the company there are no other runners at the moment and that the pair has been in exclusive talks for some time.
4Kids remains in bankruptcy protection until the end of May, before the auction takes place on June 5. A closing date for a sale is cited for June 30. As a stalking horse bidder, KidsCo would be entitled to compensation from that firm should it lose out at this stage.
KidsCo has the same Delaware address as Haim Saban’s investment firm Saban Capital Group, and Saban’s president and chief operating officer Adam Chesnoff and executive VP Niveen Tadros are named in the documents. Furthermore, the documents show Saban Capital subsidiary Saban Properties will act as a guarantor for KidsCo.
The deal would give it broadcast and licensing rights to Yu-Gi-Oh!, which 4Kids regained access to after winning a court case against the show’s Japanese producers, ADK, Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, earlier this year, a ruling that also significantly boosted its coffers.
Also included in the deal are 52 library episodes of Dragon Ball Z, 26 of Cubix and 52 of Viva Piñata, plus the ad revenues from the programming block the firm provides The CW. However, UK-based sales subsidiary 4Kids International is not included.
4Kids court win last month saw it recognised as the official broadcasting, L&M and home video rights holder for the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand outside of Asia. The company was forced into bankruptcy protection a year earlier to prepare for the case.
Saban Buys Yu Gi Oh!
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I saw 'Cubix' towards the bottom and had a nostalgia-gasasm.I loved that cartoon!
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So long as this leads to the coveted uncut DVD sets with Dual Audio.
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Shouldn't the title be changed to be more general about this purchase? More importantly it would probably be best to move this in the general media thread of Other Anime/Manga section.
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There's a general media of Anime/Manga?
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This reminds me. Saban will buy The CW Kids Block! I hope he buys back Digimon from Disney. True, his dubs werent that good, but the promotion he gave to each show was awesome! The Promo's were almost Toonami like!
Also Toonzaki (4kids Good Side) said this:
RE: Other recent news - May 31st was the deadline for potential investors/buyers to get their bids in. Another bid has been accepted. BEGIN WILD SPECULATION NOW!
I hope its Funimation.
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Saban confirms they own the block to Rangercrew
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Please buy digimon saban
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I hope they air Time Force uncut, but I doubt it.
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There will be aYu Gi Oh zexal marathon in 2 weeks.
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A WWE show will air on the Vortex.
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Meh. The only thing 4kids did right was Pokemon, mostly anyway. I sure do miss the old voice actors.
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Meh. The only thing 4kids did right was Pokemon, mostly anyway. I sure do miss the old voice actors.
And Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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And Yu-Gi-Oh, that was super successful too.
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Now I want the Digimon first season DVD with dual audio (assuming something like that exists). '-'
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Season 1 is getting a DVD this October.
http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/MQASV4sKl8Kj0aO54=/browse/item/95929/4/0/0
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But its English dub only.
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I know, can't wait!
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I was talking to Enzeru, but YAY for you!
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And Yu-Gi-Oh, that was super successful too.
Successful yeah good anime dub ehhhhhh…....I mean Pokemon was a mostly competent dub or at least I used to think so until Robby further explained the follies of all the things that were wrong with 4Kid's Pokemon dub. With Yu-Gi-Oh everything outside of the voice acting was awful. Leaving me to wonder if not for the fact that it was a merchandise driven property would it had been equally as successful.
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When I was a kid I really got into the show and never once bought a single card. Regardless of what ever one thinks, it was still possible to get into the show with the 4kids Dub. And when you're in the demographic it is in, acting quality is the last thing on your mind.
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^Agreed but of course once you get older things start to stick out like a sore thumb.
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Can Yu-Gi-Oh just die already. It was cheesy fun when it first aired, let it rest in peace already.
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Can Yu-Gi-Oh just die already. It was cheesy fun when it first aired, let it rest in peace already.
This so much.
and I think the sales doesn't include the TCG, since that's done by Konami?
The story died in GX as far as I'm concerned.
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Yup, they should reair 5D's someday.
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I love this promo, except the burps and all.
And I like that they show punches to the face.
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Can Yu-Gi-Oh just die already. It was cheesy fun when it first aired, let it rest in peace already.
Not before taking Pokemon & Digimon with it.
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And thus that is not going to happen.
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I wonder what will american kids think of the Super Saiyan Fusion.
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They are gonna LOL.
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They suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure will!
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Ratings Time!
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/0 … Numbers%29The series premiere of WWE Saturday Morning Slam on August 25 (CW, 10-10:30am) was Saturday morning’s (7am-12pm) most watched program on CW among total viewers and the following kids demos: Kids under 18, Kids 2-5, Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11, Kids 9-14, Boys under 18, Boys 2-5, Boys 2-11, Boys 6-11, Girls under 18, Girls 2-11, Girls 6-11, Girls 9-14 and Female Teens (F12-17).
It delivered a 0.7 U.S. household rating / 2 share in 747,000 TV households with 1,126,000 total viewers (persons 2+). This household rating is up +75% versus the prior four week time period performance which averaged a 0.4 U.S. household rating / 1 share in 456,000 TV households with 675,000 total viewers.
The top programs among total viewers during the Vortexx block were:
WWE Saturday Morning Slam@10am (1,126,000 viewers / 0.7 HH rating)
Justice League Unlimited @9:30am (1,003,000 viewers / 0.6 HH rating)
Dragon Ball Z Kai @10:30am (841,000 viewers / 0.5 HH rating)
Iron Man: Armored Adventures @9am (802,000 viewers / 0.6 HH rating)
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy @8am (662,000 viewers / 0.4 HH rating)
Yu-Gi-Oh! @11am (661,000 viewers / 0.4 HH rating)
Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal @8:30am (631,000 viewers / 0.4 HH rating)
Rescue Heroes @7:30am (519,000 viewers / 0.4 HH rating)
Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal @11:30am (494,000 viewers / 0.3 HH rating)
Cubix @7am (457,000 viewers / 0.3 HH rating)WWE Saturday Morning Slam was CW’s most watched Saturday morning program since 3/10/12 (Dragon Ball Z Kai @10:30am / 1,140,000 viewers).
WWE Saturday Morning Slam was CW’s most watched Saturday morning program in the time period since 2/25/12 (Dragon Ball Z Kai / 1,196,000 viewers).
WWE Saturday Morning Slam was the most watched entertainment program on broadcast TV Saturday Morning among total viewers.
WWE Saturday Morning Slam was watched by more viewers than the following 10-10:30am programs: The Green Lantern on Cartoon Network, Noodle and Doodle on NBC, Little Bear on Nick Jr., Doodlebops on CBS, Pair of Kings on Disney XD and Power Rangers on Nicktoons.
During the 10-10:30am time-period, WWE Saturday Morning Slam was watched by more Boys under 18 (including the Boys 2-11 and Boys 6-11 demos) than every program on broadcast TV, Nick Jr., Disney XD and Nicktoons.
WWE Saturday Morning Slam was watched by more Boys under 18 (including the Boys 6-11 demo) than every program on broadcast TV, Nick Jr., Nicktoons, and Disney XD.
WWE Saturday Morning Slam was watched by more Kids 6-11 than every program on broadcast TV, Nick Jr. or Nicktoons.
WWE Saturday Morning Slam was watched by more Kids under 18 than every program on broadcast TV or Nicktoons.WWE Saturday Morning Slam is part of the television premiere of Vortexx on The CW, a Saturday morning kids’ television block. This marks the first time, since 2001, WWE has a program in a kids’ time slot and reinforces WWE’s commitment to kid-friendly entertainment.
WWE Saturday Morning Slam packs the riveting in-ring action, the larger-than-life WWE Superstars, and the WWE’s entertaining brand extensions into the fastest, most energy-filled half-hour on television. WWE Superstar profiles, behind-the-scenes footage and an exclusive WWE match every week will all combine to make WWE Saturday Morning Slam the perfect destination for the youngest viewers in the WWE Universe. The show will also include highlights from WWE’s Be a STAR anti-bullying campaign and other community initiatives.
MAAAAAAAAAAAN! Those ratings are awesome! Funimation sure was smart to give DBZKai to 4Kids/Saban!
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Saban has Digimon Xros Wars.
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Saban has Digimon Xros Wars.
and this is good thing right?
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Yup. Very good.
We'll finally get to watch Digimon dubbed.
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Ok, Digimon Xros Wars. And yes, again.
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Digimon Xros Wars, like Digimon Savers before it, will be undergoing a title change for the English dub. From page 78 of theTV Kids Distributors Guide, the new title will be Digimon Fusion. It seems incredibly likely it will be going to the Vortexx on the CW IMO. Now it's a question of when it will premiere, and what time slot will the show be given on the Vortexx.
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FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
I want to see Xros wars dubbed NOW.
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I know the dub wont be faithful, but Im Super Glad this happened
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Xros Wars is now Digimon Fusion Starring Mikey.
There is another world beyond our own. A digital world where powerful creatures known as "Digimon" battle for supremacy. But the fate of the Digital World is at risk by evil forces, and the Digimon need our help. A young, human boy named Mikey is transported into the digital world along with his two best friends. The kids meet a feisty Digimon called Shoutmon and his formidable but quirky Digimon companions. Brave Shoutmon longs to be the benevolent "King of the Monsters", and ask for the kids' help to achieve his goal. Compassionate Mikey immediately agrees to help, setting up an epic adventure and engaging in extraordinary duels like none you've ever seen before. Now, the fate of the digital world lies in the hands of the extraordinary human boy.
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[http://www.marvista.net/programing-catalog.php?n=1&id=347&cat=1
T](http://www.marvista.net/programing-catalog.php?n=1&id=347&cat=1)here's a video with some voice clips and I guess this is the video their using to sell the show to networks.
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I see that Digi Xros is kept intact.
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The Vortexx is awesome!
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It sure is!
Well, it turns out Digimon is going to Nickelodeon! Yay!
Instead kids get Transformers Prime! Yay!
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Soooo… Digimon Fusion has premiered. It was awesome despite all the changes and such. Wish they didnt do those changes though.
Here's a Shoutmon's response to a review of Digimon Fusion!!!
