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Earlier today,the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York filed documents granting the sale of several of 4Kids’s assets to a joint bid by Saban’s Kidsco Media Ventures, LLC and Konami’s 4K Acquisition Corp. 4Kids curried the idea of a joint bid after a June 5 auction for the company’s assets, [...]
Yesterday, Anime News Network reported that 4Kids plans to sell “substantially all of [their] Yu-Gi-Oh!-related assets” to KidsCo Media Ventures, LLC. KidsCo is incorporated in Delaware, though their listed address is identical to that of the Saban Capital Group. In addition, contact e-mail addresses for Kidsco are also tied to “saban.com.” Currently, KidsCo is listed [...]
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Saban Acquires Global Broadcast Rights to Digimon
On Tuesday, Anime News Network reported that Saban acquired the global rights to Digimon outside of Asia. The company will partner with MarVista Entertainment to distribute the property, while Toei Animation handles licensing and distribution within Asia. The company’s rights include Digimon Fusion, the newest title in the franchise, and “over 250 library half hours”, [...]