Posts Tagged ‘The Walt Disney Company’
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Target, Disney, and Julie Andrews Announce National Princess Week
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Target and The Walt Disney Company is partnering with Julie Andrews (actress, singer, and children’s author) for the inaugural launch of National Princess Week, beginning April 22 and running through April 28. National Princess Week will celebrate the sparkle and imagination of every princess—real, aspiring, or imagined.
The event coincides with the 10-year anniversary of The Princess Diaries, starring Andrews and Anne Hathaway. Target and Target.com will feature an array of Disney Princess merchandise, from apparel, toys, and books, to CDs, movies, personal care items, and stationery. The week will also highlight the newest release in the “The Very Fairy Princess” children’s book franchise, The Very Fairy Princess Here Comes the Flower Girl!, co-authored by Andrew’s daughter and writing partner, Emma Walton Hamilton, and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Tags: Brown Books for Young Readers, Disney Princess, Julie Andrews, Little, National Princess Week, Target, The Princess Diaries, The Very Fairy Princess, The Walt Disney Company
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Saban Capital Group Acquires Power Rangers from The Walt Disney Company
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Saban Capital Group, Inc. has acquired the Power Rangers property from The Walt Disney Company, marking the franchise as the first property to be managed by newly established Saban Brands. Saban Brands was recently formed as a subsidiary of Saban Capital Group to manage and license entertainment properties and consumer brands throughout the world.
The acquisition represents the return of the global franchise to its original developer, Haim Saban, who introduced the first Power Rangers series in 1993. The deal includes worldwide rights to the brand, as well as the more than 700 episodes produced over 17 years.
Tags: Bandai, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Power Rangers, Saban Brands, Saban Capital Group, The Walt Disney Company
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