# Power Rangers: Haim Saban

- Show: [How I Built This](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this)
- Published: 2017-03-27
- Length: 41m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2017-03-27-power-rangers-haim-saban

## Summary

Haim Saban, founder of Saban Entertainment, explains how he transformed from a refugee into a media mogul by acquiring the Japanese show *Jushin Sentai Gaoranger* and repackaging it as *Mighty Morphin Power Rangers*. He details his strategy of licensing the action footage to minimize costs, pitching the concept to Fox executive Margaret Loesch, and negotiating a joint venture that gave him half of the Fox Kids Network. Saban later orchestrated the acquisition of the Family Channel, rebranding it as Fox Family, and successfully sold it to Disney for $5.3 billion, securing his status as a billionaire.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2017-03-27-power-rangers-haim-saban#t=0) Introduction: Haim Saban's early life and career
- [8:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2017-03-27-power-rangers-haim-saban#t=523) Moving to Paris and producing music for cartoons
- [18:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2017-03-27-power-rangers-haim-saban#t=1087) Discovering and licensing the Japanese superhero footage
- [23:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2017-03-27-power-rangers-haim-saban#t=1398) Pitching Power Rangers to Fox and securing the deal
- [27:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2017-03-27-power-rangers-haim-saban#t=1636) Negotiating a joint venture to own half of Fox Kids
- [29:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2017-03-27-power-rangers-haim-saban#t=1741) Acquiring and rebranding the Family Channel
- [33:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2017-03-27-power-rangers-haim-saban#t=1990) Selling Fox Family to Disney for $5.3 billion

## Topics

- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution)
- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Saban Entertainment (company)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (product)
- Fox Kids Network (product)
- Inspector Gadget (product)
- He-Man (product)
- Disney (company)
- Fox (company)
- Jushin Sentai Gaoranger (product)

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