Hardware Podcasts

Power Rangers: Haim Saban (2017)

How I Built This · 24 Sept 2018 · 42m

What this episode covers

Media mogul Haim Saban recounts his journey from a refugee in Egypt and Israel to a billionaire, detailing how he leveraged his background in music to create the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers franchise. He explains the strategic pivot from producing cartoon theme songs to acquiring Fox Kids and later selling the Family Channel to Disney for $5.3 billion. The episode also features a postscript on Chris Waters, who turned a Secret Santa gesture into the business Constructed Adventures.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up and large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Fox Kids, Hasbro, Disney, Constructed Adventures, Family Channel, Univision, Saban Capital Group
Products
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Inspector Gadget, Heathcliff
Also
ASCAP, BMI

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