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| − | '''Haim Saban''' is an Israeli-American media-mogul, a staunch Zionist and one of the biggest contributors to the campaigns of pro-Israel politicans in the US. Saban is a member of the Board of Trustees at the Brookings Institution. In 2002 he pledged $13 million to found the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution."{{ref|nyt}} | + | '''Haim Saban''' is an Israeli-American media-mogul, a staunch Zionist and one of the biggest contributors to the campaigns of pro-Israel politicans in the US. He has also founded various centers and institutions to produce policy research favorable to Israel. He is a financial donor and founder of the Saban Institute for the Study of the American Political System at the University of Tel Aviv. He is a member of the Board of Trustees at the Brookings Institution. In 2002 he pledged $13 million to found the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution."{{ref|nyt}} |
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| + | Saban is the founder of [[Saban Entertainment]] and [[Fox Family Worldwide]]. More recently, he has made significant new gains. In 2003 he bought [[ProSiebenSat.1]], Germany's largest privately-owned television network. In 2006, he acquired [[Univision Communications]], the largest Spanish-broadcasting television company in the US for the price of USD 12.3 billion. {{ref|ynet}} | ||
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==Related Articles== | ==Related Articles== | ||
* {{note|nyt}}Andrew Ross Sorkin, ''Schlepping to Moguldom''(interview), [http://www.corkpsc.org/db.php?aid=8412 New York Times], September 5, 2004 | * {{note|nyt}}Andrew Ross Sorkin, ''Schlepping to Moguldom''(interview), [http://www.corkpsc.org/db.php?aid=8412 New York Times], September 5, 2004 | ||
| + | *{{note|ynet}} Nimrod Avraham, [Saban buys US TV company http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3268868,00.html], ''YNet'', June 29, 2006 | ||
*Dan Ackman, [http://www.forbes.com/2003/03/17/cx_da_0317topnews.html Mighty Morphin Haim Saban], ''Forbes.com'', March 17, 2003. | *Dan Ackman, [http://www.forbes.com/2003/03/17/cx_da_0317topnews.html Mighty Morphin Haim Saban], ''Forbes.com'', March 17, 2003. | ||
*[http://www.economist.com/people/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2101163 Barbarian at the gates?], ''The Economist'', October 2, 2003: "Haim Saban is the new bogeyman of Europe's media industry." | *[http://www.economist.com/people/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2101163 Barbarian at the gates?], ''The Economist'', October 2, 2003: "Haim Saban is the new bogeyman of Europe's media industry." | ||
Revision as of 16:14, 26 August 2006
Haim Saban is an Israeli-American media-mogul, a staunch Zionist and one of the biggest contributors to the campaigns of pro-Israel politicans in the US. He has also founded various centers and institutions to produce policy research favorable to Israel. He is a financial donor and founder of the Saban Institute for the Study of the American Political System at the University of Tel Aviv. He is a member of the Board of Trustees at the Brookings Institution. In 2002 he pledged $13 million to found the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution."[1]
Citizen Saban
Saban is the founder of Saban Entertainment and Fox Family Worldwide. More recently, he has made significant new gains. In 2003 he bought ProSiebenSat.1, Germany's largest privately-owned television network. In 2006, he acquired Univision Communications, the largest Spanish-broadcasting television company in the US for the price of USD 12.3 billion. [2]
Quotes
"I'm a one-issue guy and my issue is Israel".
Affiliations
- Saban Center for Middle East Policy - Funder/Founder
- Saban Institute for the Study of the American Political System - Funder/Founder
Related Articles
- ^Andrew Ross Sorkin, Schlepping to Moguldom(interview), New York Times, September 5, 2004
- ^ Nimrod Avraham, [Saban buys US TV company http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3268868,00.html], YNet, June 29, 2006
- Dan Ackman, Mighty Morphin Haim Saban, Forbes.com, March 17, 2003.
- Barbarian at the gates?, The Economist, October 2, 2003: "Haim Saban is the new bogeyman of Europe's media industry."
