Nickandmore!

Haim Saban’s Saban Capital Group has bought back the rights to the Power Rangers franchise from The Walt Disney Company.  The 700-episode series has been sold to Viacom’s Nickelodeon and Nicktoons networks, along with a new 18th season, which begins production this summer.  The new season will consist of 20 episodes and will air on Nickelodeon in 2011.  Click here to read the full press release from Nickelodeon and Saban.

There are a multitude of articles on this huge news, here are some of them:

• Variety
• The Hollywood Reporter
• The New York Times
• The Toy Book