Saul Zaentz

Innovative digital tool equips policymakers with strategies and innovations from all 50 states to advance and strengthen early education and care

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education today launched the Zaentz Navigator, an innovative, user-friendly, and interactive digital tool to help policymakers and leaders learn how cities and states across the country are working to structure, finance, expand, and advance early education and care.

Key Points: 
  • Record spending on early education as part of the federal government's broader COVID-19 relief strategy sparked much-needed investments and innovation in child care affordability, accessibility, and quality.
  • States and cities will play a critical role in overcoming these challenges while building stronger, more stable early education systems.
  • To help policymakers and leaders across the nation improve the lives of the young children, families, and educators they serve, the Zaentz Navigator shares early education policy strategies and innovations from all 50 states and select cities.
  • Navigator users can easily find, learn about, and compare how states and cities are structuring, financing, expanding, and advancing early education.

Wilbur Smith IP Rights up for sale - ACF Investment Bank have been hired to handle the sale process

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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He has published over 50 novels, has sold 140 million copies (more than Ian Fleming) and generated sales in excess of £1.6bn worldwide.

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  • He has published over 50 novels, has sold 140 million copies (more than Ian Fleming) and generated sales in excess of £1.6bn worldwide.
  • The Wilbur Smith Estate (Leopard Rock Studios) has hired ACF Investment Bank ("ACF") the global media and entertainment investment bank, and brokers of The Saul Zaentz company in the sale of "The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Intellectual Property to Embracer Group, to handle the sale process which kick-started this week.
  • They have already started contacting the logical international buyers and expect a strong response to this huge library of IP.
  • Wilbur Smith's early foray from page to screen in the 1990's demonstrates the viewer appetite.

Wilbur Smith IP Rights up for sale - ACF Investment Bank have been hired to handle the sale process

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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He has published over 50 novels, has sold 140 million copies (more than Ian Fleming) and generated sales in excess of £1.6bn worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • He has published over 50 novels, has sold 140 million copies (more than Ian Fleming) and generated sales in excess of £1.6bn worldwide.
  • Wilbur Smith IP Rights up for sale - ACF Investment Bank have been hired to handle the sale process.
  • The Wilbur Smith Estate (Leopard Rock Studios) has hired ACF Investment Bank ("ACF") the global media and entertainment investment bank, and brokers of The Saul Zaentz company in the sale of "The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Intellectual Property to Embracer Group, to handle the sale process which kick-started this week.
  • They have already started contacting the logical international buyers and expect a strong response to this huge library of IP.

Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Announces 2023 Innovation Challenge to Drive Transformative Change and Equity in Early Education

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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BOSTON, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education today announced the 2023 Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge. Returning for the first time since 2019, the Innovation Challenge is calling for individuals or teams to submit new ideas that have the potential to advance innovation, enhance equity, and drive transformative change in early education.

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  • Zaentz Innovation Challenge opens call for submissions; seeks new ideas to cultivate optimal early learning experiences for all children
    BOSTON, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education today announced the 2023 Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge .
  • Submissions to the Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge may target short-term or long-term change at any level of the early education system, including home, classroom, program, network and/or policy.
  • "The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative strives to connect innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of early education," said Stephanie Jones, Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development and co-director of the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative.
  • The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative is supported by a $35.5 million gift from the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation, one of the largest gifts ever given to a university for advancing early childhood education.

Embracer Group enters into agreement to acquire IP rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary works by J.R.R Tolkien

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Thursday, August 18, 2022
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Tolkien, as well as matching rights in other Middle-earth-related literary works authorized by the Tolkien Estate and HarperCollins, which have yet to be explored.

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  • Tolkien, as well as matching rights in other Middle-earth-related literary works authorized by the Tolkien Estate and HarperCollins, which have yet to be explored.
  • I am thrilled to see what lies in the future for this IP with Freemode and Asmodee as a start within the group.
  • Going forward, we also look forward to collaborating with both existing and new external licensees of our increasingly stronger IP portfolio,"says Lars Wingefors, Founder and Group CEO Embracer Group.
  • 1Acquired through Embracer's subsidiary Embracer Freemode Iconic Holding Inc. and will be part of the operative group Embracer Freemode.

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, the Only Survival Crafting Game Set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth™, Revealed During Epic Games Summer Showcase

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Friday, June 10, 2022
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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria will be available exclusively on PC via the Epic Games Store when it launches in Spring 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria will be available exclusively on PC via the Epic Games Store when it launches in Spring 2023.
  • We at Free Range Games are absolutely thrilled to finally reveal The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, said Chris Scholz, CEO of Free Range Games.
  • Free Range Games and the Free Range Games logo are trademarks or service marks of Free Range Games.
  • Epic, Epic Games, Epic Games Store, and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc.

Electronic Arts Partners with Middle-earth Enterprises on the Development of Upcoming Mobile Game The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth™

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Monday, May 9, 2022
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Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, has partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, on the development of a new free-to-play* mobile game.

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  • Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, has partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, on the development of a new free-to-play* mobile game.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220509005231/en/
    We are incredibly excited to partner with The Saul Zaentz Company and Middle-earth Enterprises on the next generation of mobile role-playing games, said Malachi Boyle, Vice President of Mobile RPG for Electronic Arts.
  • The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth is expected to enter limited regional beta testing this summer.
  • Middle-earth Enterprises owns exclusive worldwide rights to motion picture, merchandising, stage and other rights in certain literary works of J.R.R.

The Early Learning Study at Harvard (ELS@H) Releases New Data from Parents and Early Educators on How Children are Faring

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
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Many families have struggled to support children at home while balancing everyday responsibilities, navigating public health threats, and coping with economic uncertainty.

Key Points: 
  • Many families have struggled to support children at home while balancing everyday responsibilities, navigating public health threats, and coping with economic uncertainty.
  • Early educators working with 3- and 4-year-old children similarly observed pandemic-related impacts on children.
  • Consistent with what parents reported about their children's teachers, early educators reported they spent nearly an hour a day introducing and reinforcing pandemic protocols with children.
  • The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) promotes the knowledge, professional learning, and collective action necessary to cultivate optimal early learning environments and experiences.

Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Announces Winners of Inaugural Family Child Care Innovation Networks Award

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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b'CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education today announced the winners of its inaugural Family Child Care Innovation Networks Award .

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  • b'CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education today announced the winners of its inaugural Family Child Care Innovation Networks Award .
  • The award both recognizes and provides funding to family child care providers across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  • These providers are a critical part of Massachusetts\' early education and care ecosystem but too often lack the structural and financial supports available to other types of child care providers.
  • The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative is supported by a $35.5 million gift from the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation, one of the largest gifts ever given to a university for advancing early childhood education.\n'

Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Announces Inaugural Family Child Care Innovation Networks Award

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Thursday, December 17, 2020
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BOSTON, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education announced today that it is accepting submissions for the inaugural Family Child Care Innovation Networks Award .

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education announced today that it is accepting submissions for the inaugural Family Child Care Innovation Networks Award .
  • For more information about the Family Child Care Innovation Networks Award, please visit the Zaentz Initiative website .
  • The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) promotes the knowledge, professional learning and collective action necessary to cultivate optimal early learning environments and experiences.
  • The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative is supported by a $35.5 million gift from the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation, one of the largest gifts ever given to a university for advancing early childhood education.