Fairchild Group
Canadian business conglomerate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian business conglomerate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fairchild Group is a Canadian business conglomerate headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] Fairchild Group operates various media properties under the Fairchild Media Group name. Fairchild currently operates the Cantonese channel Fairchild TV, Cantonese & Mandarin radio network Fairchild Radio, and Mandarin channel Talentvision. Fairchild Group is also involved in film production, real estate development, retail, telecommunications and wholesale trade.
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 Fairchild Group headquarters | |||||||||||
| Company type | Private | ||||||||||
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| Industry | Media | ||||||||||
| Founded | 1983 | ||||||||||
| Headquarters | 3248 Cambie Street Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 2W4 | ||||||||||
Key people | Thomas Fung Wing Fat (Chairman) | ||||||||||
| Products | Broadcasting, Publishing, Retail, Real estate development | ||||||||||
| Owner | Thomas Fung Wing Fat | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 新時代集團 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 新时代集团 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||
The Fairchild Media Group acquired the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) broadcasting licence from Chinavision Canada and Cathay TV in 1993 to form Fairchild TV and Talentvision respectively. Later on, it formed Fairchild Radio with stations in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. It has an investment portfolio over US$350 million.
The company's corporate headquarters are located in Vancouver, British Columbia with separate regional offices in Richmond Hill, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta.
The Fairchild Group is mostly owned by Hong Kong-born Canadian businessman Thomas Fung Wing Fat (馮永發). However, the Hong Kong-based media company TVB has a minor stake of 20 percent.
Fairchild Group operates four national ethnic television channels that cater to both Cantonese & Mandarin speaking audiences- Fairchild TV, Fairchild TV 2 HD & Talentvision. Hong Kong broadcaster TVB owns a minority stake (20%) in both channels.
Fairchild TV and Talentvision currently consists of four feeds:
Fairchild Group operates four multicultural radio stations & shares programming on another station. All stations feature programming for both Cantonese- & Mandarin-speaking audiences:
In October 2019, Fairchild Radio gained public attention when it fired a Toronto talk-show host allegedly because of his questions during an interview perceived as critical of the Chinese government's stance on the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[2]
Fairchild Group operates Fairchild Films International Limited, a motion picture production company that creates Chinese language films for international audiences.
The company has produced one film, Paper Moon Affair, in 2005.
All retail operations are in British Columbia other than Oomomo and St Germain Bakery (British Columbia and Ontario):
Hutchison Imports has its own brand – "Menji". Menji products are fast becoming a staple on many dollar/discount store shelves.[citation needed]
Fairchild Group operates various online, internet-based businesses:
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