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The Fairchild Group
TypePrivate company
Founded1983
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia
Key peopleThomas Fung, Chairman & Founder
IndustryMedia
ProductsBroadcasting, Publishing, Retail, Real Estate Development
OwnerThomas Fung
Websitewww.fairchildgroup.com

The Fairchild Group (traditional Chinese: 新時代集團; pinyin: Xīnshídài jítuán) is a business conglomerate in Canada, with headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The term privately held company refers to ownership of a business company in two different ways first referring to ownership by non-governmental organizations and second Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Fairchild Group operates various media properties under the Fairchild Media Group name. Fairchild operates Fairchild TV (新時代電視, Pinyin: Xīnshídài diànshì), Fairchild Radio (加拿大中文電台, Pinyin: Jiānádà Zhōngwén diàntái), and Mandarin broadcaster TalentVision (城市電視, Pinyin: Chéngshì diànshì). Fairchild TV or FTV (新時代電視 is a Canadian Cantonese Cable television Specialty channel. Fairchild Group is also involved in real estate development, retail, telecommunications and wholesale trade.

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History

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 TV respectively. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Chinavision was a Canadian television broadcasting company It was launched in 1984 by Francis Cheng of Toronto to provide a pay-TV station for Chinese language Cathay International Television was a Canadian television broadcasting company Fairchild TV or FTV (新時代電視 is a Canadian Cantonese Cable television Specialty channel. Talentvision ( is a Canadian Mandarin language Cable television Specialty channel. Later on, it formed Fairchild Radio (Vancouver), Fairchild Radio (Calgary), and Fairchild Radio (Toronto).

"The Spirit of Enterprise", is what the Fairchild Group is all about. Under the leadership of Thomas Fung, chairman and founder of the Fairchild Group, it has successfully built a portfolio of business since 1984 with an investment portfolio over US$400 million. Its involvement in the community touches the heart and soul of many, particularly the multi-cultural groups by serving their many needs.

The unique position of the Fairchild Group and its strategies captured the international media attention such as: CNN, CNBC, CBS, NHK, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, etc, gave positive coverages on the success stories of Thomas Fung. Time magazine has named Mr. Fung as one of the most influential people in Canada. Business in Vancouver magazine has chosen Thomas Fung as one of the top ten business person for the decade.

Ownership

Fairchild Media Group is entirely owned by Mr. Thomas Fung.

Coverage

Fairchild Media Group

TV

Fairchild Group operates two national ethnic television channels that cater to both Cantonese & Mandarin speaking audiences:

Fairchild Group has a license for a Chinese movie channel - FLS Movie Channel, but has yet to launch the service. Talentvision ( is a Canadian Mandarin language Cable television Specialty channel. The channel is a joint effort between Fairchild and Hong Kong-based broadcaster Long Shong Group who run LS Movie Channel.

Well-known Hong Kong broadcaster TVB owns a minority stake (20%) in Fairchild TV and Talentvision. Television Broadcasts Limited ( commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial Television station in Hong Kong.

Radio

Fairchild Group operates 4 multicultural radio stations and shares programming on another station. All stations feature programming for both Cantonese & Mandarin speaking audiences:

Fairchild is jointly operating AM1540 with Sing Tao (Toronto). CHKF-FM is a Canadian Radio station that broadcasts multicultural content including a major Chinese programming block entitled Fairchild Radio at CIRV is a Canadian Radio station, broadcasting at 889 FM in Toronto. CHKG-FM is a radio station in Vancouver, Canada. It broadcasts on the frequency 96 CJVB is a Radio station in Vancouver, Canada which broadcasts multilingual programming at AM 1470 Some radio personalities from Fairchild Radio Toronto - FM 88.9 are being transferred to the new station. CIRV is a Canadian Radio station, broadcasting at 889 FM in Toronto.

Film production

Fairchild Group operates Fairchild Films International Ltd. , a motion picture production company that creates Chinese language films for international audiences.


Real Estate Development and Management

Retailing

Trading

Hutchison Imports has its own own brand - 'Menji'. Menji products are fast becoming a staple on many dollar/discount store shelves.

Telecommunications

Fairchild Group operates various online, internet-based businesses:

Foreign investment

External links

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