Fairchild Group

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The Fairchild Group
Type Private
Industry Media
Founded1983;41 years ago (1983)
Headquarters3248 Cambie St. Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 2W4
Key people
Thomas Fung Wing Fat (Chairman)
Products Broadcasting, Publishing, Retail, Real estate development
OwnerThomas Fung Wing Fat
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 新時代集團
Simplified Chinese 新时代集团
Website www.fairchildgroup.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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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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 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.

Ownership

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.

Coverage

Fairchild Media Group

Television

Fairchild TV and Talentvision studio in Richmond Hill FairchildTVRHStudio2.jpg
Fairchild TV and Talentvision studio in Richmond Hill

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 five feeds:

Radio Stations

Fairchild Radio studio in Markham FairchildRadioMarkham.jpg
Fairchild Radio studio in Markham

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]

Film production

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.

Real estate development and management

Retail

Saint Germain Bakery in Markham, Ontario SaintGermainBakeryMarkville.jpg
Saint Germain Bakery in Markham, Ontario
Oomomo in Markham, Ontario OOMOMOMarkham.jpg
Oomomo in Markham, Ontario

All retail operations are in British Columbia other than Oomomo and St Germain Bakery (British Columbia and Ontario):

Trading

Hutchison Imports has its own brand – "Menji". Menji products are fast becoming a staple on many dollar/discount store shelves.[ citation needed ]

Telecommunications

Fairchild Group operates various online, internet-based businesses:

Foreign investment

See also

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References

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  2. Blackwell, Tom (October 8, 2019). "Host on Chinese-language station in Toronto says he was fired for criticizing Beijing". National Post . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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