Tianyi Film Company's Hong Kong studio became successful under the leadership of the founder of which dominant TV company?
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Tianyi Film Company Tianyi Film Company (), also called Unique Film Productions, was one of the "big three" film production companies in pre-Second World War Republic of China. Founded in Shanghai in 1925 by the Shaw (Shao) brothers led by Runje Shaw (Shao Zuiweng), the company also established operations in Malaya and Hong Kong. Although the company's Shanghai studio was destroyed in 1937 during the Japanese invasion, its offshoot in Hong Kong, later called Shaw Brothers Studio, blossomed into a media empire under the leadership of the youngest brother, Sir Run Run Shaw.
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Run Run Shaw Sir Run Run Shaw, GBM, CBE ( November 23, 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. He was one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry. He founded the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest film production companies in Hong Kong, and TVB, the dominant television company in Hong Kong.
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Liberal Party (Hong Kong) The Liberal Party (; LP) is a pro-Beijing, pro-business and conservative political party established in 1993 in Hong Kong. Led by Felix Chung and chaired by Tommy Cheung, the Liberal Party is currently the sixth largest party in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, holding four seats.
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Henry Fok Henry Fok Ying Tung (10 May 1923 – 28 October 2006) was a Hong Kong businessman. He has ancestral roots in Lianxi Village, Panyu, now part of Guangzhou, Guangdong. Fok was the vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of PRC since March 1993, and was possibly the most powerful Hongkonger in the politics of the People's Republic of China.
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Tang Kee-chan Tang Kee Chan (, February 17, 1912 - July 2, 1991) was a Hong Kong actor, singer and radio personality. He is often referred to as the "King of Comedy (諧劇大王)" which is a moniker given to him by the Hong Kong entertainment industry as evidenced by his profile in the 'Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema' by Lisa Stokes, Tang's official profile at Avenue of Stars and a radio broadcast titled '60 Years of Broadcasting - The Most Memorable Moments' by Radio Television Hong Kong.
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TVB Jade TVB Jade (無綫電視翡翠台 ), or simply Jade, is a Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel in Hong Kong. It is owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service, alongside its sister network, the English-language TVB Pearl. Broadcasting started on Nov 19, 1967. It is headquartered at TVB City at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate in Tseung Kwan O, in the Sai Kung District. Primarily broadcasting entertainment programming, TVB Jade has historically been the most dominant television channel in the region in terms of viewership, with its closest competitor having been the now-defunct ATV Home.
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Tsui Wah Restaurant Tsui Wah Restaurant (; ) is a Hong Kong tea restaurant (Cha Chaan Teng) owned by Tsui Wah Holdings Limited. It has over 26 branches in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China, with 21 branches, one branch and three branches respectively, some of which provide a 24-hour service. The most famous one is in Wellington Street, near Lan Kwai Fong. It attracts celebrities and tourists from local clubs. Tsui Wah has attracted many pop stars such as Daniel Wu, Ron Ng, Bosco Wong and Kau Hung Ping, as well as financiers Ben Falloon and Derek Su Dan Rui. Many films also mention Tsui Wah because of its connection with the Hong Kong clubbing culture.
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Sheng Aiyi Sheng Aiyi (; 1900–1983), was the first Chinese women entrepreneur in the entertainment industry, the general manager of Shanghai BaiLeMen company. She was also a member of the school board of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (the original Nan Yang College of Chiao Tung). She was the seventh daughter of Sheng Xuanhuai, Shanghai's biggest capitalist at that time.
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Lawrence Yu Kam-kee Lawrence Yu Kam-kee MBE, BBS, JP (traditional Chinese:余錦基, born 1946) is a prominent Hong Kong businessman.
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William Louey William Sui-tak Louey (7 July 1909 – 9 December 1962) was a Hong Kong businessman and the founder and Chief Manager of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company.
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Film Workshop Film Workshop Co. Ltd. (), is a Hong Kong production company and film distributor. It was founded in April 1984 by producer/director Tsui Hark and his now ex-wife, Nansun Shi. Already a renowned director with a string of box office hits behind him, Tsui wanted to create a workshop where the foremost filmmakers could work on films with artistic merit, and at the same time, films that could be commercially rewarding for the financiers.
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Kenneth Ting Kenneth Ting Woo-shou(, SBS, JP, is a Hong Kong-based businessman and industrialist. He has been the Managing Director/CEO of Kader Industrial Company Limited, a toys and plastics manufacturer, since its incorporation in 1989. Since 1993 he has been the company's chairman.
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Kwan Shan Kwan Shan ( April 20, 1933 – October 1, 2012) was a Hong Kong film actor. Kwan appeared as a romantic lead actor in Mandarin-language films created in Hong Kong, especially during the 1960s. His roles included several Shaw Brothers Studio productions.
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Ricky Wong (Hong Kong businessman) Ricky Wong Wai-kay () (born 13 December 1961 in Hong Kong) is a telecom and media entrepreneur in Hong Kong. He is the chairman and founder of Hong Kong Television Network Limited, and the founder of Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees, United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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John Hung John Terence Hung is a Hong Kong businessman, best known as former chairman of Wheelock & Co, and executive director of its subsidiary Wharf Holdings.
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Raymond Cho (actor) Raymond Cho Wing-Lim () is a Hong Kong television star. He currently works for the television company, TVB. Raymond used to be a singer, winning a singing competition when he was 29 years old. After an unsuccessful attempt at being a singer, he gave acting a try. After filming some movies, he joined TVB.
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Walter Kwok Kwok Ping-sheung, Walter (; born 1950 in Hong Kong, with family roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong) is the eldest son of Kwok Tak Seng and Kwong Siu-hing. Together with brothers Thomas and Raymond, they inherited Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong's largest real estate developer, in 1990 following their father's death. As per Forbes(2015), Walter Kwok is the 9th wealthiest billionaire in Hong Kong and #193 in the world.
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Multicultural Broadcasting Multicultural Broadcasting is a media company based in New York City founded by Chinese-American businessman Arthur Liu. It caters mostly to the Asian American community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top markets in multiple languages.
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Star News Asia Star News Asia is the flagship daily evening television news programmes from Hong Kong on STAR World (formerly known as STAR Plus, STAR Chinese Channel and STAR News.
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Daniel Yun Daniel Yun () is a Singaporean veteran film producer, media practitioner, and marketer. He has extensive experience in advertising and marketing, including running his own marketing and promotion company, Channels Marketing, before moving into the broadcast and movie industry. He joined Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Radio as Vice-President of Radio Sales in 1991 and became Head of Programming in 1992. He then went on to establish and head the Marketing Communications as well as the Programming and Acquisition departments for Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) in 1994.
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Han Sanping Han Sanping (born 1953) is a Chinese film producer and distributor. He is the chairman of China Film Group Corporation, which has been hailed as one of the largest distributors and exporters of Chinese films. Han has also co-produced with established film directors such as Peter Chan, Chen Kaige, Stephen Chow and Johnnie To.
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John Chong John Chong Ching is a Hong Kong film producer and presenter. He is one of the most successful producers of Hong Kong cinema beginning with the Golden Age of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan in the 1970s and 1980s. He is now a veteran film producer of Media Asia Group, the company behind the "Infernal Affairs" trilogy.