Phoenix Television

For the German television station, see Phoenix (German TV station).

Phoenix Media Investment (Holdings) Limited
Native name
鳳凰衛視投資（控股）有限公司
Company typePublic; State-owned enterprise
SEHK: 2008
NYSE: FENG
IndustryBroadcasting
Founded31 March 1996; 28 years ago (1996-03-31)
HeadquartersShenzhen, Guangdong, China
Tai Po, Hong Kong
Key people
Liu Changle (Founder; former chairman and chief executive officer),
Chui Keung (Deputy chief executive officer, Chief Compliance Officer),
Liu Shuang (Chief Operating Officer of Phoenix Satellite TV, CEO of Phoenix New Media)
ProductsTelevision content, Television programming
RevenueHK$3159m (2021)[1]
IncreaseHK$703m (2021)[1]
DecreaseHK$299m (2021)[1]
ParentBauhinia Culture
Websitewww.ifeng.com Edit this at Wikidata
Phoenix Chinese Channel
CountryChina
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Programming
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Ownership
OwnerPhoenix Television
Sister channelsPhoenix InfoNews Channel
Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel
Phoenix North America Chinese Channel
Phoenix Movies Channel
Phoenix Hong Kong Channel
History
Launched31 March 1996
ReplacedStar Chinese Channel
Phoenix Chinese Channel
Traditional Chinese鳳凰衛視中文台
Simplified Chinese凤凰卫视中文台
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFènghuáng Wèishì Zhōngwén Tái
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingfung6 wong4 wai6 si6 zung1 man4 toi4
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鳳凰衛視
Simplified Chinese凤凰卫视
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFènghuáng Wèishì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingfung6 wong4 wai6 si6

Phoenix Television is a majority state-owned television network that offers Mandarin and Cantonese-language channels that serve mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and other markets with substantial Chinese-language viewers. It is headquartered in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It is also registered in Cayman Islands.[2]

The founder of Phoenix TV, Liu Changle (劉長樂), was an officer and political instructor in the People's Liberation Army in its 40th Group Army.[3] He later became a journalist for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-controlled China National Radio after the Cultural Revolution and remains well-connected to the CCP's leadership.[4] Liu is a standing member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[5]

Phoenix Television calls itself a Hong Kong media outlet[6] but holds a non-domestic television programme services license in Hong Kong.[7] Most of the company's customers and non-current assets come from mainland China.[8] Bauhinia Culture, a company wholly owned by the Chinese government, is its largest shareholder.[9] Freedom House describes Phoenix Television as pro-Beijing.[10] Stephen McDonell of BBC News described the outlet as "sometimes more liberal than its mainland counterparts".[11]

The company's head offices are located in Shenzhen, Guangdong and Tai Po, Hong Kong and it also has correspondent offices in Beijing and Shanghai. The Shenzhen office is said to produce half its TV output.[12]

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Results Announcement for the Year Ended 31 December 2009" (PDF) (Press release). Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd. 18 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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  3. ^ Zhang, Wenxian; Wang, Huiyao; Alon, Ilan (6 May 2011). Entrepreneurial and Business Elites of China: The Chinese Returnees Who Have Shaped Modern China. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-85724-089-7. OCLC 860625448. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ Pan, Philip P. (19 September 2005). "Making Waves, Carefully, on the Air in China". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Liu Changle". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ "'Do you work for China?': Trump confronts Hong Kong-based reporter during coronavirus briefing". Washington Examiner. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Non-domestic Television Programme Service". Communications Authority. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ^ "ANNUAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENTFOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. ^ "打造文化旗舰！紫荆文化集团在深圳发布多个重磅文化项目". www.163.com (in Chinese). 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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  11. ^ Stephen McDonell (16 May 2016). "Cultural Revolution: No desire to dwell on the past". BBC News. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Half of Phoenix Television programs are produced in Shenzhen" (in Chinese). ifeng.com. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.