Emperor Entertainment Group
| Emperor Entertainment Group | |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Albert Yeung |
| Genre | Cantopop |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong (SAR) |
| Location | Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
| Official website | http://www.eeg.zone |
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| Traditional Chinese | 英皇娛樂集團 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 英皇娱乐集团 | ||||||||||
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Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG; Chinese: 英皇娛樂集團; literally: "British Emperor Entertainment Group") is one of the largest entertainment groups in Hong Kong founded by Albert Yeung Sau-Shing in and established in Wan Chai in 1986, along with Music Icon Entertainment Limited and Emperor Motion Pictures, EEG operates under the major conglomerate Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG).
History
EEG was founded by Albert Yeung, a businessman in Hong Kong. The music label was originally called Fitto Record, until 1999. During the Fitto era, artist signed under the label includes Julian Cheung, Bondy Chiu, and the late Roman Tam. The label is affected by 1997 Asian financial crisis, which has caused the label, to be acquired by EEG in 1999. During the EEG's acquisition of Fitto, Nicholas Tse has become one of the artist rosters.
A division of Emperor Motion Pictures, JCE Movies Limited is a film production and distribution company co-founded by Hong Kong star, Jackie Chan and Albert Yeung.
Business
EEG is involved in concert organization, CD and DVD publishing, advertisements, movies. EGG currently owns EEG Showroom, which sells artist-related merchandise including signature notebooks and accessories. It also displays a range of special products not for sale.
Related criminal incidents
- In 2003, Albert Yeung was again under investigation by the ICAC, along with Hong Kong singer Juno Mak, for allegedly bribing TVB for the Jade solid gold awards.[1][2] As many as 30 people were arrested in connection with corrupt allegations with preferential treatment of singers and controlling the music billboards.
See also
- Emperor Group
- List of record labels
- List of Hong Kong companies
- List of Chinese companies
- Cantopop
- Cinema of Hong Kong
- Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)
References
- ↑ kklee105.com. "kklee105.com." HK ENTERTAINMENT TYCOON STARS IN GRAFT DRAMA. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ↑ for68.com. "for68.com." 香港新聞工作者從業詞典. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.