Hi all
i am a tvb fans, anyway our chinese channel in canada, only have part of the stock is own by TVB, our chinese channel is call FAIRCHILD TV www.fairchildtv.com our drama is about one year behind unlike other overseas tvb channel can have the leastest programs.

anyway want to see which area are u guys from? and which tvb or chinese channels do u have

i also have a mandrian channel too which show cctv, tvbs, and other china and taiwan program

at last our candian government approved ATV HOME AMERCIA and hong kong cable tv HORIZON CHANNEL to canada , which is good for us, because so far we only have one cantonese channel, and now we can have more choices

what about your areas, what kind of stations can u watch and what programs can u watch?

Hi
anyone from canada? and watching fairchild tv? which program do u like?
and the crtc just aprroved atv home american and horizon cable tv channel from hong kong
anyway leave your comon about canada chinese programming ?
i still think rogers cable charge a lot on fairchild tv

kevin

im from canada!

and i use shaw too!
it is expensive.
but itz worth it!

still think that fairchildtv should air more variety of series!!

Aww you lucky to have ATV channel, don't think we have that in Chicago, Illinois. Would love to have the ATV channel since it's really hard to get ATV shows in the stores and even online.

I have the Fairchild channel as well - also it came with the Mandarin channel. The shows are about a year behind and I find that most of the time they have very boring news shows on.

fairchild. + im in toronto. we have talentvision as well. and omni 2 broadcasts chinese movies saturdaynights @ 9.

In UK we have tvb europe which is quite expensive and we also have a free ATV linked channel which has the budget for like 1 decent series a year and then reruns it like mad.

Yeah, these are really the only ones I've seen in Toronto...Fairchild mostly (Chan 36? ). The other two not as much, though I've caught glimpses of the omni 2 chinese movies when flipping channels.

i live in chicago and we have no ATV channal.. there is one channal called 'jade world' which is from like... western USA that shows TVB shows and occasionally mainland productions and taiwan shows.. sometimes korean too

i have the jade world channels too and im from NY. Some series that they show are around 1-2yrs old and some of them are very old.. Some series that aren't that old are like Love Bond which is ending soon and they have some older series like Kindred Spirit or some series even other than that.

I'm in Canada with Fairchild too...right now they're playing The Academy and Just Love. I watched these when I was in Hong Kong last April/May, so it's just over a year behind.

i'm from Canada. I use Rogers. It doesn't charge a lot for the channel.

It is expensive because the basic cable is a must have.

I think they should have another chinese channel, so they could air more dramas. Also there are too many commercials, especially during the dramas.

I'm from Canada too and I use Shaw! Ya I think it's worth it. Before a lotta ppl used Bell Express but then not a lotta ppl use it now because u have to put that big plate thing on ur rooftop so when it's like raining or something it'll mess it up.

Yeah I get Fairchild, its like the only full chinese channel you can get in Ontario. Plus it costs a ton to actually get the "asian" package even though my family only watches fairchild. This is on Expressvu.

Heh, yeah the person who mentioned rain, its ANNOYING, sometimes it can be raining and overcast so much and the dish will work fine, but sometimes its just the slightest amount of cloud and boom, no tv. >.>

hehe ME FROM CANADA TOO!
we use rogers on demand pretty gud

Yeah I have Fairchild channel as well. It sux how all the series are about a year behind... Just Love is soooooo boring... The Academy is a bit better...

Okay, we're not that behind. It's not a completely TVB channel. Sure, we can choose to watch that and we're updated on new series as well. We have lot of places to rent tapes & DVD and it keeps up with HK. It's just a channel on tv that we're talking about. And I'm from Canada when I say this because I want to defend all the Canadians/Americans as well. Just because our channel's behind (obviously we're not going to get the most updated series aired on TV), but we do have places to rent tapes from new to old series.

And I really don't think we would be behind Australia in terms of series, just so you know.

im from toronto canada. using expressvu and i agree its SOOO ANNOYING. fairchild is alright.. but none of ter stuff ever really changes. like that ying mok bat jao yur. tat shows been on for like 10 years now or something if u guys no wat im talking about.

I get Fairchild TV too... it's because it's the only Chinese channel that you can really get in Canada & it's about the only thing that my parents watch. The series are kinda old though, I hate it when I've seen a series already and they air it 2 years later, or when I have to wait at least a year to see new series...

But it's okay, it's better than nothing I have Bell ExpressVu though so when it rains or even when it's a little windy the satellite doesn't work, which is a little annoying to say the least.

I have a jadeworld in AMerica... but i dont think its that updated cause the lastest drama they were shoing is LOVE BOND and that drama came out last year!

im from toronto and i watch fairchild TV all the time but seriously, the commercials really suck im getting tired of those gay commercials. They should add the HK commercials into fairchild TV XDD and some shows r really useless, they should extend the time of jade solid gold.

I use fairchild tv too ! but like forever_autumn said, its annoying because we can't watch the series the same time as hk people do. they air like a year or so later. but at least we can dl them here on af =)

oh
finally rogers cable launch TVB ON DEMAND on channel 600
if u are VIP CUSTOMER i just found out that u will receive 10 % off from the regular price

and i also think is the only overseas place in the world which allow u usuing remote control to order tvb drama, that's the best thing

at last I HOPE the crtc can approve 24 hours TVBN news from hong kong, can watch updated news from hong kong

and finally ATV and CABLE TV HONG KONG will coming around late summer or in fall to rogers or bell express vu

what are u guys msn? lets chat

kevin

We're not always behind. I remember that when Split Second was broadcasted on fairchild; HK hasn't even broadcasted that. That's what I've heard but don't know if it's true.

I watch TVB Europe in Holland, I'm quite disapointed to that channel because it's exspensieve and there are not really many intresting programs and serie to watch it..

Ah what's the point of showing HK commercials in Canada, those commercial are to make money for the station. First fairchild is a canadian channel and required by it's license to show a certain amount of Canadian content (and certain amount of non-TVB programing too) , second it's good to see some shows with local channels it's makes the channel of comfortable(compare it to US Jadeworld where it's and hour of local news mixed in with straight TVB). Jade Solid Gold ratings suck that's why it's a half show in Hong Kong, it's not really popular in Hong Kong and isn't popular in Canada, I wouldn't mind if they dump show.



It's because TVB serial rentals are profitable enough that it's desriable to delay selling of the rights to the shows. That's why in North America shows come up a bit late while in I believe Australia/New Zealand they pretty much followed TVB with a small delay.



Of course because of linkage rules you must have farichildtv to order those channels.

In San Francisco, we have the Jade channel via cable with Comcast. I have the option to get ATV with Dish Network or Jadeworld (2 TVB channels) with Directv satellite. Comcast charges about $26 which includes TVB and very basic cable. Directv charges $36.99 for Jadeworld and 3 other channels only. You're lucky...FairchildTV is free in Canada. They started showing Love Bond last week...one of my favorite series....so it's not that far behind.

lol I actually don't have Fairchild right now. I used to have it but don't now.
first: it's expensive, not worth it when second: I've already watched the series that they broadcast, and third: there's Chinese news that can be watched on Omni, and fourth: the other shows they air can also be downloaded...so what's the use in ordering it?

They are ok...I only don't like the fact that they cut some scenes from variety shows, especially Jade Solid Gold!!!! I was waiting to watch something on a specific episode and the part I was waiting for was actually cut out!!!!


I don't mind the tv series, they don't cut any scenes from that but when it comes to variety shows, they suck big time!!!!

well fairchild tv have different programs
first of the news is the very best local chinese news comapre with OMNI, they even have chinese subtitle in the news too, in the morning, there's have tvb live news via satillete, secondly not just show drama, they have some news magazine, documetry, local programs, and many more. also korean drama, atv drama and 10% of cable tv shows which show on fairchild tv as well

but i the thing i am waiting is ATV HOME AMERICA because they have the most updated hong kong news, they got morning, afternoon, evening, and late night live hong kong atv news, and also cable tv got the most updated program such as from the cable news and cable enterimanet channel programs

what do u guys expect these two new chinese channels
by the way u think in the future FAIRCHILD wil llower the rate from $14.95 to $10.95 or become a pick and pay package like $2.49? and also u think they will make the tvb drama will lower the window period showing time from one year to 4 to 6 months

the best local program i like at this moment are local news, timeline magazine and what's on

how about u guys, what's your opinon about the future chinese programs in canada

kevin

yah I have to agree that FC news is better than omni. but it's still the same news. they might not have everything but that can be found in the newspapers or online.

I know they don't only show dramas. wat I'm saying is that these other variety shows can be dled and watched even before they air it on tv. i.e. the show that Dodo hosts, "bat fat bat jung", I've already watched every episode before they even started airing it here. and like twohearts88 said, they cut parts out of tv programs. I rmbr watching JSG and they stopped it when it was just half done. they stopped the show without even finishing the countdown! I think if they're going to cut it short they should at least have the full countdown so it's not as apparent.

as a Torontonian, I like the octopus show, "ying mok 8 jau yu", from it's earlier years. it had more interesting things to show. as time went on, I just watched it for celebrities when they came over. now, I don't even put the effort into watching it. I think Fairchild should come up with better local shows. sth interesting and filmed in Toronto. instead of just broadcasting shows taped in Van and airing it here and vice versa.

btw, is anyone going ot the Wonderland show?

I have Fairchild on Bell Express Vu
their series aren't THAT old now, they show ones from last year instead of like two years back
I dont' really watch that channel because I don't like watching old shows but my parents do
and variety shows are sooo short, I hate how they cut scenes and add commercials
I think they want to switch back to Shaw because it rains so much in Calgary now, doesn't work when there's thunder and rain lol

but i still think FAIRCHILD did a lot way better than compare 3 to 5 years ago

and the price should drop down too

Really we can get TVB on demand on?! Tell me all of the packages that we can get with TVB and what company has these packages. (For example, TVB drama channel on Rogers or something like that). Also, do anyone know if Rogers or Bell Express Vu will offer the TVB PayVisions 24hr Entertainment News Channel and packages with TVB PayVision programs and shows?

My family suscribes to Fairchildtv as well through Bell Express Vu because it's the Chinese tv in Canada that we can watch. It really does suck when it rains and thunders! Sometimes snow, wind, and cloudiness affects the satellite dish! A satellite installation and repair personel once told us that it's better for us to have the dish instead of cable because cable gives a weaker picture because the signals have been divided up so much before it reaches the tv in the house. Is this true? He also said that trees affect the satellite signals, but trees don't affect us, so it's better to have satellite. He also said that people who use satellites should have a powerbar protector that can take the impact of lightning if it strikes on the dish because it can fry the receiver and cause a fire. I don't know if you call this device a power bar protector, but does anyone know what I'm talking about? If yes, do you use it?

my parents love fairchild tv. we ordered it through shaw cable. ever since they got it two years ago, they watch it non stop. i watch it just for the jade solid gold and for the concerts they sometimes air. i'm not really into the dramas and stuff...i find the acting a little bleh...news i'll watch sometimes...the comedies are kinda funny though...
but if we had the chance to watch tvb, i'm sure my parents would be jumping all over it.
there's also channel 126 for like mainland programming and korean stuff too.
fairchild tv really is the ONLY chinese channel to watch in Canada.

Agree! I hate what they cut out JSG! It goes by so fast too,.. like 15-20 minutes! One time they didn't even count down to the number 1 song!

they cut JSG because they said some of the signer or music not allow approve and copyright issue to show in canada
by the way more good news
more chinese channels coming to canada
some candain have some candain chinese channels
such as chinese news channels, chinese movies, home channel 24 hours cantonese channel

for further detials
check on www.crtc.gc.ca
click on today release
if the date u read is not today
just click on august9

on cable there are some TW variety shows for those
who cant get satelite in their apts.
Mostly the channels are CCTV, with very old
HK movies at nite. pitiful.

I'm from Toronto too and I get fairchild as part of the same package I get A&E an such channels. Not sure how much it cost as I don't pay. I didn't know about channel 600 - I will definetly check it out. I think that some shows (like the new TVB series that already have subtitles) should be aired with english subtitles so there can be a wider audience of viewers ^__^

That's just my 2 cents...

I'm from Toronto too!!! My parents got fairchild just to watch the chinese news -.-" They read the chinese newspaper online and rent the drama so there really is no point in ordering it.... such a waste of money >.< n the shows are crappy too btw

the shows are crappy in fairchild, did u ugys know that sunday at about 3 oclcok they have another series? aqua heroes just finished like 2 weeks ago. i was hoping to watch the wholy thing, but wtf... they put good shows on sunday and bad shows on weekdays like Lo Por Dai Yun, WTF? that show is so boring? Ah Bee, WTF? and Gok Gok Gong, OMG GAY NAME.

fairchild tv rocks and I watch TVB series such as Love Bond..

let's share our msn chat messager
so we can chat about fairchild tv and chinese channel in the future of canada
my msn is
fairchildradio@hotmail.com

kevin

Hey All

I am from Canada and I get FairChild Toronto and Vancouver via Rogers Digital Cable. This weej, the 8:00 PM show, Just Love had just ended and next week will be Gateau Affairs. At the 9 PM slot, we have The Academy.

For users with Rogers Digital Cable, go to channel 90 or 600 to view Omni on Demand where we can view the latest TVB series in our own homes without renting DVDs. They are currenty having 3 trial episodes per series and this includes: Always Ready, Real Kung Fu and etc.

i'm from vancouver and i'm using shaw cable. i wish i could use rogers cuz i don't think that shaw gives us trail episodes.......

I have some questions about Fairchild...

1) Are the TVB dramas aired in the same order as they did in Hong Kong?
2) Does anyone know what shows will be lined up on Fairchild (after Gateau Affairs and The Academy)?

No. They're not aired in the same order. Often, something comes out a lot earlier (sometimes a year) and then it airs on Fairchild. I'm not sure what comes out after The Academy and Gateau Affairs but I think you can see upcoming series in a magazine that comes with a local chinese paper. I'm not sure which one but my mom gets it. That's basically how I know.

I'm not sure if this is provided by OMNI but I use Rogers and they have this channel (600 or something) that you can watch some relatively newer series (Life Made Simple and Always Ready.) They're not all that current but at least they haven't aired yet on Fairchild.

All that said, I STILL think it's cheaper to rent. I guess if the nearest place is really far away, that may not be such a great option. There's a place practically across the street from me so that's where I mainly watch. Fairchild gets kind of old after you've tried renting. I also watched Gateau Affairs and The Academy a loooooong time ago. That's why we cancled Fairchild for a while. If there's something that's REALLY good, I'll ask friends to tape it for me. They have no idea what they're taping (since most of my frds aren't chinese) but at least they're willing to do it. XD My frds rock. XP

they show one year old series!!!i m currently watching the academy,i saw the gateau affairs already.

so-conf00zed has already answered your questions, but I'd just like to say that Yummy Yummy: Food for Life will be airing after The Academy. I'm not sure what series is going to be shown after the Gateau Affairs.. but I have the PLEM magazine which shows upcoming series for 2006 and some of the series were RDOV, Healing Hands III, WOIL, and some other ones that I can't remember right now. Hopefully that helps.

I also used to watch fairchild alot since i live in the markham area its free but i don't watch it no more cause the stuff is old there.