SIR RUN RUN SHAW (1907 - 2014)

Hong Kong broadcaster Television Broadcasts Ltd.’s and Shaw Brothers Studio legendary co-founder and chairman, the 106-year-old Sir Run Run Shaw, passed away peacefully this morning 

The media mogul was instrumental in shaping Hong Kong media culture, co-founding the Shaw Brothers Studio, which produced more than 1,000 films since its establishment in 1958, and Television Broadcasts (TVB), Hong Kong’s first free television, in 1967.

Shaw was also a well-known philanthropist who had a passion for education. After a 44-year career, Run Run Shaw stepped down from all his TVB posts in December 2011. In March that year, he sold his entire 26 per cent holding in TVB to a group of investors for HK$6.26 billion.

(Extract from South China Morning Post)