Vivian Cheung

{{short description|British entrepreneur}}

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| notable works = Titan Entertainment Group
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| spouse = Nick Landau

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Vivian Cheung is a British entertainment entrepreneur. A fantasy and pop culture expert, with her business partner and husband Nick Landau, Cheung is the co-owner of the Titan Entertainment Group, which comprises the Forbidden Planet Limited store chain and Titan Publishing Group.{{cite web|url=http://www.sci-fi-online.com/Interview/03-10-08_ForbiddenPlanet.htm |title=Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung |access-date=14 December 2022|interviewer=Darren Rea|date=3 Oct 2008|work=Review Graveyard}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/da53ef92-63e5-11e6-8310-ecf0bddad227 |work=Financial Times|title=At Work with the FT: Nick Landau, co-owner, Titan Entertainment|access-date=15 December 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/alcon-publishing-titan-books-expand-relationship-1235130655/ |work=Deadline |title=Alcon's Publishing Unit Deepens Ties With Titan Books, Planning Original Fiction Titles Across Genres Starting In 2023|first=Dade |last=Hayes|date=September 29, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/interview-nick-landau-of-forbidden-planet/ |work=Den of Geek |

title=Interview: Nick Landau of Forbidden Planet: We chat with one of the founders of the multi-national SF bookstore chain... and he was Tharg, as well!|date=September 24, 2008|access-date=1 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/35532/icv2-interview-titans-landau-cheung-part-1 |work=ICV2 |title=ICV2 INTERVIEW: TITAN'S LANDAU AND CHEUNG--PART 1: Titan's Publishing Roots and Expansion|interviewer=Milton Griepp |date= September 16, 2016 |access-date=Dec 22, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/35531/icv2-interview-titans-landau-cheung-part-2 |work=ICV2 |title=ICV2 INTERVIEW: TITAN'S LANDAU AND CHEUNG--PART 2: Merch, Channels, Coming Expansion, and Retail Stores|interviewer= Milton Griepp |date= September 16, 2016 |access-date=2 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/80073/jagex-and-titan-publishing-partner-to-create-runescape-comics-and-books/ |title=Titan's Cheung and Landau announce their partnership with Jagex to create Runescape comics and books |access-date=2 February 2023|first=Iwan|last=Morris|website=PocketGamer.biz|date=2 November 2022 }}

Career

Cheung set up the Titan Entertainment Group in 1993 with Nick Landau.{{cite web|url=http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/titan-entertainment-group |title=Titan Entertainment Group Limited|website=Companies in the United Kingdom|access-date=Dec 22, 2024}} The group now includes the Forbidden Planet mega stores (including the flagship London store), Titan Books, Titan Comics, and Titan Merchandise.

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