Crown Media Company Description
Family-friendly TV is the jewel in this Crown. Crown Media Holdings owns and operates the Hallmark Channel, a cable network that specializes in family-oriented TV fare. It features mostly third-party programming, including such TV series as 7th Heaven, Little House on the Prairie, and Matlock, as well as made-for-TV movies, feature films, and miniseries. The channel reaches about 85 million US homes. Crown Media also operates the Hallmark Movie Channel, a 24-hour channel that primarily offers feature films and miniseries; it reaches about 15 million homes. Hallmark Cards controls about 95% of the company.
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