Hallmark Media
U.S. media production company
Hallmark Media (formerly Crown Media Holdings) is an American media production company with corporate headquarters located in Studio City, California, and is a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards.
Hallmark Media consists of cable television networks Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Mystery, Hallmark Family, and streaming service Hallmark+ as well the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
History
Precursors
Since 1951, Hallmark Cards has owned the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology movie series and later its corresponding production company, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions. From 1990 to 1996, Republic Pictures Home Video distributed Hallmark Hall of Fame films to home video market. From 1987 to 1992, Hallmark was involved in ownership of the Spanish language Univision broadcast network, along with their owned-and-operated stations. In 1989, it partnered with Jones Intercable to create the Jones Crown Partners partnership, which owned ten Wisconsin cable systems.
In February 1992, Hallmark Cards had formed Signboard Hill Productions as a production company for the Hall of Fame series and other projects for theaters or TV under president Brad Moore. In April 1992 Hallmark Cards purchased RHI Entertainment for $378 million plus $50 million in debt getting a film library with more than 1800 hours of film.
Crown Media Inc. was formed in 1991 by Hallmark as a vehicle for investments into cable operators.
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