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Crown Media Family Networks CEO Bill Abbot is stepping down, barely a month after the Hallmark Channel’s handling of a same-sex ad created controversy. Abbott’s last day at the company will be Friday. In a press release confirming the news, parent Hallmark Cards Inc. did not allude to the backlash over the treatment…

Crown Media Family Networks said it has wrapped up its 2019-20 upfront ad sales, locking in double-digit gains for both price and volume. The company’s twin networks, the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, have bucked the broader trend of cratering ratings. With its wholesome…

Crown Media Family Networks got creative when its upfront was canceled Wednesday due to the arrival of Winter Storm Toby in New York City. Big snowstorms in March certainly aren’t unheard of — Toby is the fourth nor’easter this month alone — but this might be the first time a storm forced the cancellation of an…

During Crown Media Family Networks’ presentation at TCA today, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries announced a robust slate of programming. Topping the list was the announcement of two development deals with award winning TV personality Al Roker for his novel The Midnight Show Murders: A Billy Blessing Novel and crisis…

#Hearties take note. Hallmark Channel will air a two-hour sneak peek of Season 5 of its original primetime series When Calls The Heart during the network’s annual "Countdown to Christmas” programming event. It will be followed by the Season 5 premiere in February 2018, which will be comprised of ten hour-long weekly…

Crown Media Family Networks made some big changes in its castle this morning. Seventeen-year vet Charlie Stanford is retiring as General Counsel and EVP of Business Affiars. He’ll be replaced by Deanne Stedem who was Associate General Counsel at Crown’s parent, Hallmark Cards.  She’ll oversee the same turf, as well as…

Originally scheduled to air in December, Crown Media Family Networks has moved up the premiere of Karen Kingsbury’s The Bridge Part 2 to March 20. The conclusion of the two-part movie will air at 9 PM on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, following a special encore airing of Part 1 at 7 PM. Part 2 will air again on Sunday…