Hallmark Channel
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The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies that are appropriate for the whole family. They are owned by Crown Media Holdings, which, in turn, is majority-owned by Hallmark Cards. Another Crown Media Holdings subsidiary, Crown Media, LLP , operates The Hallmark Channel in the UK, which was one of that country's top five cable/satellite broadcasters.
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In America, the network was previously known as VISN, later renamed the Faith and Values Channel, and originally broadcast religious programming only. More secular programming was started in 1996 when the channel was renamed the Odyssey Channel. Hallmark Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company bought stakes in Odyssey in November 1998. The channel was officially renamed on August 5, 2001.
Today, Hallmark specializes in airing made-for-television movies and miniseries which were first aired on CBS under the title Hallmark Hall of Fame. Older shows, such as Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, M*A*S*H, Matlock, Perry Mason, Quincy, M.E., and Walker, Texas Ranger are rerun many times a day and replaced the religious programming that aired on the channel for over a decade. Diagnosis Murder started airing in January 2006. Other shows, such as JAG, Family Ties, Bewitched, and Judging Amy, have rerun briefly on the network.
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In Australia, the channel supplements its United States programming with drama from Australia's largest producer of TV drama, Southern Star.
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The British version of Hallmark runs mostly United States imports, including TV movies and drama such as House MD, Judging Amy, The District and the Law & Order franchise. The channel also runs the BBC drama Spooks.
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In Australia, the channel supplements its United States programming with drama from Australia's largest producer of TV drama, Southern Star.
The
The British version of Hallmark runs mostly United States imports, including TV movies and drama such as House MD, Judging Amy, The District and the Law & Order franchise. The channel also runs the BBC drama Spooks.
External links
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All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.