HALLMARK DRAMA LAUNCHES ON DISH

HALLMARK DRAMA LAUNCHES ON DISH

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 New York, New York – December 13, 2017 – Crown Media Family Networks, the country’s leading destination for family entertainment, announced today that Hallmark Drama is launching on DISH. The latest 24/7 linear offering from Crown Media, Hallmark Drama joins sister networks Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on the DISH lineup. Beginning later today, the network will be available on channel 186 to subscribers of the America’s Top 200 and above programming packages as well as its Heartland package.

 “DISH has been a long-time valued affiliate partner and this agreement is an exciting step for Hallmark Drama as we work toward expanding its footprint,” said Erin McIlvain, executive vice president, distribution and content strategy for Crown Media Family Networks. “With both Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries continuing on a path of significant growth, it is clear that there is a strong appetite for our content and we are confident that DISH subscribers will embrace this new service, which offers an unduplicated lineup of even more of the unique family friendly programming they have grown to love and expect from Crown Media.”

 ”Hallmark Drama brings even more holiday movies into DISH homes this season and offers year-round entertainment for the entire family,” said Andy LeCuyer, DISH senior vice president of Programming. “This channel unlocks DISH customer access to classics from the Hallmark vault.”

 Featuring a wholly distinct lineup from Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Hallmark Drama showcases an array of dramatic movies and series from Crown Media’s vast library of family-friendly content as well as presentations from the beloved Hallmark Hall of Fame, the most award-winning and longest-running primetime series in the history of television.

ABOUT CROWN MEDIA FAMILY NETWORKSCrown Media Family Networks is the umbrella unit subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Inc., housing cable’s leading family friendly networks, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama. Hallmark Channel features an ambitious slate of new, original content, including movies, scripted series, annual specials, and a daily, two-hour lifestyle show.Hallmark Channel is also home to the popular annual holiday franchise “Countdown to Christmas,”featuring a lineup of 24/7 holiday programming. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is a 24-hour cable network featuring a unique mix of new, original movies and acquired series focused on the lighter side of the suspense and mystery genres. The network also features its own annual holiday programming franchise, “Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas”. Hallmark Drama showcases the rich legacy of the Hallmark Hall of Fame library and with zero duplication, spotlights movies and series from Crown Media’s collection of original dramatic content. Crown Media Family Networks is also home to Hallmark Movies Now, the company’s subscription streaming service, which offers wholly distinct content from the company’s linear channels. Crown Media Family Networks’ digital publishing extension, Hallmark Publishing, is an eBook division that creates novelizations of previously aired original movie favorites. It also accepts author submissions for original, on-brand manuscripts that can be greenlit as a new movie or series for one of the company’s three linear networks.