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The Hallmark Channel is a cable television
Cable television

Cable television is a system of providing television to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through fixed optical fibers or coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in traditional television broadcasting in which a television antenna is required....
 network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 that are appropriate for the whole family. In all countries except the United States they are owned by NBC Universal
NBC Universal

NBC Universal, Inc. is a mass media and entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric's NBC with Vivendi part of the French Media Group, Vivendi Universal without Canal+ Group ....
. The Hallmark name is licensed from Hallmark Cards, Inc
Hallmark Cards

Hallmark Cards is a privately owned United States company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce C. Hall, Hallmark is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States....
.

The Hallmark Channel in the United States is owned by Crown Media Holdings
Crown Media

Crown Media is a United States Mass media Film production company with corporate headquarters located in Studio City, California, and controlled by Hallmark Cards....
, in turn majority-owned by Hallmark Cards.

he United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, the network began as a merger between VISN (the Vision Interfaith Satellite Network), and the ACTS (American Christian Television Station) Network.






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The Hallmark Channel is a cable television
Cable television

Cable television is a system of providing television to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through fixed optical fibers or coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in traditional television broadcasting in which a television antenna is required....
 network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 that are appropriate for the whole family. In all countries except the United States they are owned by NBC Universal
NBC Universal

NBC Universal, Inc. is a mass media and entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric's NBC with Vivendi part of the French Media Group, Vivendi Universal without Canal+ Group ....
. The Hallmark name is licensed from Hallmark Cards, Inc
Hallmark Cards

Hallmark Cards is a privately owned United States company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce C. Hall, Hallmark is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States....
.

The Hallmark Channel in the United States is owned by Crown Media Holdings
Crown Media

Crown Media is a United States Mass media Film production company with corporate headquarters located in Studio City, California, and controlled by Hallmark Cards....
, in turn majority-owned by Hallmark Cards.

Hallmark Channel USA

In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, the network began as a merger between VISN (the Vision Interfaith Satellite Network), and the ACTS (American Christian Television Station) Network. The combined network initially ran under both names, but was later named 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, using the domain name Odysseyfamily.com for posting TV listings. Hallmark Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company

The Jim Henson Company is an United States company founded in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. Jim Henson's children Brian Henson, Lisa, Cheryl, John and Heather run the company: Brian and Lisa serve as co-chairs and co-CEOs....
 bought stakes in Odyssey in November 1998. After Odyssey Network shut down Henson's half of the channel, Hallmark took over. The channel was officially renamed on August 5, 2001.

Today, Hallmark specializes in airing past segments from their parent company's Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on United States television. It has had a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and still continuing today....
 anthology series, which features made-for-television movies
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 and miniseries
Miniseries

A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes....
, most of them from the series' CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 run. Hallmark began airing its own weekday morning show entitled New Morning
New Morning

New Morning is the 11th studio album by Bob Dylan, released by Columbia Records in 1970.Coming only four months after the controversial Self Portrait , the more concise and immediate New Morning won a much warmer reception from fans and critics....
 in 2002 and added a Sunday morning version hosted by Naomi Judd
Naomi Judd

Naomi Judd is an United States country music singer, songwriter, and activist....
 entitled Naomi's New Morning in 2005.

In October 2006, Henry Schleiff was appointed the new CEO, overseeing all of the networks’ divisions. Prior to this position, Schleiff was Chairman and CEO of Court TV
Court TV

truTV is an United States cable television network owned by Time Warner through its subsidiary, Turner Broadcasting System. Named Court TV before 2008, the basis of the network's programing has traditionally been live homicide trial coverage and other criminal justice programming; however, the network has branched out into more "caught...
.

In January 2007, Hallmark Channel dropped the Hallmark crown from its logo, but still uses it in certain places on-air, and in other countries.

On May 27, 2007, Hallmark Channel launched “Watch With Me,” a new national public affairs initiative aimed to promote programming for families to watch together, and "to spend more time together."

In February 2008, the Hillary Clinton campaign purchased an hour of Hallmark Channel's primetime under a paid programming arrangement on February 4, 2008, the day before the multi-state "Super Tuesday (2008)" primaries.

Current programming

  • 7th Heaven
    7th Heaven

    7th Heaven is an Emmy Awards-nominated United States drama television program, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on Monday August 26, 1996, on the WB Television Network, the first time that the WB aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from 1996-2007....
  • Diagnosis Murder
  • The Golden Girls
    The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls is an United States situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a Miami, Florida home....
  • I Love Lucy
    I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy is an United States situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15 1951 to April 1 1960 on CBS....
  • Little House on the Prairie
    Little House on the Prairie (TV series)

    Little House on the Prairie is an United States one-hour dramatic television program that aired on the NBC network from September 11, 1974, to March 21, 1983, bumping the long-running Adam-12 series to Tuesday nights....
  • M*A*S*H
    M*A*S*H (TV series)

    M*A*S*H is an United States television series developed by Larry Gelbart, adapted from the 1970 in film feature film MASH . The series is a medical drama/black comedy that was produced by 20th Television Fox for CBS....
  • Murder, She Wrote
    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote is an award-winning television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher....
  • Touched by an Angel
    Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel is an United States drama television series that chronicles the missions of a group of angels sent by God. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson , it ran on CBS for nine seasons, from September 21, 1994 to April 27, 2003, and aired in many countries all around the world....
  • Walker, Texas Ranger
    Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger is an United States television Western /Police procedural/Action series, created by Lesie Grief and Paul Haggis. It aired on CBS with three pilot episodes followed by eight full seasons, from April 21, 1993 in television to May 19, 2001 in television, was broadcast in over 100 countries, and has since spawned at leas...
  • The Waltons
    The Waltons

    The Waltons is an United States television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 Spencer's Mountain, starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara....


Other shows, such as JAG
JAG

JAG is an United States Adventure /legal drama television show that was produced by Donald P. Bellisario, in association with Paramount Pictures CBS Paramount Television and, for the first season only, Universal Media Studios....
, The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch is an United States television situation comedy based around a large stepfamily. The show originally aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on the American Broadcasting Company network and was subsequently television syndication around the world....
, Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes is an American television situation comedy that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to July 4, 1971, on the CBS network....
, Family Ties
Family Ties

Family Ties is a television sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons, from 1982 to 1989. The sitcom reflected the move in the United States from the cultural liberalism of the 1960s and 1970s to the conservatism of the 1980s....
, Nanny and the Professor
Nanny and the Professor

Nanny And The Professor is a United States fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and produced by 20th Century Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed title was Nanny Will Do....
, Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....
, Bewitched
Bewitched

Bewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company from 1964 in television to 1972 in television....
, Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island is an United States Television program Situation comedy originally produced by United Artists Television. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network, from September 26, 1964 to September 4, 1967....
, Perry Mason
Perry Mason (TV series)

Perry Mason is an Emmy Award-winning American TV series that ran from 1957 in television to 1966 in television. Perry Mason was played by actor Raymond Burr....
, and Judging Amy
Judging Amy

Judging Amy is an United States television program drama that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005 on CBS. The show stars Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly ....
, have shown on the network.

Hallmark Heroes

On December 11, 2007 Hallmark Channel announced that it will launch “Hallmark Heroes with Regis Philbin,” a mini-series/special that recognizes ordinary Americans who make contributions to their communities and change the lives of others. The two on-air specials were hosted by Regis Philbin
Regis Philbin

Regis Francis Xavier Philbin is an United States television personality and occasional actor known for his roles as a talk show host, game show host, and presenter at various events....
, and the first installment aired on Christmas
Christmas

Christmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts Twelve Days of Christmas....
 Day 2008. In the second edition, Philbin and Hallmark Channel honored Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour (actress)

'Jane Seymour', Order of the British Empire is an England actor best known as a Bond girl in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die and the star of the 1990s United States television series Dr....
, who was recognized for her extensive work on behalf of the American Red Cross
American Red Cross

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States, and is the designated U.S....
 and their Measles Initiative
Measles Initiative

Measles Initiative , launched in 2001, is a long-term commitment and partnership among leaders in public health and supports the goal of reducing measles deaths globally by 90% by 2010 compared to 2000 estimates....
.

Hallmark Channel Original Movies

Hallmark is known for airing made-for-TV movies that are family-friendly and inspirational. In the early stages of the channel's development, the channel had a steady one-movie-a-month, or 12-a-year, production schedule and were mainly produced by RHI Entertainment
RHI Entertainment

RHI Entertainment, formerly known as Hallmark Entertainment, is an American producer of television movies and miniseries, founded in the 1980s by Robert Halmi Jr....
. However, as of 2008 the company has ramped up their production schedule to approximately 30 movies a year and opened up to other production companies.

Holidays on the Channel


Home for the Holidays, Hallmark Channel's annual event highlighting the winter holidays, begins the day after Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving may refer to:*Thanksgiving , the holiday on the fourth Thursday in November.*Thanksgiving , the holiday on the second Monday in October....
. During this time the channel airs holiday films, made-for-TV movies, and original Christmas movies, as well as changing the overall look of the channel to fit the holiday season.

Similarly, during February the network features Whole Lotta' Love Month with romantic movies, also changing the look of the channel graphically with a valentine heart theme.

Hallmark Channel Consumer Website

On November 19, 2007 the network refreshed its consumer website, , offering users microsites dedicated to original programming and marketing initiatives, such as sweepstakes and special 'events' like "Crime Time Sunday". Some of the microsites have games centered around the movie's theme.

They also began to stream their award-winning original series, "Adoption", marking the first time the network has scheduled a full-length program online.

On Location

On July 21, 2008 the website launched its original online series called "On Location" that features an on-camera host who introduces interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of Hallmark Channel's . The segments are featured on each movies' individual microsite. The series had a soft launch in July 2007 with the title "Inside Story" and a different host for Avenging Angel
Avenging Angel (2007 TV film)

Avenging Angel is a television movie that originally aired on Hallmark Channel on July 7, 2007 as part of the network's "Rough N Ready Roundup" for the Independence_Day_ holiday....
, Charlie & Me
Charlie & Me

Charlie & Me is a television movie that premiered on Hallmark Channel on January 5, 2008. Filmed on location in Ontario, Canada, the movie stars Tom Bosley as the title character and Jordy Benattar as his granddaughter....
, The Good Witch
The Good Witch

The Good Witch is a made-for-tv movie that was filmed on location in Hamilton, Ontario. It aired on the Hallmark Channel on January 19, 2008....
, Daniel's Daughter, and The Note
The Note (film)

The Note is a tv movie directed by Douglas Barr and starring Genie Francis and Ted McGinley. The movie aired on Hallmark Channel in December 2007....
.

In 2009, the online show was revamped again, removing the on-camera host altogether. Love Takes Wing
Love Takes Wing

Love Takes Wing is a Christianity Drama film and the seventh TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It is set to air on Hallmark Channel on April 4, 2009....
 is the last title featured in an "On Location" with an on-camera host. All titles following do not have an on-camera host.


Online Shop

On January 29, 2009 the company announced the development of an online movie shop at both and featuring DVD movies and movie-related products from its library. The shop is powered by the Amazon
Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. is an American electronic commerce company in Seattle, Washington. It is America's largest online retailer, with nearly three times the internet sales revenue of runner up Staples, Inc....
 Associates program. Since its soft launch in mid-2008, Hallmark Channel has already generated sales of over 10,000 items. The network earns a commission on each sale.

Hallmark Channel in HD


The Hallmark Channel will be broadcasting in High Definition
High-definition television

High-definition television is a digital television broadcasting system with higher than traditional television systems . HDTV is digitally broadcast; the earliest implementations used analog broadcasting, but today digital television signals are used, requiring less Bandwidth due to digital video compression....
 in the near future.

Hallmark Channel Around the World


Hallmark Channel Australia


In Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, the channel supplements its United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 programming with drama from Australia's largest producer of TV drama
Drama

Drama is the specific Mode of fiction Mimesis in performance. The term comes from a Ancient Greek word meaning "Action " , which is derived from "to do" ....
, Southern Star Group
Southern Star Group

Southern Star Group describes itself as "Australia's largest independent television production and distribution group".In April 2004, the company was acquired by Southern Cross Broadcasting, and was owned by Fairfax Media....
.

Hallmark Channel South-Africa


In South-Africa, the channel supplements mostly movies.

Hallmark Channel UK


The British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 version of Hallmark runs mostly United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 imports, including TV movies
Television movie

A television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network....
 and drama
Drama

Drama is the specific Mode of fiction Mimesis in performance. The term comes from a Ancient Greek word meaning "Action " , which is derived from "to do" ....
 such as House
House (TV series)

House, also known as House, M.D., is an American medical drama that debuted on the Fox Broadcasting Company network on November 16, 2004....
, Judging Amy
Judging Amy

Judging Amy is an United States television program drama that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005 on CBS. The show stars Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly ....
, The District
The District

The District is a television police procedural which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ....
 and the Law & Order franchise
Law & Order franchise

The term "Law & Order franchise" is commonly used to describe a number of related United States television programs created by Dick Wolf and originally broadcast on NBC, all of which deal with some aspect of the New York City criminal justice system....
. The channel also runs the BBC drama Spooks
Spooks

Spooks is a British Academy Television Awards award-winning British television drama series produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One....
. Also, the Australian drama series McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters is an Australian television drama aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after when they inherit a vast outback cattle station....
 has aired on the channel since its launch in 2001.

Hallmark Channel Italy

The Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 version of Hallmark Channel channel broadcasts mostly United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 imports, like Judging Amy
Judging Amy

Judging Amy is an United States television program drama that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005 on CBS. The show stars Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly ....
 and 7th Heaven
7th Heaven

7th Heaven is an Emmy Awards-nominated United States drama television program, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on Monday August 26, 1996, on the WB Television Network, the first time that the WB aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from 1996-2007....
 and McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters is an Australian television drama aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after when they inherit a vast outback cattle station....
.

Hallmark Channel Asia


7:00pm7:30pm8:00pm8:30pm9:00pm9:30pm10:00pm10:30pm
MondayJudging Amy
Judging Amy

Judging Amy is an United States television program drama that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005 on CBS. The show stars Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly ....
ER
ER (TV series)

ER is an Emmy Award-winning Television in the United States medical drama television series created by the late novelist Michael Crichton and airing on NBC....
Without A Trace
Without a Trace

Without a Trace is an United States television program set in New York City. The show is about a fictitious full-time Federal Bureau of Investigation missing persons unit....
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show

The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States Television syndication talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
TuesdayThe Starter Wife
The Starter Wife

The Starter Wife is a 2007 USA Network television miniseries, based on the novel of the same name by Gigi Levangie Grazer. Its title is derived from the concept of a starter marriage....
WednesdayLaw & Order
Law & Order

Law & Order is an United States police procedural and legal drama Television program created by Dick Wolf. It has been broadcast on NBC since its debut on September 13, 1990....
Thursday3 lbs
3 lbs

3 lbs is a short-lived drama that aired on CBS from November 14, 2006 to November 28 2006, replacing the cancelled series Smith . The show itself was then List of television shows cancelled after 2006 season three weeks later due to poor ratings....
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
Movie
FridayMovie
SaturdayMovieWithout A Trace
Without a Trace

Without a Trace is an United States television program set in New York City. The show is about a fictitious full-time Federal Bureau of Investigation missing persons unit....
(Repeat)
SundayThe Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show

The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States Television syndication talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....


COLOUR KEY : Drama, Variety, News / Current Affairs , Reality, Comedy, Talk Shows

See also

  • Hallmark Movie Channel
    Hallmark Movie Channel

    Hallmark Movie Channel is a digital cable channel that is a spin-off of its sister network Hallmark Channel. It began broadcasting in high-definition television to a small audience as early as April 2, 2008, but expanded nationally on May 12, 2008 on Dish Network and recently has been added to more markets, including Cox Communications and Ti...
  • List of programs broadcast by Hallmark Channel
    List of programs broadcast by Hallmark Channel

    Programs Currently Broadcast * 7th Heaven* The Golden Girls* I Love Lucy* Little House on the Prairie * Murder, She Wrote* M*A*S*H * Matlock ...
List of Hallmark Channel Original Films
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on United States television. It has had a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and still continuing today....
Hallmark Channel Mystery Wheel

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