NEW YORK and DALLAS, July 22,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- It's "Christmas in July" for AT&T*
U-verse® TV customers. Tomorrow, Crown Media Family
Networks and AT&T* launch Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies
& Mysteries on AT&T U-verse TV.
"This agreement is a winning deal for AT&T U-verse
customers," said Bill Abbott,
president & CEO, Crown Media Family Networks. "They now have
access to our two distinct channels and some of the best, most
compelling family entertainment on television. We look forward to a
long and fruitful relationship with AT&T."
Hallmark Channel will be on channels 365 and 1365 in HD in the
U-family and U200 and above packages. Hallmark Movies &
Mysteries will be on Channels 366 and 1366 in HD in the U-family
and U300 and above packages. And in the next week, the channels
will also be on the U-verse App for tablets and smartphones and on
Uverse.com. With the U-verse App, customers will be able to catch
live Hallmark content on their mobile devices even when they're on
the go.
"We are thrilled to work with Crown Media to bring Hallmark to
our U-verse TV customers," said Eric
Boyer, senior vice president, AT&T U-verse. "Our
customers will be able to watch the Hallmark programming they love
on U-verse TV, as well as on their mobile devices with our U-verse
App."
The agreement comes at a pivotal time in Crown Media's
evolution. Both networks are registering unprecedented growth.
Additionally, both networks are rapidly expanding their lineup of
original shows. Hallmark Channel will feature a diverse and
extensive slate of original programs in 2015. The channel will
offer 40 world premiere movies, three original prime-time scripted
series and three annual pet-related specials. Plus, Hallmark
extended its daily lifestyle series, Home & Family, to 52 weeks
a year.
Starting Saturday, Oct. 31,
Hallmark Channel's signature holiday event, Countdown to
Christmas, will feature an unprecedented lineup of 16 original
movies. That includes five back-to-back nights of world premiere
originals over Thanksgiving
weekend.
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, formerly Hallmark Movie
Channel, is rolling out its biggest slate of new programs ever,
with 17 original movies this year. The channel will also offer
fresh installments of its Mystery Wheel franchises – Murder She
Baked, Gourmet Detective, Aurora
Teagarden and Garage Sale Mystery.
Like Hallmark Channel, the network will also boost the lineup
for its holiday initiative, The Most Wonderful Movies of
Christmas, with five new original movies in 2015.
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About Crown Media Family Networks
Crown Media Family Networks is the umbrella unit of Crown Media
Holdings, Inc. housing cable's leading family friendly networks,
Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, as well as
their corresponding digital extensions HallmarkChannel.com and
HallmarkMoviesandMysteries.com. The company operates and
distributes both channels in high definition (HD) and standard
definition (SD) with Hallmark Channel available to 85 million
subscribers and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in 56 million homes
in the United States. Hallmark
Channel features an ambitious slate of original content, including
movies; scripted series, such as Cedar Cove, When Calls the Heart,
and Good Witch; annual specials like Hero Dog Awards and Kitten
Bowl; world premieres of Hallmark Hall of Fame presentations, and a
daily 2-hour lifestyle show, Home & Family.
Hallmark Channel is also home to annual holiday franchise,
Countdown to Christmas, featuring a lineup of 24/7 holiday
programming, including The 12 New Movies of Christmas. Rounding out
the networks' lineup are television's most beloved sitcoms and
series, including The Golden Girls, The Middle, Little House on the
Prairie, and Frasier. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, recently
rebranded from Hallmark Movie Channel, is a 24-hour digital cable
network featuring a unique mix of 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, the Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas, as
well as presentations from the award-winning Hallmark Hall of Fame
library.
For more information, please visit www.crownmediapress.com.
Hallmark Channel on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter (Join the
conversation at #HeartofTV), Pinterest, GetGlue, YouTube
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on Social Media: Facebook,
Twitter, Pinterest
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