| Hallmark Channel | |
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| Launched | September 1, 1997 |
| Owned by | International: Sparrowhawk Media Group United States: Crown Media Holdings |
| Audience share | 0.6% (2006-01, [1]) |
| Headquarters | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Formerly called | VISN; Faith and Values Channel; Odyssey Channel |
| Website | hallmarkchannelint.com (International) hallmarkchannel.com (United States) |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channels 185, 896 |
| DirecTV | Channel 312 |
| Sky Angel | Channel 9729 |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 702 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 16 |
| Digiturk | Channel 13 |
| Dialog TV | Channel 38 (Testing) |
| Dream (Philippines) | Channel 18 |
| TotalTV (Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia) | Channel 61 |
| Cable | |
| US cable systems | Check local listings |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 123 |
| Starhub (Singapore) | Channel 17 |
| SkyCable Gold (Philippines) | Channel 37 |
| Global Destiny (Philippines) | Channel 38 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 16 |
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. In all countries except the United States they are owned by Sparrowhawk Media Group. The Hallmark name is licenced from Hallmark Cards, Inc.[1] The Hallmark Channel in the United States is owned by Crown Media Holdings, in turn majority-owned by Hallmark Cards.
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The Hallmark Channel USA
In America, the network began as a merger between VISN (the Vision Interfaith Satellite Network), and the ACTS 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. 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 past segments from their parent company's Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series, which features made-for-television movies and miniseries, most of them from the series' CBS run. Older shows, such as The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, M*A*S*H, Matlock, Diagnosis Murder, Murder, She Wrote, and Walker, Texas Ranger are rerun many times a day and replaced the religious programming that aired on the channel for over a decade. Other shows, such as JAG, Hogan's Heroes, Family Ties, Nanny and the Professor, Gunsmoke, Bewitched, Perry Mason, and Judging Amy, have rerun briefly on the network. Hallmark began airing its own weekday morning show entitled New Morning in 2002 and added a Sunday morning version hosted by Naomi Judd entitled Naomi's New Morning in 2005. 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.
Current programming
- Little House on the Prairie
- Adoption Stories (on Hallmarkchannel.com only)
- Murder, She Wrote
- M*A*S*H
- Matlock
- New Morning
- Touched by an Angel
- The Waltons
- Walker, Texas Ranger
- 7th Heaven (coming in January 2008, after it leaves ABC Family)
- Columbo (premieres in January 2008)
- Perry Mason (returns in 2008)
Hallmark Channel Australia
In Australia, the channel supplements its United States programming with drama from Australia's largest producer of TV drama, Southern Star.
Hallmark Channel UK
The British version of Hallmark runs mostly United States imports, including TV movies and drama such as House, Judging Amy, The District and the Law & Order franchise. The channel also runs the BBC drama Spooks. Also, Australian drama series McLeod's Daughters has aired on the channel since its launch in 2001.
Hallmark Channel Italy
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The Italian Hallmark Channel channel is a family-friendly one. It broadcasts United States imports, like Judging Amy and 7th Heaven as well as other family series (like McLeod's Daughters, etc.).
Hallmark Channel Asia
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Primetime Line Up
| 7:00pm | 7:30pm | 8:00pm | 8:30pm | 9:00pm | 9:30pm | 10:00pm | 10:30pm | |
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| Monday | Judging Amy | ER | Without A Trace | The Oprah Winfrey Show | ||||
| Tuesday | The Starter Wife | |||||||
| Wedensday | Law & Order | |||||||
| Thursday | 3 lbs | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Movie | |||||
| Friday | Movie | |||||||
| Saturday | Movie | Without A Trace(Repeat) | ||||||
| Sunday | The Oprah Winfrey Show | |||||||
COLOUR KEY : Drama, Variety, News / Current Affairs , Reality, Comedy, Talk Shows
See also
Notes
External links
- International site
- U.S. site
- Sparrowhawk Broadcast Services Hallmark service provider (all countries)
