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Posted Monday 12/23/19 at 10:41PM EST
Hallmark Channel's diversity problem: "It’s the TV demographic equivalent of trying to become the No. 1 coal mine of the 21st century"
Reflecting on Hallmark's lesbian Zola ad controversy earlier this month, Jeb Lund notes that "Hallmark is a family network anchored...
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Posted Tuesday 12/17/19 at 10:50PM EST
Hallmark Channel should greenlight an LGBTQ-themed holiday movie in response to the same-sex ad controversy
"Hallmark has perfected its tried-and-true formula — generic, cozy, formulaic — over years, it wouldn’t be hard to simply swap...
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Posted Tuesday 12/17/19 at 2:29AM EST
Hallmark should've known anti-LGBTQ bigotry was wrong from the get-go
The cable channel's decision to pull four Zola ads showing brides kissing after complaints by the conservative group One Million...
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Posted Tuesday 12/17/19 at 2:29AM EST
How Hallmark Channel developed its strategy of "leaning into Christmas"
"Countdown to Christmas" has become a holiday season juggernaut, thanks to Crown Media CEO Bill Abbott -- who was inspired...
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Posted Monday 12/16/19 at 3:44PM EST
Hilarie Burton alleges she was "let go" from a Hallmark project after requesting "diverse casting"
Burton, who is starring in the Lifetime Christmas movie A Christmas Wish, tweeted amid the backlash over Hallmark pulling lesbian...
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Posted Monday 12/16/19 at 10:05AM EST
Zola plans to be "in touch" with Hallmark after LGBTQ ad ban reversal
The wedding planning website, whose brides kissing ads were briefly banned from Hallmark Channel, said it "will be in touch...
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Hallmark CEO "truly sorry" about yanking same-sex wedding ads, vows to reinstate them after outcry
Hallmark Channel's decision last week to pull four Zola ads featuring two brides kissing, in response to the conservative group...
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Posted Saturday 12/14/19 at 3:12PM EST
Hallmark Channel pulls ads featuring two brides kissing
The Hallmark Channel pulled four TV ads featuring brides kissing each other for the wedding planning website Zola on Thursday...
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Posted Saturday 12/14/19 at 1:25AM EST
Hallmark Channel's first-ever Hanukkah movies are essentially Christmas films featuring Jewish characters
There are many problems with Hallmark's first-ever Hanukkah films Double Holiday and Holiday Date -- both of which omit the...
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Posted Wednesday 11/27/19 at 10:25PM EST
Netflix on Christmas movie competition with Hallmark and Lifetime: "We make films, they make made-for-TV movies"
A Netflix spokesperson says Lifetime and Hallmark shouldn't worry about its Christmas films encroaching on their territory.
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Posted Wednesday 11/27/19 at 1:33PM EST
Hallmark boss says "Countdown to Christmas" diversity criticism isn't fair, explains why the two Hanukkah movies don't have "Hanukkah" in their titles
Of Hallmark's record 24 original holiday movies, four have black leads -- down from five last year.
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Posted Tuesday 11/26/19 at 1:24PM EST
Hallmark and Lifetime have a combined 70 new holiday movies, but none feature an LGBTQ main character
Lifetime has four films with LGBTQ characters in supporting roles, but none have carried a holiday movie.
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Posted Thursday 11/21/19 at 1:09PM EST
Scholastic teams with Hallmark Channel on three movies
The children-focused educational publishing company will adapt three of its books as movies for Hallmark Channel: The Angel Tree by...
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Posted Saturday 11/02/19 at 5:42AM EDT
Explaining Netflix Christmas movies vs. Hallmark Christmas movies
"Netflix Christmas movies aren’t quite hitting the same boxes as Hallmark," says Anna Menta.
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Posted Thursday 10/24/19 at 7:33PM EDT
Hallmark Channel gets its own Monopoly set
According to People magazine, the all-holiday Hallmark Channel Monopoly that will be released Friday "reimagines the classic, blending the network’s...