Hallmark Channel (UK)

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Hallmark Channel

Launched	October 1999
Owned by	NBC Universal
Picture format	TBC
Audience share	0.6% (February 2008, [1])
Country	United Kingdom
Formerly called	Hallmark Entertainment Network
Website	www.hallmarkchannel.co.uk
Availability
Terrestrial
Top Up TV	Via Top Up TV Anytime
Satellite
Sky Digital	Channel 150
Cable
Virgin Media	Channel 190
UPC Ireland	Channel 123
IPTV over ADSL
Tiscali TV	Channel 8

The Hallmark Channel is a British TV channel owned by NBC Universal, with the Hallmark brand used under licence from Crown Media (which operates the US Hallmark Channel). It was previously known as the Hallmark Entertainment Network.

The channel was previously owned by the privately-backed Sparrowhawk Media Group, until late 2007 when the company was bought by NBC Universal.

The channel mainly broadcasts United States imports including drama series and TV movies such as House MD and Law & Order. However the channel also shows BBC drama including Hustle and Spooks. The channel specialises in programming that is appropriate for the whole family.

1 Hallmark 2
2 Present programmes
3 Former programming
4 External links

[edit] Hallmark 2

In July 2005, there were rumours that Sparrowhawk were going to launch a sister channel to the Hallmark Channel, called Hallmark 2.[2] This was denied by a spokesperson for Hallmark who said that a second channel from Hallmark will not be launching "anytime soon".[3] Movies 24 was launched instead.