| Type | Public NASDAQ: CRWN |
|---|---|
| Genre | Media Company |
| Founded | 1994 (Hallmark Entertainment) 1995 (Crown Media) 2000 (IPO)[1] |
| Founder(s) | Hallmark Cards |
| Headquarters | Studio City, California, United States of America |
| Key people | Bill Abbott (CEO, President) |
| Products | Hallmark Channel |
| Revenue | US$279.6 million (2009) |
| Operating income | US$37.56 million (2009) |
| Net income | -US$22.59 million (2009) |
| Total assets | US$698 million (2009) |
| Total equity | -US$698 million (2009)[2] |
| Employees | 159 (2010) |
Crown Media Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWN) is a United States media production company with corporate headquarters located in Studio City, California, and is controlled by Hallmark Cards in partnership with Discovery Communications.
Crown Media operates the Hallmark Channel and its spin-off Hallmark Movie Channel in the United States, while it licenses the brand to Universal Networks International for the British channel of the same name. In 2003, Crown Media acquired The Jim Henson Company's half of Hallmark Channel in the UK, discontinuing all syndicated programming from Jim Henson Television.
In the United Kingdom, Crown Media LLP, is a company offering media simultation, training and consultancy. [1] It works with government, blue-light emergency services and corporations, managing issues ranging from product launches to crisis management, and the protection and development of reputation through the media.
Simulation involves providing TV, radio and print news services from the inquiries and interviews, through to output of real broadcasts and other media to show the effect and contribute to a dynamic exercise or other scenario. Crown Media supports clients across Europe, Asia and North America and has won awards for its work. [2]
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