Hallmark Channel’s Upfront Was Snowed Out, But Winter Is Still Its Favorite Time of Year

For Crown Media Family Networks, winter giveth--and winter taketh away. The Christmas holiday was once again a bonanza for the company's Hallmark Channel. On the strength of Countdown to Christmas, the network's annual two-month collection of round-the-clock Christmas-themed programming, Hallmark Channel was the No. 1 cable network among women 25-54 in the fourth quarter, for...