After a renewal agreement with SES, a leading satellite operator, TV homes across the U.S. will continue to have access to Crown Media Family Networks’ channels.
The contract consists of a nine-year deal, and Crown Media will move its Hallmark Channel selection from the AMC-11 satellite to SES-1. The SES-1 is one of three satellites that SES offers.
Crown Media will power a full transponder of C-band capacity aboard SES-1 in order to reach more than 85-million U.S. homes with cable. Crown Media’s service will provide access to the Hallmark Channel, which offers Hallmark Drama, and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channels.
“Crown Media has played a vital role in the advancement of content production, building a brand synonymous with quality programming,” said Steve Bunke, Vice President of Sales and Market Development for SES Video in North America. “SES is honored to earn Crown Media’s trust, as we enter a new and strategic distribution agreement aimed at enabling a new wave of collaborative innovation over the next decade.”