| 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 | Henry Schleiff (CEO, President) |
| Products | Hallmark Channel |
| Revenue | -US$234.36 million (2007) |
| Operating income | -US$50.98 million (2007) |
| Net income | -US$159.98 million (2007) |
| Total assets | US$676.24 million (2007) |
| Total equity | -US$683.76 million (2007)[2] |
| Employees | 175 (2008) |
Crown Media Holdings,Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWN) is a United States media production company with corporate headquarters located in Studio City, California, and controlled by Hallmark Cards and Liberty Capital.
Crown Media operates the Hallmark Channel in the United States, while it licenses the brand to NBC Universal Global Networks 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 enquiries 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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