In 1951, the founder of Hallmark Cards, the successful greeting card company, decides to get into television by sponsoring a live opera airing on Christmas Eve. It’s a success, and Hallmark becomes a regular sponsor of television programming for decades. But when they launch their own cable channel in the early 2000s, the picture isn’t so rosy. By 2005, they ... Show More
Dec 2021
Christmas Movie Wars | The Scandal Express | 4
Hallmark faces a year of scandals. First, one of their marquee stars gets charged with committing fraud to get her daughters admitted to an elite college. Then, in the midst of their Countdown to Christmas programming, the channel’s decision to pull an ad featuring two brides gen ... Show More
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Jan 2022
Hostile Takeover: The Sumner Redstone Story | The Family Business | 1
Boston-born media executive Sumner Redstone turns a small family business into a media juggernaut, acquiring companies like Viacom, Paramount and CBS along the way, sometimes by force. But Sumner’s rise to mogul status leaves important relationships, business and familial, in sha ... Show More
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