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Feel-Good TV Fights for Shelf Space in Land of the Giants
Episode 83

Feel-Good TV Fights for Shelf Space in Land of the Giants

Strictly Business

November 6, 201930m 1s

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Show Notes

Bill Abbott, president and CEO of Hallmark Channel parent Crown Media Family Networks, has the difficult job of navigating the independent cable TV group through unprecedented upheaval in the pay TV marketplace. He speaks candidly about the competitive disadvantage that Crown Media faces against larger competitors who have greater sway with distributors. The business climate has only gotten tougher following the latest burst of mega media M&A deals. “If we have a difficult time seeing a path forward in this linear environment than there’s something wrong with the system,” he says.

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