CBS, Hallmark Hall of Fame End Partnership
CBS has ended its partnership with Hallmark Hall of Fame. After 16 years, the network opted out of renewing the contract.According to Variety, CBS and Hallmark Hall of Fame had a deal for three TV movies a year. CBS wanted a deal to air films on an ad-hoc basis, but Hallmark passed and is currently looking for a new network home.
"This is a partnership that has served CBS very well for many years," a network spokesman told Variety. "Hallmark Hall of Fame is a first-class organization, and we wish them nothing but success in their future."
'Beyond the Blackboard,' the 243rd film in the series that starred Emily VanCamp and Treat Williams, aired April 24. The other two films of this season included 'November Christmas' with John Corbett and 'The Lost Valentine' starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Betty White.
CBS isn't getting out of the TV movie business -- it will keep its 'Jesse Stone' series of films. The next Tom Selleck-fronted flick will premiere on May 22.
Hallmark Hall of Fame began in 1951 and spent 30 years on NBC before moving to PBS, ABC and most recently CBS in the 1990s.
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