Crown Media Taps StoryBox as Global Distribution Partner

STUDIO CITY: StoryBox Entertainment has been appointed as the international distribution partner for Crown Media Family Networks and its portfolio of cable TV networks, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

The agreement sees StoryBox Entertainment set to represent the wholly-owned entertainment content produced under the Crown Media Productions banner for the international market. StoryBox Entertainment will present the first set of titles at MIPCOM. This includes five original TV movies by Crown Media Productions, set to premiere in 2015 on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. StoryBox will bring Autumn Dreams, Temporarily Yours, Harvest Moon, Once Upon a Holiday and Christmas Angel to MIPCOM in October. The number of Crown Media-produced films is expected to increase to 12 in 2016.

Francisco Gonzalez, the partner and head of international at StoryBox Entertainment, commented: “It is a great honor to be representing such an esteemed brand as Hallmark Channel in the international market, and to be able to offer international buyers diverse, top-quality programming coming directly from Crown Media Family Networks and its channels.”

Chad Harris, the senior VP of business development at Crown Media Family Networks, said: “We are very excited about our partnership with StoryBox Entertainment and the opportunity to bring our top-rated Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original entertainment to a global audience."

He added: “With genres as varied as mysteries, romantic comedies, dramas, Christmas themes and more, Crown Media Productions creates original content that brings viewers together, provides emotional relevance, and is uniquely Hallmark—still one of the world’s true heritage brands.”