Crown Media Holdings to Hold First Quarter Conference Call and Webcast on May 1, 2015

STUDIO CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Crown Media Holdings, Inc. CRWN, owner and operator of Crown Media Family Networks, home of Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, today announced that it will conduct a conference call on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Investors and interested parties may listen to the call via a live webcast accessible on the Company's investor relations page, http://ir.crownmedia.net/, or by dialing (877) 307-0246 (Domestic) or (224) 357-2394 (International) and using the conference number 16742929. For those listeners accessing the call through the company's website, please register and download audio software at the site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. The webcast will be archived on the site, and a telephone replay of the call will be available for 5 days following the call beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 1^st at (855) 859-2056 (Domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (International), using the conference number 16742929.

Crown Media intends to issue a press release summarizing its operating results before the market opens on Friday, May 1, 2015.

About Crown Media Holdings

Crown Media Holdings, Inc. is the corporate parent for the portfolio of cable networks and related businesses under Crown Media Family Networks. The company currently operates and distributes Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - America's most trusted family-friendly entertainment brands.

Launched in 2001, Hallmark Channel, The Heart of TV, is a 24-hour cable television network available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) in 85 million U.S. homes. Committed to enhancing viewers' enjoyment of life's special occasions year-round, Hallmark Channel has set the gold standard for celebratory content with such annual programming events as Countdown to Christmas and Countdown to Valentine's Day. The network's diverse slate of heartwarming original programming consists of movies; scripted primetime series, including Cedar Cove, When Calls the Heart, and Good Witch; and annual specials, like Kitten Bowl and Hero Dog Awards. The channel also features world premiere presentations of the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame franchise, as well as Home & Family, a daily 2-hour two-time Emmy®-Nominated lifestyle program hosted by Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare. Rounding out its lineup, Hallmark Channel presents such enduringly beloved classic series as I Love Lucy, The Golden Girls, The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, Frasier, and The Middle. Available in 56 million homes and one of the fastest-growing properties in cable, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is a 24-hour digital network that brings the lighter side of the suspense and mystery genres into focus. The network, which launched in 2008 as Hallmark Movie Channel and underwent a brand evolution in October of 2014, highlights rich, dramatic, and thought-provoking storytelling with a mix of original movies, presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library, and such time-honored acquired series as Murder She Wrote, Matlock, Hart to Hart, and Diagnosis Murder. The channel is also home to its own holiday franchise, The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas, featuring original movies and all-time classics like A Christmas Carrol; Holiday Affair; Babes in Toyland; and Christmas in Connecticut.

Forward-looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release may contain forward-looking statements as contemplated by the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act that are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," variation of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include: competition for distribution of channels, viewers, advertisers, and the acquisition of programming; fluctuations in the availability of programming; fluctuations in demand for the programming Crown Media airs on its channels; and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Risk Factors stated in the Company's most recent 10-K and 10-Q Reports. Crown Media Holdings is not undertaking any obligation to release publicly any updates to any forward looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.