Crown Media renewed its distribution agreement with DirecTV for Hallmark Channel, a multi-year deal also granting the DBS op both the SD and HD rights to Hallmark Movie Channel. The deal gives Hallmark renewals with its 3 largest distributors, with Time Warner and Comcast re-signing in recent months. Next contract to work on is Cablevision. — BendBroadband and En-Touch Systems in Houston have launched Outdoor Channel in high-def.

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Fox, ESPN on Improving Live Sports Experience With DTC

It’s been a few months since the launch of Fox One and ESPN Unlimited. While we’re still waiting to hear how the DTC apps are performing from a numbers perspective, we learned a bit more about how each programmer is working to improve the live sports watching experience.

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