EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Hamilton Daly, who joined Crown Media Family Networks in 2021 to lead programming and development across Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and Hallmark Drama, is out. Her position as EVP Programming was eliminated.
“Hallmark is aligning its consumer-facing touch points, including content, under a single leader, Chief Brand Officer Darren Abbott, with a focus and expertise in the expression of the Hallmark brand to consumers — from product to experiences and now content, across multiple platforms,” according to a statement provided to Deadline. “Darren has an innate understanding of the Hallmark brand and paired with his leadership and vision, will ensure our content aligns to the promise of our legacy brand.”
“In this move, the position of EVP, Programming was eliminated and Lisa Hamilton Daly will depart the company,” the statement continued. “Lisa is an extremely talented creative leader and we are grateful for her many contributions to Hallmark Mediaincluding expanding …