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1 CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. INVESTOR RELATIONS NEWS IN THIS ISSUE: Q4 14 & 214 Earnings Results- pg 2 Programming Updates- pg 3-4 Ratings & Subscribers- pg 5 CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. 1

2 $ millions $ millions $ millions Q4 14 & 214 EARNINGS RESULTS Crown Media reported operating results for the three months and year ended December 31, 214. Double-digit total revenue growth. For 214 Crown Media reported a total revenue of $415.6 million, a 1% increase from $377.8 million for 213. For the fourth quarter of 214 Crown Media reported revenue of $134.2 million, a 13% increase from $118.4 million in the fourth quarter of 213. Revenue Adjusted EBITDA* Revenue Adjusted EBITDA 5 4 $349.9 $377.8 $ $137.7 $159.8 $ Free Cash Flow Total Debt/Adjusted EBITDA* Free cash flow Total Debt/Adjusted EBITDA 8 6 $54.8 $ x 2.9x 2.3x 4 $ * Reconciliations of non-gaap financial measures equivalent to GAAP financial measures are available on Crown Media Holdings, Inc. s Investor Relations website. CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. 2

PROGRAMMING Countdown to Valentine s Day Starting January 31st, celebrates Valentine s Day with Countdown to Valentine s Day, a two week celebration featuring nearly 3 hours of fan-favorite romantic

Countdown to Valentine s Day features star talent including Lacey Chabert, Stacey Dash, Dean Cain, Kellie Martin, Shawn Roberts and Ed Asner.

3 PROGRAMMING Countdown to Valentine s Day Starting January 31st, celebrates Valentine s Day with Countdown to Valentine s Day, a two week celebration featuring nearly 3 hours of fan-favorite romantic movies including five brand new original movie premieres leading up to February 14th. Countdown to Valentine s Day features star talent including Lacey Chabert, Stacey Dash, Dean Cain, Kellie Martin, Shawn Roberts and Ed Asner. Everyday until Valentine s Day Good Witch In this all-new Original Series Premiere, Cassie Nightingale is back as Middleton's favorite enchantress, and this time she's joined by her teenage daughter, Grace, who shares that same special intuition as her mom. When a handsome doctor and his teenage son move in next to the Grey House, they are immediately spellbound by the mother-daughter duo next door, and all of Middleton is in for new changes, big surprises, and, of course, a little bit of magic. Good Witch premieres February 28 Premiering in February* Kitten Bowl II February 1 Good Witch February 28 Original Series Premiere Countdown to Valentine s Day A Wish Come True January 31 I Do, I Do, I Do February 6 So You Said Yes February 7 Cloudy With A Chance Of Love February 8 All Of My Heart February 14 * Titles and premiere dates are subject to change. Matlock Marathon February 1 Mystery Women Marathon February 7 Jesse Stone Marathon February 8 Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt February 8 Cable Premiere Signed, Sealed, Delivered Marathon February 14 A Gift of Miracles February 15 Original Movie Premiere The Good Wife Marathon February 21 Hart to Hart Marathon February 22 CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. 3

PROGRAMMING A Gift of Miracles Mystery Wheels coming spring 215 premiered A Gift of Miracles, starring Academy Award winner Rita Moreno, Rachel Boston and Jesse Moss, on February 15th.

While fulfilling her mother s wishes, she encounters miraculous events that help guide her in her career and understanding life.

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (April 19th) starring Full House s Candace Cameron- Bure and Marilu Henner. Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room (April 26th) starring Lori Loughlin.

4 PROGRAMMING A Gift of Miracles Mystery Wheels coming spring 215 premiered A Gift of Miracles, starring Academy Award winner Rita Moreno, Rachel Boston and Jesse Moss, on February 15th. A Gift of Miracles tells the story of Darcy, a scientific grad student, who comes across a list of belongings that the late mother she never knew planned to give to close friends and family. While fulfilling her mother s wishes, she encounters miraculous events that help guide her in her career and understanding life. This coming spring, will host consecutive premieres featuring mystery wheels and original movie premieres*. A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (April 19th) starring Full House s Candace Cameron- Bure and Marilu Henner. Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room (April 26th) starring Lori Loughlin. Gourmet Detective starring Cedar Cove s Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns. Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Mystery (May 1th) starring Days Of Our Lives Alison Sweeney and Cameron Mathison. Signed, Sealed, Delivered returns with an all new adventure starring Eric Mabius and Kristin Booth. * Titles and premiere dates are subject to change. The Critically-acclaimed drama, The Good Wife, joins Hallmark Movies Mysteries with an all day marathon of season five episodes on February 21st. The Good Wife The Good Wife stars three-time Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies, Alan Cumming, and Christine Baranski. CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. 4

3 household rating, becoming s highest rated January premiere in six years. A Novel Romance premiered on January 1th to a 2.1 household rating. Bridal Wave premiered on January 17th to a 2.

5 RATINGS & SUBSCRIBERS January brings in record ratings for Hallmark Channel Kitten Bowl II attracts 3.9 million unduplicated viewers Building on the holiday momentum, debuted five new movies in January 215. Surprised by Love premiered on January 3rd to a 2.3 household rating, becoming s highest rated January premiere in six years. A Novel Romance premiered on January 1th to a 2.1 household rating. Bridal Wave premiered on January 17th to a 2.1 household rating. Love by the Book premiered on January 24th to a 2. household rating. Hallmark Hall of Fame s Away & Back premiered January 25th to a 2. household rating. Source: The Nielsen Company 1/3-1/25/15 Live +SD s 2nd Annual Kitten Bowl event premiered on Sunday, February 1st to 3.9 million unduplicated viewers, reaching 285, Women 25-54, up 38% from last year s telecast. Kitten Bowl II trended #1 on Twitter for hours during its Sunday premiere, garnering 5, tweets reaching 36 million people, making it Hallmark Channel s biggest Tweet Day in network history. On Facebook, Kitten Bowl II ranked among the Top 1 topics reaching 1.7 million unique users, more than double the activity last year. Source: The Nielsen Company 2/1/15 L+SD. TweetReach and Facebook Analytics (2/1/15) million subscribers 55.6 million subscribers December 214 ranks 39 in distribution out of the 117 measured cable networks. has shown a yearly increase of 2.9 million homes, making it the 13th largest growing network year to year. CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. 5

6 CONTACT US Corporate Headquarters Crown Media Holdings, Inc. 127 Ventura Blvd. Studio City, CA 9164 Phone: Accountants KPMG LLP th St, Suite 8 Denver, CO 822 Phone: Fax: Investor Contact Mary Dzabic VP, Reporting, Compliance & Investor Relations marydzabic@crownmedia.com Legal Leslie Park Assistant General Counsel legal@crownmedia.com Transfer Agent Computershare Investor Services P.O. Box 317 College Station, TX Phone: Website: For more information, please visit our website This newsletter has been prepared by the Investor Relations group of Crown Media Holdings, Inc. solely for the information of shareholders of the Company. It is not intended to be a recommendation with respect to investment decisions. All information contained in this newsletter is presented as of the date indicated above, and the Company assumes no duty to confirm, revise, or update the information. Certain statements in this newsletter may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of These statements are made on the basis of our views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made and we do not undertake any obligation to update these statements. Actual events may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such differences may result from actions taken by the Company, as well as from developments beyond the Company s control. Additional factors are set forth in the Company s most recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Reconciliations of non-gaap financial measures to equivalent GAAP financial measure equivalent GAAP financial measures are available on Crown Media Holdings, Inc. s Investor Relations website. CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. 6

INVESTOR RELATIONS NEWS CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. Ratings & Subscribers- pg 2 Holiday Programming- pgs 3-6 CHRISTMAS EDITION.

INVESTOR RELATIONS NEWS CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. Ratings & Subscribers- pg 2 Holiday Programming- pgs 3-6 CHRISTMAS EDITION. CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. INVESTOR RELATIONS NEWS CHRISTMAS EDITION December 4, 2015 IN THIS ISSUE: Ratings & Subscribers- pg 2 Holiday Programming- pgs 3-6 CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. 1 RATINGS & SUBSCRIBERS