Bill Abbott Email & Phone Number

Bill Abbott is Founder, President and CEO of Great American Media (GAM), home to the family-friendly portfolio of brands Great American Family, Great American Pure Flix, Great American Living, Great American Adventures, and Great American Community. Its flagship, Great American Family, features family-friendly series, original holiday movies, and seasonal romcoms celebrating faith, family, and country.Abbott co-founded GAM in June 2021, leading the acquisition of Great American Country from Discovery, Inc. and RIDE TV, rebranding each as "Family" and "Living," and soon initiated the Great American Christmas franchise of original, holiday-themed movies. In June 2022, he launched Great American Adventures, a FAST channel celebrating Americana. In September 2023, Abbott was instrumental in GAM's merger with Sony Pictures Television's Pure Flix, joining GAM's family-friendly linear and FAST channels with Pure Flix's faith and family SVOD service.Abbott has over 30 years of leadership experience in cable television. Previously, he served as President and CEO of Crown Media Family Networks, the parent company of Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama. Abbott's vision and passion established Hallmark Channel as the leading destination for quality, family-friendly entertainment on cable. He significantly expanded and diversified the network's lineup of original content to include primetime scripted series, Daytime Emmy®-nominated lifestyle series. Under Abbott, Hallmark Movie Channel rebranded in 2014 as Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, becoming one of cable's fastest-growing networks, registering double-digit annual ratings growth. In 2017, Abbott was responsible for launching Hallmark Movies Now, an SVOD service.Before serving as President and CEO, Abbott was EVP of Ad Sales for Crown Media, overseeing the Ad Sales team and digital network development. He grew Hallmark Channel's annual revenue from $10.2 million to $223 million, setting the network apart as an industry leader. Before his 20 years at Crown Media, Abbott was SVP of Advertising Sales for Fox Family Worldwide, growing ad sales revenue for Fox Family Channel and Fox Kids Broadcast Network. He previously held research positions with CBS Radio Networks, Seltel, Inc., and Nadler & Larimer Advertising.Abbott serves on the board of directors for Parents TV & Media Council, and International Radio & Television Society Foundation and is a 2017 inductee into Broadcasting & Cable's Hall of Fame. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Listed skills include Television, New Media, Digital Media, Strategic Partnerships, and 17 others.

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  College Of The Holy Cross

  English/Literature