Great entertainment news, friends! This morning I was emailed this press release below to share with all of you. GAC Media will be giving us viewers family friendly programming beginning in September! What really stood out to me in this press release is that in their schedule they will include "a slate of family friendly original movies!" Check out the press release below for all the details!
Blessings to you all, Net
PRESS RELEASE -
GAC MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW FLAGSHIP
NETWORKS GAC FAMILY
AND GAC LIVING
Family Friends Brands Set to Launch Across Platforms on September 27
NEW YORK, NY - August 26, 2021 - GAC Media today announced the launch of GAC Family and GAC Living as the company’s flagship networks and new destinations for family friendly programming across platforms. The announcement was made today by Bill Abbott, President & CEO of GAC Media.
GAC Family and GAC Living will launch on September 27th and evolve from the newly acquired Great American Country and Ride TV networks, respectively. As two distinct brands, GAC Family and GAC Living will be the foundation for GAC Media’s effort to revitalize and invest in timeless and entertaining programming that celebrates Americana.
“At GAC we’re focused on creating strong brands, compelling programming and a consistent family friendly viewing experience across multiple genres,” said Abbott. “The launch of GAC Family and GAC Living is the next phase in ourstrategy to bolster the company’s portfolio with networks that deliver on the promise of safe and entertaining storytelling that enriches lives.
”GAC Family will focus on the tagline “Stories Well Told” and will continue in the legacy of Great American Country to include scripted content that captures American culture, lifestyle and heritage. GAC Family programming will evolve to include a slate of family friendly original movies and series that celebrate relationships and the emotional connections related to holidays, seasons and occasions.
GAC Living will continue to offer high-quality, unscripted lifestyle content while expanding to serve as the unscripted companion to GAC Family. With tagline “Life Well Lived,” GAC Living will draw on established themes and talent to highlight celebrations and seasons with a focus on southern and country living.
Programming slates for GAC Family and GAC Living will be announced at a later date.
About GAC Media:
GAC Media LLC is a content company dedicated to quality family friendly content that celebrates Americana across its flagship brands, GAC Family and GAC Living. GAC Family is a 24-hour cablenetwork that is home to premium original movies and specials that celebrate relationships and the emotional connections characteristic of seasons and occasions. GAC Living is a companion network featuring high-quality unscripted content with a focus on southern and country living. GAC Media was established in June 2021 and was organized by Dallas-based Hicks Equity Partners LLC.
Nice to see this, but I think it will be a long wait before my cable company adds this programming to their network.
ReplyDeleteMy DirecTV doesn't have the Ride TV channel (to my knowledge), so I don't think I'll be able to see the GAC Living programming. We do have the regular GAC channel. Hopefully, as these channels develop and grow - they will become available to more viewers.
DeleteRide TV is currently available on AT&T U-verse (1676HD)
DeleteDISH Network (248HD)
Frontier Communications (615HD/815HD/1636HD), Mediacom (167HD)
Sling TV (Heartland Extra)
Verizon FiOS (635HD)
Xfinity X1
For a complete list of TV Providers, visit www.RIDETV.com/watch.[
This is great news. I bet they will get great movies and Hallmark will lose more viewers.
ReplyDeleteSabrina
But the diehard Hallmark fans who either subscribe to the 3 channels they have or the huge amounts who pay for the App will stay with them.
DeleteWhat does GAC stands for
ReplyDeleteI don’t think U-Verse has that channel to add
I don’t have Channels
PiXL
Hallmark Drama
GAC stands for Great American Country.
DeleteHere's the info Wikipedia has on the GAC channel that is becoming GAC Family and where it's available...
Dish Network
Channel 165 (HD)
DirecTV
Channel 326 (HD)
IPTV
Verizon FiOS
No longer available as of August 1, 2021[1]
Google Fiber
Channel slots may vary
AT&T U-verse
Channel 529 (SD)
Channel 1529 HD)
Streaming media
Fubo TV, Philo, Hulu with Live TV, Sling
I also don't have PixL, but I've always wished DirecTV would pick it up.
Any idea if Spectrum will have the new channels & if so what # they might be?
DeleteLooking forward to hearing more about this. I'm very curious who they are working with to get their original movies.
ReplyDeleteYay! Thanks for the great news.
ReplyDeleteMisty
I hope that FrndlyTV will add these channels to their lineup!
ReplyDeleteJennifer, I hope so, too! I know a lot of followers here have that streaming service. GAC Family & GAC Living sound like a perfect fit for it!
DeleteI talked to FrndlyTV customer service and they assured me that they are aware of the interest in GAC Family, so I hope it will happen--sooner rather than later would be great! If they added it, I would definitely think about signing up to see the GAC Family Christmas movies, because I don't get the channel on Mediacom right now. :-)
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Interesting.
ReplyDeleteHallmark may very well have cause to be worried about this.
But it will depennd on waht exactly they mean by:
"GAC Family programming will evolve to include a slate of family friendly original movies and series that celebrate relationships and the emotional connections related to holidays, seasons and occasions."
This could cover a great deal of ground.
If it was movies similar to what Hallmark were producing up to a couplre of years ago I'd be more than happy.
But we'll have to wait and see - Florence
Florence, it sounds like this is their objective. To make shows/movies that are wholesome like Hallmark used to produce. That will be blessing.
DeleteThis sounds promising! Maybe I can once again relax while watching a movie. With all the trash we are exposed to when watching TV, some decent viewing is a blessing. Thanks Net for this info.
ReplyDeleteIn Jen Lilley's interview on Hallmark Happenings https://www.hallmarkhappenings.com/ she shared that she is starting to film a Christmas movie for GAC family. It's tentatively titled, "Royally Wrapped for Christmas". The plot involves her character, a director of a charity who wants every child in the world to have a Christmas gift, fall in love with a prince.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if more Hallmark stars will be making movies/shoes for GAC in the future!
Thank you for sharing this interview! It was great to hear even more detail about Jen Lilley’s upcoming Christmas movie, plus actually hear the excitement in her voice. I love that she’ll be portraying a princess - sounds perfect for her! It was also nice to hear that Bill Abbott reached out to her in April for this part... I’m looking forward to hearing who her co-star is!
DeleteI hope they wont have lying and taking Gods name in vain in there movies.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful news! I hope that they will find a home on some streaming options as well as cable. Can't wait to see what they are all about when we see what will be on their schedule.
ReplyDeleteThank you my friend
ReplyDeleteI think it's the Great American Country channel (GAC). I checked my cable and it's there. So excited to see the family friendly movies on this channel. Thank you for posting this press release.
ReplyDeleteKaren, that's right! So delighted to share this great news with all of you. More family friendly shows are always welcome! :)
DeleteSince Mr. Abbott led Hallmark Channel during its decade of huge growth, I'm definitely interested to see what he does with a new network. The audience for this kind of content hasn't been exhausted, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious to see if it goes back into my cable lineup and the movies which they've acquired.
ReplyDeletedenise
I hadn't seen the press release but I read a news report yesterday which made GAC Family seem more like BYU TV than Hallmark. We shall see. Perhaps it will be more like Hallmark as time goes on and they continue developing more original programming.
ReplyDeleteMy cable company is AT&T Uverse. This is what I replied to my friend who sent me the link to the article about this.
"I already get GAC on my Uverse, channels 529 (SD) and 1529 (HD). I just flipped through the schedule for the next few days. The big programs are many half hours of "Log Cabin Living" and "Flea Market Flip." I set an episode of "Moving Country" to record Monday afternoon entitled "Chris and Jenny Move to Austin" ([where I live] from the "busy atmosphere" of DFW area), originally aired on 2014.4.16. I wonder what Chris and Jenny think of Austin now, 7 years later.
The other channel they bought, Ride TV, is on Uverse, too, but I'm not subscribed."
Speaking of BYUtv they haven't aired any Rom.Coms for some time now.
DeleteI find it very hard to navigate their site but don't see any listed for September.
Let's hope everyone here will get the chance to watch GAC.
Like evrything new it will probably take a while for everything to straighten out - Florence
I was wondering if they would add movies etc. Will this take the place of the channels that now are Ride and GAC or will these be two additional channels..do you know?
ReplyDeleteClara, I'm pretty excited about the movies too. They are taking over those channels with their own programming.
DeleteThanks, I'm really excited for this and really excited after hearing about the new movie with Jen.
DeleteJust seeing this now....I looked up GACTV on my Cox Cable (southern Ca;ifornia) and I have it on my cable. They were airing a fishing show. I would guess that the GAC Family would be on it too when it comes....seems like they are in the beginning stages of it. I for one will be glad to see another avenue than Hallmark for good family friendly movies....and what a way to start with Jen Lilley....I adore her!!!!
ReplyDeleteJanet, Thank you for sharing in the excitement! That's right - GAC Family will be replacing your GAC channel come September 27th!
DeleteSo good to hear you also love Jen Lilley, and you're also looking forward to even more family-friendly movies!!! entertainment!!! :)
I have Ride TV & GAC Channels
ReplyDeleteGAC Family Channel
ReplyDeleteI hope 7pm ET/4pm PT on Saturdays
Halllmark Channel - Saturdays
9pm ET/6pm PT
UPTV
7pm ET/4pm PT - Sundays
Will GAC Family or GAC living replace GAC?
ReplyDeleteChris,
DeleteGAC Family will replace GAC
GAC Living will replace RIDE-TV
How many Christmas movies on GAC Family
ReplyDeleteStreaming services like Philo, fuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV or AT&T TV
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What channel will this be on Comcast
ReplyDeleteI'm hearing GAC will be on channel 147 through Comcast.
DeleteI already have GAC with GO SEMO fiber but these two new channels GAC home and GAC living am I going to have to pay extra for those
ReplyDeleteWhat channel for COX in Phoenix, AZ?
ReplyDeleteJanice, I'm not sure if this will work for you, but I did find this info about Cox on another web-site:
DeleteCoxComm Channel 1156 (one person noted that in their region, it was 198, and another person noted that it was 1358 in their region) (-information via heavy.com)
Hope one of these channel numbers works for you. If you can't locate it, then I would suggest calling your cable provider and asking for more details and requesting GAC Family.
They haven't launched their new programming, yet, but the promos for it are beautiful and inspiring!
Hello! I have Verizon FiOS and can't find GAC Family but have GAC living. Does anyone know what channel GAC Family is on FiOS? Thank you. Very excited for this new channel.
ReplyDeleteI was able to find this information for Verizon Fios - see this *link*.
DeleteIf I were you, I would call them and demand it. It's on DirecTV and DISH - so they need to be competitive and carry it, too.
Philo currently has GAC Family as well as Hallmark Channels. They also have UPTV that shows a lot of older Hallmark movies.
ReplyDeleteWould really like to see FrndlyTV TV had the GAC channels to their lineup.
I'd like to see Dish add it to our line up we get GAC Living it looks like some awesome movies will come on so please add it!!
ReplyDeleteI hope GAC becomes the new Hallmark now that Hallmark has cheapened itself to appease woketivists.
ReplyDeleteMan, hard to believe it's been 2 years now since this announcement. :) I 1st heard of this network because a Hallmark fan was grumbling about it sounding so 'against being inclusive', and being that I was aware that negative views from fans were a fan of the woke stuff can often be a good thing, I got curious in the network. And after seeing the 1st preview show for Great American Christmas, I was impressed!
ReplyDeleteIt's been amazing to see a network like this grow the way it has in the last 2 years. (that, and I've never witnessed any kind of cable network grow into any kind of hit before this). And I look forward to the future. -Maria