GAC Media Launches Streaming Television Channel - Great American Adventures!

GAC announces via Broadcasting & Cable Magazine: "From the team that brought you GAC Family and GAC Living, Great American Channels introduces Great American Adventures! This new, free (ad-supported) channel highlights all things Americana, from southern cooking and outdoor living to DIY, while celebrating Great American traditions every day and every season. See what Great American Adventures has to offer. Stream it for FREE, channel 447, on XUMO!"

According to nexttv.com: "The channel focuses on Americana, with 500 hours of scripted and unscripted programming highlighting subjects including Southern cooking and do-it-yourself projects. Series on the channel include Southern Fried Skinnyfied with Paige Duke and Patti LaBelle’s Place."


My *Quick* Take:

This is, yet, another exciting adventure with GAC Media! I don't know about you all, but I'm excited to check it out. I can't help but love that it is free!!! It's always a joy to hear how GAC Media is growing and reaching even more viewers.

Blessings on your day! Net

🍲🎄 Go Behind-the-Scenes of GAC Family's "Catering Christmas" with Daniel Lissing and Merritt Patterson! 🍲🎄

Join Daniel Lissing and Merritt Patterson and go Behind-the-Scenes of their all new 2022 GAC Family Christmas movie... 'Catering Christmas' (It's an Exclusive from ET!)

Daniel Lissing shares in the video, "I'm really happy to be part of this movie, I think it's one of those classic GAC movies. It's at that time of year where this kind of content is great for families and everyone to sort-of get together and feel good at home while they are celebrating the holidays."

You are sure to get a dose of holiday spirit once you see the movie's bright and colorful Christmas set design; plus, you'll get a sneak peek of Daniel and Merritt filming one of their scenes in the middle of a festive Christmas market! The video clip below is nearly 3 minutes long! Enjoy...



"Catering Christmas" was the first GAC Family Christmas movie to be announced for the 2022 Christmas movie season! However, GAC Media recently announced their second holiday film, "Christmas on the Farm," starring Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison. (See details here!)

Here is the storyline for “Catering Christmas”:

“Catering Christmas” follows Molly Frost (Merritt Patterson) as she struggles to launch her new catering business and unexpectedly lands New Hampshire’s biggest event of the year. Meanwhile, Carson Jacob Harrison (Daniel Lissing), manager of the event, is the very reluctant heir to his family’s foundation who needs a reminder of all the good his family does."

Be sure to look for this all new Christmas movie during GAC Family's “Great American Christmas” movie event this upcoming Holiday Season! In the meantime, we can enjoy Chrstmas movies (from the 2021 Christmas season) every Saturday night on GAC Family! (See the Christmas Schedule - here!)

And... if you are curious about Christmas in July on GAC Family, well... I have a notion something is in-the-works. For now, they are telling viewers to "stay tuned," and hopefully, many of us are doing just that!

Joyous blessings on your day! Net

🚜🎄GAC Family Announces The Christmas Farm 🚜🎄 Starring Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison! 🌟 SEE HERE: 👉👉

GAC Media Press Release:

GAC Media today announced the start of production of #TheChristmasFarm (wt), starring Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison. The Christmas Farm will premiere as part of #GACFamilyTV's annual “Great American Christmas” celebration.

NEW YORK, NY – May 4, 2022 – GAC Family today announced the start of production of The Christmas Farm (wt), starring Jill Wagner (“A Christmas Miracle for Daisy,” “Teen Wolf”) and Cameron Mathison (“Home & Family,” “General Hospital”). The Christmas Farm will premiere as part of GAC Family’s annual “Great American Christmas” celebration.

Janie (Wagner), a rising marketing executive living in The Big Apple, returns to her hometown of Woodland Falls when her Great-Uncle Randall passes away. Janie is not prepared for the gift Randall has bestowed onto his last living relative: the family homestead, Janie’s childhood home. While not immediately sure what to do with a fully functioning farm, Janie agrees to honor Randall’s final request to plan and host Woodland Falls’ annual Winter Wonderland as Randall’s gift to his community. Randall has even arranged for his farmhand, Dylan (Mathison) to help at the event, which is being held in the farm’s sprawling barn. Aware that her Manhattan boyfriend is anxious for her to return to the city so the pair can jet off to a previously planned holiday on the beach, Janie begins to feel an unexpected emotional tug about living life in a more authentic, meaningful way.

Executive Producers of The Christmas Farm are Brad Krevoy, Jill Wagner, Eric Jarboe, Amanda Phillips, Amy Krell, Vince Balzano, Susie Belzberg Krevoy, Kathy Ceroni, Bradley Walsh, and Jimmy Townsend. Producer is David Anselmo. Supervising Producers are Byron A. Martin, W. Michael Beard, and Michael Shepard. Associate Producers are Kaitlyn Greenough and Kelly Martin. Bradley Walsh directs from an original screenplay by Adam Rockoff and Blaine Chiappetta.

GAC Family’s “Great American Christmas” kicks off October 28, 2022, and in anticipation of the second annual holiday programming event, the network is airing encore presentations of 2021’s fan-favorite Christmas movies each Saturday throughout May and June.

ABOUT GAC Media

GAC Media, LLC is home to Great American Channels: “GAC Family” Stories Well Told and “GAC Living” Life Well Lived. As the flagship service, GAC Family celebrates American culture, lifestyle and heritage with original holiday-themed, family-friendly movies and series. GAC Living is the unscripted companion to GAC Family that celebrates Great American family-friendly traditions every day and every season. GAC Media, LLC was established in June 2021 and was organized by Dallas-based Hicks Equity Partners LLC and Bill Abbott. Its ownership primarily consists of US-based family offices.

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My Quick Take:

First of all, I love both Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison - so that's a win! Plus, I love the idea of seeing Jill Wagner on the farm again. That setting was ideal for her in her first Hallmark movie, Autumn Dreams, and since she's used to living out in the country in real-life, that really suits her best. Cameron also previously filmed a movie on a farm in Love, Of Course.

The concept for GAC's The Christmas Farm (wt) sounds charmingly familiar with the big-city girl returning to her country roots, but I just know both Jill and Cameron will make this movie something special - a keeper!

Please share your thoughts in comments below...

🎄🚜 Blessings, Net 🚜🎄

GAC Media Announces: Candace Cameron Bure to Star, Produce and Create New and Seasonal Content for the Network! 📺🌹 SEE HERE:

Press Release below via GAC Media:

CANDACE CAMERON BURE 

SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH GAC MEDIA

Bure to Create Original Content and Seasonal Celebrations 

for GAC Family and GAC Living

NEW YORK, NY – April 19, 2022 – Christmas comes early to GAC Media as the company today announced that they have signed Candace Cameron Bure to develop, produce and star in movies and television across GAC Family and GAC Living. Bure will take on a prominent executive role at the company to oversee and curate programming for the networks as a whole. Additionally, through her Candy Rock Entertainment, she has agreed to develop and produce original content for GAC’s channels. Bure will also create year-round seasonal celebration content for the networks and play a key role in the company’s annual Great American Christmas franchise.

“Candace is adored by generations of fans as one of family entertainment’s most cherished and relatable stars,” said Bill Abbott, President & CEO of GAC Media. “She has helped build this genre into the mainstream success it is today, and I look forward to working together at GAC Media as we further establish our brands as leaders in quality family programming. I am truly honored that she has chosen to be a part of and help curate her special brand of family entertainment here at Great American Channels.”

“I’m very excited to develop heartwarming family and faith-filled programming and make the kind of stories my family and I love to watch,” Bure said. “I am constantly looking for ways that I can inspire people to live life with purpose. GAC fits my brand perfectly; we share a vision of creating compelling wholesome content for an audience who wants to watch programming for and with the whole family. Great, quality entertainment with a positive message is what my partnership with GAC is all about!”

In addition to being an actress, producer, director, and New York Times bestselling author, Bure is an entrepreneur whose brand extends from entertainment and lifestyle, to faith and family. Bure is the CEO of Candy Rock Enterprises; head of her own self-titled clothing and lifestyle brands; a prolific author and co-owner of Bure Family Wines. Bure is known for holiday romantic comedies where she is a perennial fan favorite, having starred in dozens of movies created in close partnership with Abbott. Bure starred in and executive produced one of television’s most successful mystery movie franchises, “Aurora Teagarden.” She competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2014 and was co-host of The View in 2015 and 2016. Fans first came to know Candace as D.J. Tanner in “Full House.” In 2016, Bure and her “Full House” co-stars reunited to create 75 episodes of “Fuller House.” Both of the classic sitcoms are currently airing on GAC Family.

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ABOUT GAC Media

GAC Media, LLC is home to Great American Channels: GAC Family: Stories Well Told and GAC Living: Life Well Lived. As the flagship service, GAC Family features family-friendly series, original holiday movies and seasonal romcoms that celebrate faith, family and country. GAC Living is the unscripted companion to GAC Family that celebrates Great American family-friendly traditions every day and every season. GAC Media, LLC was established in June 2021 and was organized by Dallas-based Hicks Equity Partners LLC and Bill Abbott. Its ownership primarily consists of US-based family offices.

About Candy Rock Enterprises

Candy Rock Enterprises is a joint-venture between Candace Cameron Bure and the full-service development and execution team behind Redrock Entertainment. Candy Rock Enterprises activities include a skin care and cosmetics development brand, the launch of Bure’s successful clothing line with QVC, and the creation of a lifestyle brand with DaySpring, a faith-resources company headquartered in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Candy Rock’s Entertainment division develops and produces television projects, lifestyle programming and feature length films with an emphasis on family-friendly content.


My Take:

I am over-the-moon to hear this news today! Candace Cameron Bure is certain to be a wonderful fit for GAC Media, and I can't wait to see what's next - on GAC Family and GAC Living!!! 

It does make me wonder, however, what this means for any future involvement for Candace with Hallmark??? Was the "Aurora Teagarden" mystery series cancelled, too, like many of the older classic mysteries we loved? Plus, last year, Candace shared in one of her Instagram stories that she was developing a new dramatic-style Hallmark movie for 2022 called, at that time, The Kite. I wonder what happened with that? So many questions! 

Also, it will be very different to not have a Christmas movie on Hallmark with Candace this year, but I am thrilled to see her working now with GAC, with a whole new world of movies and other creative possibilities!

It appears the Queen of Hallmark Christmas movies is making her move! Check mate for GAC!

Please share your thoughts in comments below.

Blessings on your day! Net

Images: Candace - Instagram / GAC Family logo via: GAC Media

Where to Stream - GAC Family Movies!

During the 2021 Christmas season, GAC Family premiered 12 original Christmas movies + When Hope Calls Christmas! Since their launch on September 27, 2021, GAC Family has also premiered two non-holiday movies, An Autumn Romance and The Winter Palace. (Another new one, Harmony from the Heart, will premiere in February.)

If you do not have the GAC Family channel, or perhaps you missed one of the new movie premieres, then you should be able to stream it through Amazon (free with Prime), IMDB (free with ads) or Peacock (also, free with ads)!

These are the GAC Family movie titles currently available via Amazon's web-site - via Prime or IMDB:

Angel Falls Christmas

🌟Click here to stream!🌟

A Christmas Star

🌟Click here to stream!🌟

A Lot Like Christmas

🌟Click here to stream!🌟

When Hope Calls Christmas

🌟Click here to stream!🌟

The Winter Palace

🌟Click here to stream!🌟

A Winter Romance

🌟Click here to stream!🌟

(*Please note: An Autumn Romance is listed on Amazon as A Winter Romance. I'm not sure why, since the movie obviously takes place during the autumn season.)

GAC Family can currently be seen 

through these TV channels:

Dish Network - Channel 165 (HD)

DirecTV/Stream - Channel 326 (HD)

AT&T U-verse - Channel 529 (SD) or Channel 1529 (HD)

Comcast Xfinity Channel 1620

Plus, Cox, Spectrum, and more!

Streaming options:

Fubo TV, Philo, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, Frndly TV

If you need assistance finding GAC Family on your TV, call GAC Media's toll-free number: 855-701-2804!


I haven't tried Peacock's streaming service, yet, so please be sure to read all the fine print. If any of you here have this service, I would like to know what you think of it.

Even though I have GAC Family, I checked out a few of these movies on Amazon's web-site, and the picture quality is excellent. Plus, for those of you who have prime membership, the prime movies are ad free!

I hope you'll enjoy these GAC Family movies as much as I have!

Happy watching! Net

Jen Lilley Signs Movie Deal with GAC Media!

Exciting news from GAC Media! Jen Lilley has signed a new deal (via Deadline news) with GAC Family for FOUR all new original premieres over the next TWO years!

Jen Lilley is well known to movie fans for her work on the Hallmark Channel in Eat, Play, Love, Mingle All The Way, Harvest Love, Winter Love Story, USS Christmas and more! She recently starred in GAC Family's Royally Wrapped for Christmas and Hallmark Channel's Where Your Heart Belongs.

Also mentioned at Deadline, is that "Jen Lilley joins other fellow Hallmark Channel veterans Danica McKellar and Trevor Donovan, who have both signed multi-picture deals with GAC Family." Wouldn't it be wonderful if Jen and Trevor worked together again? They had such great chemistry in USS Christmas!

On a personal note, Jen Lilley shared in an Instagram post on October 29th, 2021, that she and her husband, Jason, and their three children, are expecting a new baby into their family. In late November, they announced with a gender reveal, the new addition is going to be a baby girl! The couple currently have two sons and one daughter.

Jen Lilley is going to be extra busy with her family and creating new movies, plus her work with her organization, Christmas Is Not Cancelled, which gives back to those in need, especially children, with Toys for Tots and school supplies. It's obvious that Jen Lilley is a woman of deep faith who has a heart of gold and loves giving to others.

I'm personally delighted to hear this news; I can't wait to see what characters and stories Jen brings to GAC Family, where their tagline is... "stories well told".

Please share your thoughts in comments below!

Blessings on your day! Net

GAC Family Announces Valentine's Day Movie "Harmony From The Heart" Starring Jessica Lowndes and Jesse Metcalfe!

GAC Family is working, once again, with actress Jessica Lowndes (Angel Falls Christmas), who will executive produce and perform several songs in the new movie, Harmony From The Heart, according to Deadline.com. Her co-star in the movie is Jesse Metcalfe (Martha's Vineyard Mystery, Chesapeake Shores).

Harmony From The Heart is currently set to premiere February 12, 2022 on GAC Family, and it will have a Valentine's day theme!

This is the storyline being reported at Deadline.com:

"Violet (Lowndes) has a shot at her dream job of music therapist at a local hospital. There is one obstacle: Violet’s department chair Professor Carver threatens to prevent her from graduating unless she successfully rehabilitates a patient to speak again by Valentine’s Day – just two weeks away. The patient is the professor’s beloved brother, Charles. Another hurdle is strong, stubborn skepticism about music therapy held by the man’s doctor, Blake Williams (Metcalfe), a local heart surgeon and, more importantly, Charles’ grandson. Feeling the pressure to create a near miracle, Violet uses music to traverse the mile markers of Charles’ life, and he begins to progress. Violet and Blake realize each of them loves helping people and their own hearts begin to open again."

I personally feel these two will make a wonderful on-screen pair, and I'm hoping Jesse will also get a chance to sing in this new premiere.

Be sure to look for Harmony From The Heart next year - on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 8pm/7c. on GAC Family!

Please share your thoughts in comments below.

Blessings! Net

images credit: Farrah Aviva/Personal Courtesy - via Deadline

GAC FAMILY and GAC LIVING LAUNCHES TODAY - September 27, 2021! *Details Here:

CUT THE RED RIBBON!
Happy Launch Day for GAC Media with it's two new networks: GAC Family and GAC Living! Both networks will be dedicated to quality family-friendly content that celebrates American values!

I'm so thrilled to see this new venture for Bill Abbott, the former CEO of Crown Media Family Networks, parent of Hallmark Channel, who is the president and CEO over GAC Media. I pray these new channels will be a great success, as they add to their growing collection of wholesome television programming, which leaves viewers feeling inspired and uplifted.

As GAC Family launches today with the tagline “Stories Well Told,” the network will soon feature original  holiday-themed, family-friendly movies and series. We have already learned about some of these upcoming specials and movies, including...

An Autumn Romance - October 23, 2021

(Chad Michael Murray and Jessica Lowndes)

Welcome to Great American Christmas - October 24, 2021

Preview Special

(hosts Debbie Matenopoulos and Cameron Mathison)

Much Ado About Christmas - October 30, 2021

(Susie Abromeit and Torrance Coombs)

The Great Christmas Switch - November 6, 2021

(Sarah Lind and Dillon Casey)

Christmas Time is Here - November 13, 2021

(Dewshane Williams, Rukiya Bernard & Tom Pickett)

A Kindhearted Christmas - November 20, 2021

(Cameron Mathison and Jennie Garth)

Royally Wrapped for Christmas - November 27, 2021

(Jen Lilley and Brendan Fehr)

Christmas is You - November 28, 2021

(Becca Tobin and Matthew MacCaull)

As you are tuning in to GAC Family and GAC Living today - you may see programming familiar to GAC and Ride TV. Rest assured, changes are coming!

GAC Family TV shared this comment recently on Twitter:

"The rebranding happens on Sept. 27… the programming changes will then roll out over the next month, including movie premieres and the #GreatAmericanChristmas preview special. #StoriesWellTold #GACers"

So... to me that means programming changes may not be immediate, but they are coming soon! So, we'll have to just keep a look out for new shows/movies airing on both networks - stay tuned!

UPDATE: ALL NEW PROGRAMMING COMING OCTOBER 15th! If you tune in now, you will see promos for their upcoming movies and Christmas content - across both networks!

GAC Family's “Great American Christmas” will kickoff with a special preview show “Welcome to Great American Christmas,” hosted by Debbie Matenopoulos and Cameron Mathison (from “Home & Family”) on Sunday, October 24th! I'm so delighted this preview show will give us all a sneak peek of GAC Family's upcoming Christmas movie season!

Thank you all for visiting here and supporting family-friendly programming and values! I am so grateful we will have this new alternative for wholesome movies and shows... this is just the beginning!

Have a blessed day my friends! Net

Images Credit -
*GAC Family and GAC Living logos via: GAC Media
*Movie Images via: GAC Media / Instagram: Jen Lilley, Cameron Mathison, and Becca Tobin
*Background image via: Background vector created by katemangostar - www.freepik.com

A New Season is Coming! GAC Family & GAC Living launch on September 27th! @GACfamilyTV @GAClivingTV #GACers *SEE HERE:

We are just ONE WEEK AWAY now from the launch of GAC Family and GAC Living! As GAC Media has stated - "for the GAC Family channel simply Search for Great American Country on your current provider, because that becomes #GACfamilyTV on Sept. 27!" Plus, Ride TV becomes GAC Living! See more channel details below.

Bill Abbott, President & CEO of GAC Media, shared his vision for both networks with this message:

“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 our strategy to bolster the company’s portfolio with networks that deliver on the promise of safe and entertaining storytelling that enriches lives.”

I know I am personally looking forward to seeing what new creations come out of both of these networks. I currently only have the GAC channel, but I'm hoping DirecTV will add GAC Living in the future!

See where you can see these channels below - information provided by Lori Meeker...

GAC Family TV shared this comment on Twitter:

"The rebranding happens on Sept. 27… the programming changes will then roll out over the next month, including movie premieres and the #GreatAmericanChristmas preview special. #StoriesWellTold #GACers"

So... to me that means programming changes will not be immediate, but they are coming!

In the meantime, we can look forward to these NEW MOVIES coming to GAC Family:

*An Autumn Romance

*Much Ado About Christmas

*Christmas Time Is Here

*Royally Wrapped for Christmas

*A Kindhearted Christmas

... And more to be announced! Stay tuned!

Blessings! Net

GAC FAMILY ANNOUNCES NEW HOLIDAY FRANCHISE “GREAT AMERICAN CHRISTMAS” 🎄

GAC FAMILY ANNOUNCES 

NEW HOLIDAY FRANCHISE

“GREAT AMERICAN CHRISTMAS”

All-New Christmas Special WELCOME TO GREAT AMERICAN CHRISTMAS, Hosted By Debbie Matenopoulos & Cameron Mathison, and New Original Movie A KINDHEARTED CHRISTMAS, starring Cameron Mathison & Jennie Garth Added To Growing Christmas Slate.

NEW YORK, NY – September 15, 2021 – GAC Family today announced “Great American Christmas” as the network’s first franchise presenting original holiday themed movies and specials headlined by top stars fans have come to know and love.

Kicking off the franchise will be “Welcome to Great American Christmas,” a new special with hosts Debbie Matenopoulos (“The View,” “Home & Family”) and Cameron Mathison (“Home & Family,” “General Hospital”) premiering Sunday, October 24 at 8pm ET/PT. The special will give viewers exclusive previews of upcoming GAC Family “Great American Christmas” movies and will feature celebrity guests stopping by for a holiday “hello” and to share a special Christmas craft or recipe. “Welcome to Great American Christmas” is directed by Leon Knoles.

Also added to the “Great American Christmas” slate is “A Kindhearted Christmas,” starring Cameron Mathison and Jennie Garth (“BH90210,” “What I Like About You”) premiering Saturday, November 20 at 8pm ET/PT.

In “A Kindhearted Christmas,” Jamie (Garth) owns a sightseeing and tour company in the small town of Cooperville, New York. Navigating the holidays with enthusiasm is trickier for Jamie since her husband Matt passed. Matt loved Christmas and found unparalleled joy in giving to others. While reminiscing with family, Jamie realizes the town desperately needs someone with Matt’s genius for thinking of the small gestures that bring genuine happiness to the holidays. While watching her favorite news program, “Wake Up Upstate,” or more importantly, the show’s handsome TV anchor, Scott (Mathison), Jamie learns about a neighboring high school’s fundraising goal and spontaneously gifts the entire amount – anonymously. Jamie’s anonymous gift sparks another and another until the entire town gets into the spirit. News of the generous gift giving draws Jamie’s TV crush to Cooperville seeking to do some serious reporting on the identity of the secret Santa. What isn’t a secret is that Jamie and Scott will discover each other just in time for Christmas. Executive Producers of “A Kindhearted Christmas” are Brad Krevoy, Amanda Phillips, Eric Jarboe, Tara Cowell-Plain, Jimmy Townsend, Cara J. Russell, Susie Belzberg Krevoy, Michael Shepherd and Doran Chandler. Producer is Mick McKay. Supervising Producer is Jonathan Shore. Associate Producer is Rob Grant. Directed by Alyssa Leite-Rogers. Story by Jennifer Barrow. Original teleplay by Jennifer Barrow and Amyn Kaderali.

GAC Family is set to launch on September 27 under the tagline “Stories Well Told” and will feature programming that celebrates American culture, lifestyle and heritage with original holiday-themed, family-friendly movies and series.

Additional holiday movies and specials will be announced at a later date.

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ABOUT GAC Media

GAC Media, LLC is home to Great American Channels: “GAC Family” Stories Well Told and “GAC Living” Life Well Lived. As the flagship service, GAC Family celebrates American culture, lifestyle and heritage with original holiday-themed, family-friendly movies and series. GAC Living is the unscripted companion to GAC Family that celebrates Great American family-friendly traditions every day and every season. GAC Media, LLC was established in June 2021 and was organized by Dallas-based Hicks Equity Partners LLC and Bill Abbott. Its ownership primarily consists of US-based family offices.

GAC MEDIA to Launch September 27 with Family Friendly Movies and Programming! SEE HERE:

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.

Bill Abbott is New CEO of Great American Country!

Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States
LLC/Photographer: David Starbuck/Alexx Henry Studios, LLC.

I have great news for all of you, like myself, who enjoy family-friendly programming! An investor group called GAC Media has acquired the rights to the Discovery channel's Great American Country and RideTV and they have made Bill Abbott, the former CEO at Hallmark - their new CEO! Isn't that awesome?

According to an article at Deadline, "Bill Abbott, the former CEO of Crown Media Family Networks, parent of Hallmark Channel, will run the new venture as as president and CEO, exploring content opportunities and leading growth initiatives in advertising and distribution."

Also, the article mentions this quote from Bill Abbott... "Even as the entertainment ecosystem continues to rapidly evolve – both in terms of distribution platforms and underlying content – consumer interest in family friendly programming that enriches lives and offers safe entertainment options remains as strong as ever,” said Abbott. GAC and RIDE TV represent cornerstone assets in this respect, and we look forward to growing both channels even as we pursue the larger goal of establishing new, well-resourced and engaging family-friendly programming."

I am personally very excited to hear and share this news; a special thank you to @autism_mommie for sharing this with me. I truly look forward to seeing what the Great American Country channel will have to offer us viewers who prefer a wholesome slate of programming.

Blessings! Net