CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenue:
Advertising	$ 64,189	$ 62,986
Advertising by Hallmark Cards	1,053	876
Subscriber fees	20,149	19,798
Other revenue	169	114
Total revenue, net	85,560	83,774
Programming costs
Non-affiliates	30,849	33,447
Hallmark Cards affiliate	843	688
Other costs of services	3,322	3,069
Total cost of services	35,014	37,204
Selling, general and administrative expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below)	15,007	14,355
Marketing expense	639	500
Depreciation and amortization expense	413	348
Income from operations before income tax expense	34,487	31,367
Interest expense	(11,348)	(11,773)
Income before income tax expense	23,139	19,594
Income tax expense	(8,606)	(7,324)
Net income and comprehensive income	$ 14,533	$ 12,270
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted (in shares)	359,676	359,676
Net income per common share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.03