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Why TV networks and streaming brands pump out more holiday films every year

Nov 28, 2022
They do well with a key advertising demographic: young women.
A kickoff event for Lifetime's Christmas movie season in 2019.
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New this season: Traditional holiday movies with LGBTQ storylines

Dec 23, 2020
Lifetime, Hallmark and Hulu are all streaming holiday movies featuring same-sex love stories.
The cast and crew of Hulu's "Happiest Season" at the movie's drive-in premiere on Nov. 17 in Los Angeles.
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