"It just so happened that my contract was expiring when Great American Family started up. So we did not start having those discussions until we were well into negotiations with Hallmark Channel for renewing. "And as every business person knows, you've got to do what's right for contracts," Bure added.

The Reason She Moved to Its Rival Network. Now dubbed the “Conservative Queen of Christmas,” Candace Cameron Bure made headlines when she departed Hallmark for the Great American Family network in 2022.

April 2022 Bure's first of 30 movies with Hallmark, "Moonlight & Mistletoe," aired in 2008. Her final holiday film with Hallmark, "The Christmas Contest," aired in November 2021. Bure confirmed she was leaving Hallmark and had taken a new deal with GAC in April 2022.

Candace Cameron Bure Mourns Loss of Dog Boris: 'Life Isn't the Same Without You' Candace Cameron Bure paid tribute to her beloved Rottweiler, Boris, following his death. “Life isn't the same without you 💔Boris,” Cameron Bure, 47, wrote via Instagram on Monday, August 21, alongside a compilation of videos of her pet.

Candace Cameron Bure's Quotes About Leaving Hallmark for Great American Media: I Want to 'Tell Stories That Have More Meaning' Still the Christmas season guru? Candace Cameron Bure shocked fans in April 2022 when she announced that she was leaving Hallmark Media for Great American Media.

Newly rebranded network, Great American Family, has been making waves among fans of the family rom-com and specifically those associated with Hallmark Channel. Previously known as Great American Country, the network was bought by a group of investors that includes former Hallmark Media CEO Bill Abbott.

Great American Family Candace Cameron Bure says she wants to put Christianity back into Christmas movies at her new network, Great American Family, adding she does not expect for the network to feature gay couples in its holiday films.

Newly rebranded network, Great American Family, has been making waves among fans of the family rom-com and specifically those associated with Hallmark Channel. Previously known as Great American Country, the network was bought by a group of investors that includes former Hallmark Media CEO Bill Abbott.

Candace Cameron Bure revealed why she left the Hallmark Channel for GAC in a new interview. The actress said “it didn't work out” during contract renegotiations. Bure will star in an upcoming Christmas movie and work behind the scenes on additional holiday productions this season.

2008 Bure made her debut to the network in 2008 in “Moonlight and Mistletoe,” has starred in 29 more Hallmark movies, including one of the network's top-rated Christmas movies, “Switched for Christmas,” per Today. Her work on the Hallmark network earned her the title “Christmas Queen.”

The actress' dog Boris recently died. Bure announced the news with a heartfelt tribute to the late pet on Instagram on Monday. Alongside a compilation of photos and videos of the Rottweiler - going back to when he was just a puppy - the Full House star, 47, wrote, "Life isn't the same without you 💔 Boris."

Jack Russell Terrier mix Happy The Dog is a two year old Jack Russell Terrier mix who was found abandoned in the streets of South Los Angeles in 2015. Emaciated and deemed to be approximately nine months old, Happy The Dog was adopted by Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries President & CEO Bill Abbott.