WKBW-TV in Buffalo, New York (owned at the time by Granite Broadcasting Corporation, now by the E. W. Scripps Company), as a replacement for that day's morning newscast, introduced "The Yule Log" as a replacement in 2008; it did not return in 2009, but WBBZ-TV (who hired WKBW's former program director and Empire Sports Network's former vice president) brought "The Yule Log" to their station, where it continues to air annually. KSTC-TV in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota (owned by Hubbard Broadcasting) also produces a local version of "The Yule Log". In its early years, the Home Shopping Network also aired "The Yule Log" in place of regular programming (the network traditionally does not air live shopping programming on Christmas Day) before moving to a loop of Tampa Bay Area choirs singing Christmas carols and host wishes in subsequent years. Before its conversion to a general children's format in 2017 as Universal Kids, Sprout offered a 12-hour loop called "The Sprout Snooze-A-Thon" (previously called "A Goodnight of Sweet Dreams") during the evening of Christmas Eve, which features scenes of sleeping characters from the network's programming set to soft music to soothe children to sleep before the arrival of Santa Claus. QVC also airs a "Yule Log" every year on December 25 (as like HSN, the network does not air live programming on Christmas). The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel has a version featuring an orange cat and a Jack Russell dog, both named "Happy". It promotes Hallmark's Pet Project to encourage shelter adoptions and proper pet care. For a period, the Canadian music channel Much aired a "Yule Log" featuring a television in the scene playing Christmas music videos.