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* [[Corus Entertainment]]


==International==
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Sundance channel launched in Greece in July 18, 2011 as a linear channel on [[OTE]]'s IPTV([[Conn-x TV]]) and will be followed by satellite (OTE TV) which will launch and Sundance HD.
Sundance channel launched in Greece in July 18, 2011 as a linear channel on [[OTE]]'s IPTV([[Conn-x TV]]) and will be followed by satellite (OTE TV) which will launch and Sundance HD.

==See also==
==See also==
* [[Sundance Channel (Canada)|sundance channel Canada]]
* [[Sundance Channel (Canada)|sundance channel Canada]]

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sundance channel
HeadquartersBethpage, New York
United States
Ownership
OwnerShowtime Networks (1996-2008)
AMC Networks (2008-present)

Sundance Channel is an American cable television network devoted to airing independent feature films, world cinema, documentaries, short films, and original programs, such as news about the latest developments from each year's Sundance Film Festival.

All films are shown uncut and without commercial interruptions, however original series do include break interruptions that feature promos for the network's programming, with the only traditional advertising coming from PBS-style underwriter sponsorships of select interstitials featured within breaks; as a result of sister network IFC becoming an advertiser-supported network in 2010, Sundance is the only remaining cable television property of parent AMC Networks that is not wholly advertiser-supported.

History

Launched in February 1996 to show independent films on television, Sundance Channel was a joint venture of Showtime Networks (part of CBS Corporation), Universal Studios (part of NBCUniversal), and Robert Redford who also acted as the creative director of the network. The channel initially launched on five cable systems in New York City; Los Angeles; Alexandria, Virginia; Chamblee, Georgia; and Pensacola, Florida[1]

Redford partnered with Showtime Networks to launch the channel after negotiations between Redford and the Independent Film Channel for Redford to become a partner in the channel broke down in 1994.[2] The channel got its name from Redford's character in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.[citation needed] It is an extension of Redford's non-profit Sundance Institute. The channel operates independently of both the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival.[citation needed] Certain providers offered Sundance Channel as part of the Showtime premium movie package.[citation needed]

In addition to broadcasting films, the channel airs and produces original content. One such show, Anatomy of a Scene, takes a scene from a movie and breaks it apart from the perspective of the production design, costume design, the writing, the acting, and the directing.[citation needed]

On May 7, 2008, Rainbow Media (a subsidiary of Cablevision) announced that it had purchased Sundance Channel for $496 million.[3] Rainbow Media also owns the cable channels AMC, IFC, WE tv, and News 12, and owned the defunct Voom HD Networks. The acquisition of Sundance Channel by Rainbow Media was completed in June 2008.[4] On July 1, 2011, Rainbow Media was spun off by its parent company, Cablevision; with this spin-off, the company was renamed AMC Networks.[citation needed]

Current programming

Current programming includes:[5]

International

Sundance channel launched in France in 2009 on Numericable.[8]

On March 1, 2010, a Canadian version of sundance channel was launched by Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment. Rainbow Media does not own any stake in this channel but have signed a license agreement with Corus Entertainment allowing them to use the sundance channel brand as well as access to sundance channel programming.[9]

Since then Sundance Channel continued to expand its international distribution and rolled out on Astro B.yond (Malaysia); SFR, Numericable and Free (France); Telenet (Belgium); Caiway (the Netherlands); UPC Polska (Poland); Skylife and KT (South Korea); SingTel’s mio TV (Singapore); and Corus Entertainment (Canada)[10].

Sundance channel launched in Greece in July 18, 2011 as a linear channel on OTE's IPTV(Conn-x TV) and will be followed by satellite (OTE TV) which will launch and Sundance HD.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sundance readying for February debut". Broadcasting & Cable via Highbeam.com. December 4, 1995. Retrieved February 28, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Brown, Rich (January 23, 1995). "Redford, Showtime form movie channel". Broadcasting & Cable via Highbeam.com. Retrieved February 28, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Cablevision Unit Buys Sundance Channel". The New York Times. May 7, 2008.
  4. ^ "Cablevision Buys Sundance". The New York Times. June 18, 2008.
  5. ^ sundancechannel.com Series
  6. ^ "Sundance Channel: The Green".
  7. ^ Coming soon: 'Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys'
  8. ^ http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/03/25/sundance-channel-debuts-on-numericable/
  9. ^ http://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=1777
  10. ^ http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2010/10/07/sundance-expands-international-distribution/
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