Sundance Channel

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sundance channel
Sundance Channel logo used from 1996 to 2002.
Launched 1996
Owned by Rainbow Media
Website sundancechannel.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV Channel 549
Dish Network Channel 332
Cable
Available on most cable systems Check Local Listings for channels

Sundance Channel is a 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 is shown uncut and without commercials.

Launched in 1996 to show independent films on TV, Sundance Channel was a joint venture of Showtime Networks (part of CBS Corporation), Universal Studios (part of NBC Universal) and Robert Redford who also acted as the creative director of the network. It is an extension of Redford's non-profit Sundance Institute, a center in which independent filmmakers can harbor and extend their craft though it operates independently of both the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival.

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.

On May 7, 2008, Rainbow Media (a subsidiary of Cablevision) announced that it has purchased Sundance Channel for $496 million.[1]. Rainbow Media also owns the cable channels aMC, WE, Independent Film Channel (IFC), Voom HD Networks, News 12, and several others.

On Wednesday, June 18th, 2008, The New York Times reported that the acquisition of sundance channel by Rainbow Media was completed. [2]

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  1. 50%, with Viacom's Paramount Pictures.
  2. Co-owned with Microsoft in a joint venture (82% owned by NBC, 18% owned by Microsoft).
  3. The stations are co-owned with LIN TV in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN).
  4. A joint venture between NBC Universal and its broadcast affiliates.
  5. Co-owned with Corus Entertainment, Classic Media, Scholastic Books and ION Media Networks
  6. The station is owned by NBC Universal, but is controlled by ZGS Broadcast Holdings.
  7. Co-owned with Corus Entertainment and DiC Entertainment.
  8. These stations have been put up for sale by NBC Universal. Buyer(s) are anonymous or unannounced at this time.
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