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Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (2013-2018) 480i (SDTV) (2001-2018) |
Ownership | |
Owner | CHUM Limited (2001–2006) CTVglobemedia (2006–2010) Corus Entertainment (2010–2018) (Branding licensed from AMC Networks from 2010 to 2018) |
Sister channels | MovieTime IFC Showcase Action DejaView CMT ABC Spark W Network CosmoTV BBC Canada |
History | |
Launched | September 7, 2001 |
Closed | March 1, 2018 (16 years, 5 months and 22 days) |
Former names | Drive-In Classics (2001-2010) |
Sundance Channel was a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment that aired various films.
The channel was founded in 2001 as Drive-In Classics by CHUM Limited, the owner of Citytv, that aired Drive-In B films and other programming related to it. Drive-In Classics was acquired by CTVglobemedia in 2007 and was resold to Corus Entertainment in 2009.
In March 2010, Drive-In Classics became Sundance Channel which aired programming focused on independent films, documentaries, music series, dramas and more. The channel closed its doors on March 27, 2018.