Sundance Channel (Canadian TV channel)

Sundance Channel
Sundance Channel logo
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Programming
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(2013-2018)
480i (SDTV)
(2001-2018)
Ownership
OwnerCHUM Limited
(2001–2006)
CTVglobemedia
(2006–2010)
Corus Entertainment
(2010–2018) (Branding licensed from AMC Networks from 2010 to 2018)
Sister channelsMovieTime
IFC
Showcase
Action
DejaView
CMT
ABC Spark
W Network
CosmoTV
BBC Canada
History
LaunchedSeptember 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)
ClosedMarch 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)
(16 years, 5 months and 22 days)
Former namesDrive-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.