Sundance readies a new doc channel

When Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford launched the House of Docs a few years ago, he demonstrated a commitment to the factual form uncommon among Hollywood types. Redford reaffirmed his position this year with the announcement that his Sundance Channel would spin off a sibling station wholly devoted to docs. Branded the Sundance Documentary Channel, the 24-hour digital offering is being primed for launch in the latter half of this year.

February 1, 2002

When Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford launched the House of Docs a few years ago, he demonstrated a commitment to the factual form uncommon among Hollywood types. Redford reaffirmed his position this year with the announcement that his Sundance Channel would spin off a sibling station wholly devoted to docs. Branded the Sundance Documentary Channel, the 24-hour digital offering is being primed for launch in the latter half of this year.