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AMC, CANALSAT launch Sundance on France’s largest pay-TV operator
Editor
| 09 February 2016
Further spreading its presence throughout Europe, AMC Networks International UK has inked a deal with CANALSAT to launch Sundance Channel Global on the latter’s satellite, ADSL and IPTV platforms in France.
Broadcasting exclusive independent feature films and documentaries as well as outstanding original drama series, Sundance Channel will launch on 9 February as part of CANALSAT’s Series and Cinema package as a 24/7 linear HD channel. It will be available to more than 18 million pay-TV households throughout France, where the channel also broadcasts internationally acclaimed original drama series such as Rectify, The Principal, The Walking Dead and Mad Men.
“We’re thrilled to partner with CANALSAT, the biggest subscription television platform in France, to make Sundance Channel widely available to audiences nationwide,” commented Ed Palluth, executive vice president, global distribution, AMC Networks International. “AMC Networks International’s services continue to experience rapid growth, and we’re looking forward to further supporting the development of the pay-TV industry in France and around the world.”
Added Jean-Marc Juramie, vice president, content and programming at CANALSAT: “We’re excited to partner with AMC Networks International. Sundance Channel is a highly attractive brand with an outstanding selection of high quality independent films and exclusive series for our subscribers and film fans.”
Editor
| 09 February 2016
Further spreading its presence throughout Europe, AMC Networks International UK has inked a deal with CANALSAT to launch Sundance Channel Global on the latter’s satellite, ADSL and IPTV platforms in France.
Broadcasting exclusive independent feature films and documentaries as well as outstanding original drama series, Sundance Channel will launch on 9 February as part of CANALSAT’s Series and Cinema package as a 24/7 linear HD channel. It will be available to more than 18 million pay-TV households throughout France, where the channel also broadcasts internationally acclaimed original drama series such as Rectify, The Principal, The Walking Dead and Mad Men.“We’re thrilled to partner with CANALSAT, the biggest subscription television platform in France, to make Sundance Channel widely available to audiences nationwide,” commented Ed Palluth, executive vice president, global distribution, AMC Networks International. “AMC Networks International’s services continue to experience rapid growth, and we’re looking forward to further supporting the development of the pay-TV industry in France and around the world.”
Added Jean-Marc Juramie, vice president, content and programming at CANALSAT: “We’re excited to partner with AMC Networks International. Sundance Channel is a highly attractive brand with an outstanding selection of high quality independent films and exclusive series for our subscribers and film fans.”
