Sundance Channel Expands Reach

NEW YORK: AMC/Sundance Channel Global has struck up new carriage agreements for the Sundance Channel with UPC Romania and Euskaltel in Spain.

In Romania, the channel is already available on Focus Sat. UPC in Hungary carries the service, as does Telenet in Belgium. Now, Sundance Channel is also available on UPC Romania, in both standard and high definition. The channel has launched to Euskaltel subscribers in Spain, where it had already been available on Imagenio.

“Both the Romanian and Spanish markets are key regions for the continued expansion of Sundance Channel in Europe,” commented Bruce Tuchman, the president of AMC/Sundance Channel Global. “These exciting partnerships reflect the growing demand for Sundance Channel and we are confident that audiences will respond to the critically acclaimed, high-quality, HD film and TV programming found on our network.”