A Documentary Channel is a specialtytelevision channel which focuses on broadcasting documentaries. Some documentary channels further specialise by dedicating their programming to specific types of documentaries or documentaries in a specific area of knowledge. Documentary Channel US [1] and The History Channel are an examples of this. There is some overlap between news channels and documentary channels, but while a documentary channel may also broadcast programs about current affairs, as a rule, it will air longer, more in-depth segments and not present up-to-the-minute news coverage. Also, many other TV channels regularly air documentaries, but unless a channel is significantly dedicated to documentary-type programming it probably will not be considered a documentary channel. As of 2006, some of the most famous documentary channels are the Discovery Channel and the National Geographic Channel. A specialty channel or specialty service is a television channel, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... The term television channel generally refers to either a television station or its cable/satellite counterpart (both outlined below). ... For the Canadian equivalent of this channel, see History Television. ... News channels are television specialty channels that present news content. ... Discovery Channel is a cable and satellite TV channel founded by John Hendricks which is distributed by Discovery Communications. ... The National Geographic Channel is a subscription television network that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society. ...
DocumentaryChannel Canada is a Canadian digital cable television channel owned by Corus Entertainment, CBC and the National Film Board of Canada with programming featuring documentary films.
A Discovery channeldocumentary to be aired across the USA in January 2001 addresses that question, drawing on new research in which I have played a part through my book, The Irish Aboard Titanic, the first text to draw attention to the real identity of body 227.
The DocumentaryChannel, CBC, Telefilm Canada and the Ontario District Council – Director’s Guild of Canada have committed to the development phase of the Documentary Studio.
Los Angeles, November 7, 2002-The International Documentary Association (IDA) and Sundance DocumentaryChannel have entered into a three-year agreement under which Sundance DocumentaryChannel is the exclusive television broadcaster of the annual IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards Gala through 2004.
The intention is for the IDA Awards special to migrate to Sundance DocumentaryChannel once it launches.
Iwanowski commented, "The IDA is devoted to supporting documentary filmmakers in the creation and distribution of their work which dovetails perfectly with the mission of Sundance Channel, Sundance DocumentaryChannel and the long-term commitment to documentaries on the part of the Sundance Institute.
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