The Fat Man said:
Caught with their pants down on that one, considering IFC and Sundance are the only two channels of their kind.
I would guess that Dish may try something like Flix for Sundance Channel. I think I noticed some IFC films a while back on Flix and the Showtime Networks like The Safety Of Objects for example. XX/XY (which IFC has a site for) and Igby Goes Down (which also has a video site on IFC's site) will be on Flix. To me, Sundance is more like the old IFC.
I would also guess Starz Cinema for IFC.
Other contenders would probably be Epix Drive-In, RetroPlex, and IndiePlex. Otherwise, if Dish is not concerned about a "similar" channel, then they'll probably place any channel.
Again, only speculation, nothing official...Didn't Suddenlink have issues with AMC Networks recently?