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A documentary channel is a Specialty Television 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. The History Channel is an example 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 .


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