IFC Officially Ditches 'Independent Film Channel' As 'Spoils of Babylon' Premieres

The cable network, which originally started as a commercial-free home to art-house cinema, has fully embraced its new ad-supported identity -- the same day it launches another oddball comedy. In a bit of news that may come as a surprise to many, IFC has officially changed its name to IFC. Though the AMC Networks cable brand has long gone by its acronym, ditching the Independent Film Channel label it started out with, president and GM Jennifer Caserta announced Tuesday at the Television Critics A...