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CBS Reality
Country United Kingdom
Broadcast areaEurope, Middle East and Africa
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format 1080i HDTV (Poland)
576i 16:9 SDTV
Ownership
Owner AMC Networks International
Paramount Networks UK & Australia (UK feed)
Paramount Networks EMEAA (Africa and another parts of Europe feed)
Sister channels CBS Europa
History
Launched1 December 1999; 24 years ago (1999-12-01)
Closed1 June 2022; 21 months ago (2022-06-01) (Russia)
23 November 2023; 4 months ago (2023-11-23) (UK and Ireland, replaced by True Crime)
31 December 2023; 2 months ago (2023-12-31) (Czech Republic, Slovakia and in the Netherlands) [1] [2]
3 January 2024; 2 months ago (2024-01-03) (Hungary, Bulgaria and Croatia) [3] [4] [5] [6]
Replaced by True Crime (UK and Ireland)
Former namesReality TV
Zone Reality
Links
Website
Availability
Terrestrial
See separate section

CBS Reality is a European free-to-air television channel broadcast in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

History

CBS Reality was launched as Reality TV on 1 December 1999 as a joint-venture between UPCtv and Zone Vision. [7] The channel started broadcasting to Africa on 1 November 2001. [8] In 2005, Liberty Global, owner of UPC, bought Zone Vision. In 2006, they decided to put all their channels under the unified "Zone" brand. Reality TV became Zone Reality. [9]

On 1 August 2012, Chellomedia revealed that the European version of Zone Reality would be rebranded into CBS Reality. [10] In Europe, Zone Reality was rebranded on 3 December 2012. [11] AMC Networks acquired Chellomedia on 2 February 2014. Chellomedia was rebranded as AMC Networks International on 8 July 2014. [12]

CBS Reality is available in HD in Poland since 23 September 2019. [13]

CBS Reality closed on June 1, 2022 in Russia. [14] [15]

CBS Reality closed in the UK on 22 November 2023 and was rebranded as True Crime. [16]

CBS Reality closed on December 31, 2023 in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and in the Netherlands.

CBS Reality closed on January 3, 2024 in Hungary, Bulgaria and Croatia.

Availability

Cable

  • Paramount+ (Greece): Channel 452
  • Hot (Israel): Channel 48
  • UPC (Poland): Channel 392

IPTV

Satellite

  • DStv (South Africa): Channel 132
  • Yes (Israel): Channel 64
  • StarSat (South Africa and Africa ): Channel 170

Logos

See also

References

  1. ^ "Končí placená televize CBS Reality".
  2. ^ "CBS Reality stopt".
  3. ^ "TV-Műsor - musor.tv, a tv műsorújság".
  4. ^ "CBS Reality".
  5. ^ https://digi.hu/uploads/Modositasok_listaja_2024_01_01_fc6478b519.pdf[ bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "ТВ програма - CBS Reality | DNES.BG Новини".
  7. ^ Zone Vision. "UPCtv and Zone Vision launch new channel: Reality TV". Archived from the original on 17 June 2002.
  8. ^ "Zone Vision brings Reality TV channel to Africa", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 32, February-April 2002
  9. ^ "Zone Vision unveils new unified branding". Digital Spy. 20 June 2006.
  10. ^ "CBS and Chellomedia take entertainment across EMEA". Broadband TV News. 1 August 2012.
  11. ^ "Rebranded CBS channels set to launch". Broadband TV News. 30 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Chellomedia to become AMC Networks International". Broadband TV News. 8 July 2014.
  13. ^ Anita Kaźmierska (23 September 2019). "CBS Reality już nadaje w HD". satkurier.pl (in Polish).
  14. ^ "Изменения в вещании каналов - НТВ-ПЛЮС Дальний Восток, Запад, Восток". ntvplus.ru. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Отключение телеканала CBS Reality (кнопка №162) (01 июня 2022)". akado.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  16. ^ "AMC NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL UK UNVEILS A FRESH AND COHESIVE NEW LOOK FOR ITS UK PORTFOLIO OF CHANNELS AND STREAMING SERVICES". amcnetworks.com. 31 October 2023.

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