CBS Reality is a European free-to-air television channel broadcast in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Europe, 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 | |
| Launched | 1 December 1999 |
| Closed | 1 June 2022 (Russia) 23 November 2023 (UK and Ireland, replaced by True Crime) 31 December 2023 (Czech Republic, Slovakia and in the Netherlands)[1][2] 3 January 2024 (CIS, Baltic,[3] Hungary, Bulgaria and Croatia)[4][5][6][7] |
| Replaced by | True Crime (UK and Ireland) |
| Former names | Reality TV Zone Reality |
| Links | |
| Website | |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| See separate section | |
History
editCBS Reality was launched as Reality TV on 1 December 1999 as a joint-venture between UPCtv and Zone Vision.[8] The channel started broadcasting to Africa on 1 November 2001.[9] 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.[10]
On 1 August 2012, Chellomedia revealed that the European version of Zone Reality would be rebranded into CBS Reality.[11] In Europe, Zone Reality was rebranded on 3 December 2012.[12] AMC Networks acquired Chellomedia on 2 February 2014. Chellomedia was rebranded as AMC Networks International on 8 July 2014.[13]
CBS Reality is available in HD in Poland since 23 September 2019.[14]
A dedicated Romanian feed was launched on 13 May 2022, with a different schedule and Romanian adverts. However, promos and trailers are subtitled in Romanian.
CBS Reality closed on 1 June 2022 in Russia.[15][16]
CBS Reality closed in the UK on 22 November 2023 and was rebranded as True Crime.[17]
CBS Reality closed on 31 December 2023 in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and in the Netherlands.
CBS Reality closed on 3 January 2024 in Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, CIS and Baltic.[3]
Availability
editCable
edit- Cosmote TV (Greece): Channel 452
- Hot (Israel): Channel 48
- UPC (Poland): Channel 392
- Orange (Romania): Channel 372
- Digi (Romania): Channel 153
- Vodafone (Romania): Channel 303
IPTV
edit- Gibtelecom (Gibraltar)
- Orange (Romania): Channel 372
- Etisalat Channel 358
Satellite
editLogos
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Reality TV (2002–2006)
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Zone Reality (2006–2012)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Končí placená televize CBS Reality".
- ^ "CBS Reality stopt".
- ^ a b "VK.com | VK".
- ^ "TV-Műsor - musor.tv, a tv műsorújság".
- ^ "CBS Reality".
- ^ https://digi.hu/uploads/Modositasok_listaja_2024_01_01_fc6478b519.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "ТВ програма - CBS Reality | DNES.BG Новини".
- ^ Zone Vision. "UPCtv and Zone Vision launch new channel: Reality TV". Archived from the original on 17 June 2002.
- ^ "Zone Vision brings Reality TV channel to Africa", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 32, February-April 2002
- ^ "Zone Vision unveils new unified branding". Digital Spy. 20 June 2006.
- ^ "CBS and Chellomedia take entertainment across EMEA". Broadband TV News. 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Rebranded CBS channels set to launch". Broadband TV News. 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Chellomedia to become AMC Networks International". Broadband TV News. 8 July 2014.
- ^ Anita Kaźmierska (23 September 2019). "CBS Reality już nadaje w HD". satkurier.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Изменения в вещании каналов - НТВ-ПЛЮС Дальний Восток, Запад, Восток". ntvplus.ru. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Отключение телеканала CBS Reality (кнопка №162) (01 июня 2022)". akado.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "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.