CBS Reality
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | CBS Studios International/ AMC Networks International |
CBS Reality is a reality television channel which broadcasts across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
On 14 September 2009, it was revealed that the international arm of CBS, CBS Studios International, struck a joint venture deal with Chellomedia to launch six CBS-branded channels in the UK during 2009. The new channels would replace Zone Romantica, Zone Thriller, Zone Horror and Zone Reality, plus timeshift services Zone Horror +1 and Zone Reality +1.[1][2] On 1 October 2009, it was announced that CBS Reality, CBS Reality +1, CBS Drama and CBS Action would launch on 16 November 2009 replacing Zone Reality, Zone Reality +1, Zone Romantica and Zone Thriller. On 5 April 2010, Zone Horror and Zone Horror +1 were rebranded as Horror Channel and Horror Channel +1, following the rebrand of the portfolio’s other three channels in November 2009.[3]
On 1 August 2012 Chellomedia revealed that the European version of Zone Reality would be rebranded into CBS Reality as well.[4] In Europe CBS Reality replaced Zone Reality on 3 December 2012.[5]
As of 2 April 2014, CBS Reality is available on Freeview (EPG 66)Freesat(135) in the United Kingdom. CBS Reality +1 is available on YouView (TalkTalk Plus TV) channel 484 as of 27 July 2014, but was removed on 2 June 2015.
Programming
- 48 Hours Mystery
- Amazing Medical Stories
- America's Dumbest Criminals
- Animal Miracles
- Beach Patrol
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
- Bondi Rescue
- California's Most Haunted
- Cops
- Crime Stories
- Crime and Punishment
- Crossing Over with John Edward
- Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved
- Dr. Phil
- Haunted Hotels
- It's a Miracle with Roma Downey
- Jerry Springer
- Judge Judy
- Lifeline
- Lockup
- Medical Detectives
- Paramedics
- Police In Action
- Psychic Private Eyes
- Rapid Response
- Scariest Places on Earth
- Scary But True
- Shark Chasers
- Smash Cuts
- Trauma
- True Stories
- Unexplained Mysteries
- Unsolved Mysteries
- When Animals Attack!
- When Good Pets Go Bad
- World's Most Amazing...
- Zoo Babies
See also
- CBS Drama
- CBS Action
- CBS Studios International
- AMC Networks International
- RTL CBS Extreme
- RTL CBS Entertainment
References
- ^ "CBS FINALChello Zone partnership press release" (DOC). Chello Zone. 2009-09-14.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "CBS to launch UK channels with Chellomedia". Broadcastnow. 2009-09-14.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Zone Horror rebrands as Horror Channel". Broadband TV News. 2010-03-31.
- ^ "CBS and Chellomedia take entertainment across EMEA". Broadband TV News. 2012-08-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Rebranded CBS channels set to launch". Broadband TV News. 2012-10-30.
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