CBS_Reality
CBS Reality
European free-to-air television channel
CBS Reality is a European free-to-air television channel broadcast in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
| 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; 24 years ago (1999-12-01) |
| Closed | 1 June 2022; 22 months ago (2022-06-01) (Russia) 23 November 2023; 5 months ago (2023-11-23) (UK and Ireland, replaced by True Crime) 31 December 2023; 3 months ago (2023-12-31) (Czech Republic, Slovakia and in the Netherlands)[1][2] 3 January 2024; 3 months ago (2024-01-03) (Hungary, Bulgaria and Croatia)[3][4][5][6] |
| Replaced by | True Crime (UK and Ireland) |
| Former names | Reality TV Zone Reality |
| Links | |
| Website | |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| See separate section | |
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]
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 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.
Cable
IPTV
- Gibtelecom (Gibraltar)
- Orange (Romania): Channel 372
- Etisalat Channel 358
Satellite
- Reality TV (2002–2006)
- Zone Reality (2006–2012)
- 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.