CBS Drama
| CBS Drama | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched |
16 November 2009 (UK) 3 December 2012 (Pan-Europe) |
| Owned by |
CBS Studios International/ AMC Networks International |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) |
| Audience share |
UK: 0.10% (September 2015, BARB) PL: 0.04% (July 2013, Nielsen) |
| Slogan | Be Moved |
| Broadcast area | Europe |
| Replaced |
UK: Zone Romantica (2009) Central & Eastern Europe: Zone Romantica (2012) Poland: Club TV (2012) |
| Sister channel(s) |
AMC CBS Action CBS Europa CBS Reality Horror Channel Extreme Sports Channel |
| Website | CBS Drama |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview (UK) | Channel 71 |
| Satellite | |
| Freesat (UK) | Channel 134 |
| Sky (UK & Ireland) | Channel 149 |
| Eutelsat 28A | 11343 V 27500 2/3 |
| DStv | Channel 134 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 197 |
| Streaming media | |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
| FilmOn | nu-drama Watch live |
CBS Drama is a television channel in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. - home of 'modern US TV classics'.
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 by 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 all European versions of the Zone Channels would be rebranded into CBS Channels.[4] CBS Drama replaced Zone Romantica on 3 December 2012 (in Poland replaced Club TV).[5]
CBS Reality launched on Freeview on 1 April 2014 followed by CBS Action on 1 October 2014 and as of July 2014, CBS Reality +1, CBS Action, CBS Drama & Horror Channel are available on the YouView platform as part of TalkTalk Plus TV's Entertainment Boost, but were removed from the EPG on 2 June 2015.
CBS Drama broadcasts shows from the UK (such as Bad Girls, Waterloo Road, Footballers Wives), America (Dallas, CSI, Knots Landing), and Australia (Return To Eden, Bondi Rescue).
Current programming
- The 4400 (in Bulgaria)
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Bondi Rescue
- Boston Legal
- Cheers
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (seasons 1–3)
- Dallas
- The Division
- Hack
- JAG (seasons 1–10)
- Jerry Springer
- Judge Judy
- Knots Landing
- Matlock
- Medium
- Mile High
- Playing the Field
- Sex And The City
- Sunset Beach (in Poland, Russia and Bulgaria)
- Taxi
- Touched by an Angel
- Waterloo Road[6] (seasons 1–7)[7]
Former programming
See also
- CBS Reality
- CBS Action
- CBS Europa
- CBS Studios International
- AMC Networks International
- RTL CBS Extreme
- RTL CBS Entertainment
References
- ↑ "CBS FINALChello Zone partnership press release". Chello Zone. 14 September 2009. Archived from the original (DOC) on 24 July 2011.
- ↑ "CBS to launch UK channels with Chellomedia". Broadcastnow. 2009-09-14.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Kanały CBS w Polsce. Co w ramówce?". Media2.pl. 2012-11-30.
- ↑ "Waterloo Road To Open Its Gates On CBS Drama". CBS Drama. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ↑ http://www.cbsdrama.tv/uk/articles.php?feature=403