CBS Reality is a European 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 AMC Networks International UK (EMEA) (formerly AMC Networks International Zone (EMEA), Chello Zone, Zone Vision and Zone Media) is a London, UK-based television company, founded in 1991 by Chris Wronski and owned by AMC Networks International. H ...

. 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'', Reality Extra in UK became ''Zone Reality Extra'' on 26 June 2006. On 1 August 2012, Chellomedia revealed that the European version of Zone Reality would be rebranded into CBS Reality. In Europe, Zone Reality was rebranded on 3 December 2012.

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acquired Chellomedia on 2 February 2014. Chellomedia was rebranded by

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on 8 July 2014. On 4 November 2020, it was rebranded by

ViacomCBS Paramount Global (doing business as Paramount) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate owned and operated by National Amusements (79.4%) and headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York. It ...

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

UK and Ireland

Reality TV was launched by UPCtv and Zone Vision on the Sky EPG in the UK and Ireland on 10 October 2002. In February 2006, an additional channel called Reality Extra was launched. On 14 September 2009, it was revealed that

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had struck a joint venture deal with Chellomedia to launch six CBS-branded channels in the UK and Ireland during 2009. On 16 November 2009, the channel rebranded as CBS Reality and CBS Reality +1. , CBS Reality is available on

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and

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in the United Kingdom. A timeshift channel, CBS Reality +1, was available on

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, but was removed on 2 June 2015. In Ireland, the channels are available on

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. In addition to their slot on Freeview Channel 66, a number of CBS Reality shows can be found simulcast daily on various Local Television channels in the UK, such as Local TV Liverpool (Freeview channel 7). On 30 June 2022, the British arm of the AMC-Paramount partnership revised their channel line-up with nearly all CBS branding being dropped and a new channel called Legend taking CBS Justice's slot on a number of services and Horror's programming.

Availability

Cable

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: Channel 104 *

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: Channel 71 *

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: Channel 452 * Hot : Channel 48 * Kabel Noord : Channel 222 *

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: Channel 224 * NOS and Nowo : Channel 19 *

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: Channel 28 * UPC : Channel 647 * UPC : Channel 392 *

Virgin Media Virgin Media is a British telecommunications company which provides telephone, television and internet services in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are at Green Park in Reading, England. It is owned by Virgin Media O2, a 50:50 joint ventu ...

: Channel 130 *

: Channel 148 and Channel 201 (+1) *

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: Channel 303

IPTV

* Moja TV : Channel 13 *

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: Channel 652 *

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: Channel 283 * Vodafone Casa TV : Channel 112

Online

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Satellite

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: 11344 V 27500 5/6 (

Free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscripti ...

) *

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: Channel 162 *

Canal Digitaal CanalDigitaal is a provider of digital television via satellite for the Netherlands, Dutch market, using the SES Astra, Astra satellites at Astra 23.5°E, 23.5° east. Initially customers were mainly Dutch citizens in the countryside who did ...

: Channel 410 (UK version) and Channel 411 (+1, UK version) *

DStv Digital Satellite Television, commonly abbreviated to DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in Randburg, South Africa. Launched on 6 October 1995, the service provides multiple audio, ...

: Channel 132 *

: Channel 135 and Channel 136 (+1) * Sky : Channel 146 and Channel 246 (+1) * Sky : Channel 146 and Channel 246 (+1) *

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: Channel 64 * Zuku TV (Kenya): Channel 127

Terrestrial

: Channel 67 or Channel 7/8 (Local)

Logos

Image:Reality TV logo.svg, Reality TV (2002-2006) Image:Zone Reality.svg, Zone Reality (2006-2012)

References

External links

CBS Reality EuropeCBS Reality UK
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cbs Reality AMC Networks International Paramount International Networks Television channels and stations established in 1999 Television channels in the Netherlands English-language television stations in the United Kingdom 1999 establishments in the Netherlands