Zone Romantica (formerly ''Romantica'') was a European TV channel that launched in 1998. The channel broadcast a mixture of

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s, music and entertainment from all over the world, but mainly from Latin America. The channel was available 24 hours a day, to 20 territories across

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and

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. The channel reached 8 million subscribers. The channel launched on Sky Digital in the UK and Ireland on 3 September 2007. It was broadcasting between 8 a.m. and 3 a.m. from the start. It slot on the Sky EPG had been purchased from BEN TV. On 6 May 2008 it was one of the channels that were on the free-to-air platform

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platform from the start. On 14 September 2009, it was revealed that the international arm of

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, 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,

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and

Zone Reality 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. In 2005, Liberty Global, owner of U ...

, plus timeshift services Zone Horror +1 and Zone Reality +1. On 1 October 2009, it was announced that

CBS Reality 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. In 2005, Liberty Global, owner of U ...

, 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

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and Horror Channel +1, following the rebrand of the portfolio's other three channels in November 2009. On 2 July 2012, Hungarian version of Zone Romantica is replaced by Film Café. On 1 August 2012 Chellomedia revealed that all European versions of the Zone Channels would be rebranded into CBS Channels. CBS Action replaced Zone Romantica on 3 December 2012.

Programming

Programme Line-up for UK/Éire features 3 Classic ''First Run'' US Daytime Soap Operas.

Current shows

* A escrava Isaura * Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes * Aunque mal paguen * ¿Dónde está Elisa? * El encantador * Hilda Furacão * La quiero a morir *

Los misterios del amor ''Los misterios del amor'' (English title: ''The mysteries of love'') is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Alberto Barrera Tyszka and produced by Venevisión in 2009. On May 13, 2008, Venevisión started broadcasting ''Los misterios del amor'' ...

* Mulher * Muñoz vale por 2 * Pocholo * Sabrosa pasion *

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Salvador de mujeres Salvador de Mujeres ''(Salvador:A Knockout Lover)'' is a 2010 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión. The telenovela was entirely shot in Colombia Carlos Guillermo Haydon and Alejandra Sandoval star as the main protagonists with Ruddy Rodr ...

* Vivir asi *

Voltea pa' que te enamores ''Voltea pa' que te enamores'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Monica Montañez and produced by Venevisión between 2006 and 2007. The series was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Daniela Alvarado and Jonathan Monte ...

La diosa Coronada ''La Diosa Coronada'' (The Crowned Goddess) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. Telemundo is airing the serial from Monday to Friday about 10 weeks. As with m ...

References

External links

''Zone Romantica'' Official Website
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