Zone Fantasy was a

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film channel in

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that featured diverse programming. Zone Fantasy was targeted towards a mixed 16- to 45-year-old demographic, and focused on

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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

, horror and

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genres. The channel transmitted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on

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. The channel ceased its broadcasts on 6 September 2011 and was rebranded by

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., and the other cities are switched into

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in 2011.

References

External links

Official site
Science fiction television channels AMC Networks International Italian-language television stations Defunct television channels in Italy Defunct television channels in Poland Television channels and stations established in 2006 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2011 2006 establishments in Italy 2011 disestablishments in Italy {{sf-stub