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.
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. 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.
AMC Networks acquired Chellomedia on 2 February 2014. Chellomedia was rebranded by
AMC Networks International on 8 July 2014. On 4 November 2020, it was rebranded by
ViacomCBS.
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
CBS Studios International 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
Freeview and
Freesat in the United Kingdom. A timeshift channel, CBS Reality +1, was available on
YouView , but was removed on 2 June 2015. In Ireland, the channels are available on
Sky Ireland.
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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Caiway : Channel 104
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: Channel 71
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Cosmote TV : Channel 452
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Hot : Channel 48
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Kabel Noord : Channel 222
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Naxoo : Channel 224
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NOS and
Nowo : Channel 19
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RCS & RDS : Channel 28
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UPC : Channel 647
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UPC : Channel 392
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Virgin Media : Channel 130
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Virgin Media : Channel 148 and Channel 201 (+1)
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Vodafone
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: Channel 303
IPTV
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Moja TV
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: Channel 13
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Open IPTV
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: Channel 652
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T-Mobile
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: Channel 283
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Vodafone Casa TV : Channel 112
Online
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Satellite
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Astra 28.2°E : 11344 V 27500 5/6 (
Free-to-air
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* Kazimierz Bein, Polish ophthalmologist, the founder and sometime director of the Warsaw Ophthalmic Institute
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: Channel 162
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Canal Digitaal : Channel 410 (UK version) and Channel 411 (+1, UK version)
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DStv : Channel 132
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Freesat : Channel 135 and Channel 136 (+1)
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Sky : Channel 146 and Channel 246 (+1)
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Sky : Channel 146 and Channel 246 (+1)
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Yes
Yes or YES may refer to:
* An affirmative particle in the English language; see yes and no
Education
* YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US
* YES (Your Extraordinary Saturday), a learning program from the Minnesota Institute for Talente ...
: Channel 64
* Zuku TV (Kenya): Channel 127
Terrestrial
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Freeview : 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)
See also
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CBS Drama
RealityXtra (formerly CBS Drama) is a British free-to-air television channel that centres its programming on American television shows produced by CBS. It is the sister channel of CBS Reality and is owned in partnership by AMC Networks and Para ...
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CBS Justice
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Paramount International Networks
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AMC Networks International
References
External links
CBS Reality EuropeCBS Reality UK
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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