CBS Drama | |
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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
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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. 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.
On 1 August 2012 Chellomedia revealed that all European versions of the Zone Channels would be rebranded into CBS Channels. CBS Drama replaced Zone Romantica on 3 December 2012 (in Poland replaced Club TV).
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).