Zone Thriller
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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
|---|---|
| Network | Chello Zone |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Chellomedia Liberty Global |
| Sister channels | Zone Club Zone Europa Zone Fantasy Zone Horror Zone Reality Zone Romantica |
| History | |
| Launched | 3 July 2006 |
| Closed | 16 November 2009 |
| Replaced by | CBS Action |
| Links | |
| Website | zonethriller.tv |
Zone Thriller was a television channel in Europe that launched on 3 July 2006. The channel aired a number of varying movie styles including psychological dramas and murder mysteries.
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.[1][2] 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 as Horror Channel and Horror Channel +1, following the rebrand of the portfolio's other three channels in November 2009.[3]
Past programming
This is a list of programs that was previously broadcast by Zone Thriller.
- 18 Wheels Of Justice
- Adventure Inc.
- Good Morning Psychic
- Remington Steele
- Starsky & Hutch
- The Pretender
- The Bourne Identity
- La Femme Nikita
- Twisted
- The Fugitive (2000) TV remake
- Queen of Swords
- Detective Conan
References
- ^ "CBS FINALChello Zone partnership press release" (DOC). Chello Zone. 2009-09-14.
- ^ "CBS to launch UK channels with Chellomedia". Broadcastnow. 2009-09-14.
- ^ "Zone Horror rebrands as Horror Channel". Broadband TV News. 2010-03-31.
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