CBS Justice

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CBS Justice
Broadcast area
Programming
Picture format 576i 16:9 SDTV
Timeshift serviceCBS Justice +1
Ownership
Owner
Sister channels
History
Launched
  • 16 November 2009;14 years ago (2009-11-16) (UK Version)
  • 21 November 2019;4 years ago (2019-11-21) (Africa)
Replaced Zone Thriller (2009)
Closed30 June 2022;2 years ago (2022-06-30) (UK Version)
Former namesCBS Action (2009–2018)
Links
Website CBS Justice (UK, archived)
CBS Justice (Africa)
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview (UK)Channel 41
Streaming media
Virgin TV Go Watch live (UK only)

CBS Justice, formerly CBS Action, is a television channel specializing in factual programming ranging from action films to drama and murder-mysteries. Currently available only in Africa since 21 November 2019 via DStv and Ireland, it was previously available free-to-air in the UK from 16 November 2009 to 30 June 2022.

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History

On 14 September 2009, CBS Studios International (now Paramount Global Content Distribution) struck a joint venture deal with Chellomedia (now AMC Networks International) to launch six CBS-branded channels in the UK during 2009. The channels would replace Zone Romantica, Zone Thriller, Zone Horror and Zone Reality (now CBS Reality), plus timeshift services Zone Horror +1 and Zone Reality +1. [1] [2] CBS Reality, CBS Reality +1, CBS Drama and CBS Action launched and replaced Zone Reality, Zone Reality +1, Zone Romantica and Zone Thriller on 16 November 2009. On 5 April 2010, Zone Horror and Zone Horror +1 were respectively rebranded as Horror Channel and Horror Channel +1, following the rebrand of the portfolio's other three channels in November 2009. [3]

CBS Reality launched on Freeview on 1 April 2014 and as of that July, CBS Reality +1, CBS Action, CBS Drama and Horror Channel are available on the YouView platform as part of TalkTalk TV's "Entertainment Boost". A placeholder launched on Freeview and YouView on 29 August 2014 for CBS Action on channel 90, in addition to the channel being provided on the YouView TalkTalk platform. The channel started broadcasting on channel 70 on 1 October 2014. Then on 19 February 2015, CBS Action moved from channel 70 to channel 64 on Freeview. On 2 June 2015, it was removed from YouView channel 485. On 15 March 2017, a timeshift version of CBS Action launched on Freeview channel 90. It was affected by the Freeview changes on 2 August 2017, moving to channel 64 and CBS Action to 39. The timeshift version of CBS Action ceased broadcasting on Freeview on 31 January 2018, and was removed from the EPG on 23 April 2018. It returned on 7 January 2020 on DVB-T2 devices as CBS Justice +1 on channel 69, but closed again on 22 June 2020 to make room for COM7 following the closure of COM8.

On 5 December 2018 CBS Action rebranded as CBS Justice. [4]

The channel launched across Africa on satellite pay-TV DStv on 21 November 2019, replacing the African feed of Crime & Investigation. [5] [6]

On 4 November 2020, the channel moved to channel 40 on Freeview as part of a move up where every channel from channel 24 to 54 on the platform moved up one place to allow BBC Four to move to channel 24 in Scotland due to new Ofcom rules regarding certain PSB channels requiring greater prominence on electronic program guides (EPGs).

On 18 June 2022, CBS Justice announced its closure on all platforms in the UK, [7] with its slot on a number of satellite and cable platforms to be taken by Legend, [8] [9] on 30 June 2022, following the decision by AMC to drop the CBS branding from their channels owned in a joint-venture with Paramount Global. [10]

Final programming (UK version)

Former programming (UK version)

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References

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  2. ↑ Curtis, Chris (14 September 2009). "CBS to launch UK channels with Chellomedia" . Broadcast Now. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Zone Horror rebrands as Horror Channel". Broadband TV News. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "CBS Action to become CBS Justice". A516 Digital. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "DStv launches new channels". My Broadband South Africa. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Emelike, Obinna (15 November 2019). "MultiChoice unveils new channels". Business Day Nigeria. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Freeview channel switch-off completes". RXTV Info. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Horror Channel rebrands to Legend - offers expanded genres in new programming". The Hollywood News . 30 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Unsworth, Martin (30 June 2022). "Horror Channel Becomes LEGEND as July Schedule Unveiled". Starburst Magazine . Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "CBS name dropped in major channel change". RXTV Info. 18 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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