Zone Club

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Zone Club
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Broadcast area Europe
Network Chello Zone
Programming
Picture format 576i (4:3 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner Chello Central Europe/Chellomedia
Liberty Global
Sister channels Zone Europa
Zone Fantasy
Zone Horror
Zone Reality
Zone Romantica
Zone Thriller
History
Launched1998;26 years ago (1998) (EMEA)
1 April 2001;23 years ago (2001-04-01) (Poland)
13 September 2004;19 years ago (2004-09-13) (Hungary)
Closed1 April 2010;14 years ago (2010-04-01) (EMEA)
1 February 2012;12 years ago (2012-02-01) (Hungary)
3 December 2012;11 years ago (2012-12-03) (Poland)
Replaced byEurope: Fine Living Network (2010)
Hungary: Megamax (2012)
Poland: CBS Drama (2012)
Former namesClub (1998-2006)
Poland: Club TV (2010-2012)
Links
Website www.zoneclub.tv

Zone Club was a European lifestyle and entertainment channel. It launched in 1998 as Club. It then launched on 1 April 2001 in Poland, and on 13 September 2004 in Hungary.

Contents

History

The Hungarian version was originally 24/7 on the UPC Direct satellite platform, but on cable, it timeshared with TV2's Írisz TV, which was broadcast between 18:00-23:00 CET. On 27 June 2006, as part of Zone Vision's channels rebranded under the "Zone" brand, Club became Zone Club. The channel became 24/7 in Hungary on 1 January 2007, when Írisz TV closed. [1]

The channel focused on six programme categories: style, health, home, travel, food and relationships. It also broadcast dramas and documentaries. It targeted women aged 18 to 39 and was available 24/7 in five languages, reaching 6 million viewers in 22 countries across Europe, the Arab World and Korea. On 27 December 2010 Zone Club in Poland changed its name into Club TV. [2]

The Hungarian version of the channel became timeshared again by 18 April 2011, when Chello Central Europe launched its new kids channel, Megamax , broadcasting between 16:00-22:00 CET. [3] Megamax's broadcast hours were extended to 15 hours (7:00-22:00 CET) in late 2011, leading Zone Club being broadcast at night. [4]

In EMEA, Zone Club closed on 1 April 2010 and was replaced by Fine Living Network. [5] [6] On 1 February 2012, Zone Club closed in Hungary and was completely replaced by Megamax. [7] On 1 August 2012 Chellomedia revealed that all European versions of the Zone Channels would be rebranded into CBS channels. [8] CBS Drama replaced Club TV in Poland on 3 December 2012. [9]

Programming

Final shows

Former shows

See also

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