Zone Thriller

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Zone Thriller
Zone Thriller.svg
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
Launched3 July 2006
Closed16 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.

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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.

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References

  1. "CBS FINALChello Zone partnership press release" (DOC). Chello Zone. 2009-09-14.
  2. "CBS to launch UK channels with Chellomedia". Broadcastnow. 2009-09-14.
  3. "Zone Horror rebrands as Horror Channel". Broadband TV News. 2010-03-31.