CBS Reality

CBS Reality is a European free-to-air television channel broadcast in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

History
CBS Reality was launched as Reality TV on 1 December 1999 as a joint-venture between UPCtv and Zone Vision. The channel started broadcasting to Africa on 1 November 2001. In 2005, Liberty Global, owner of UPC, bought Zone Vision. In 2006, they decided to put all their channels under the unified "Zone" brand. Reality TV became Zone Reality.

On 1 August 2012, Chellomedia revealed that the European version of Zone Reality would be rebranded into CBS Reality. In Europe, Zone Reality was rebranded on 3 December 2012. AMC Networks acquired Chellomedia on 2 February 2014. Chellomedia was rebranded as AMC Networks International on 8 July 2014.

CBS Reality is available in HD in Poland since 23 September 2019.

A dedicated Romanian feed was launched on 13 May 2022, with a different schedule and Romanian adverts. However, promos and trailers are subtitled in Romanian.

CBS Reality closed on 1 June 2022 in Russia.

CBS Reality closed in the UK on 22 November 2023 and was rebranded as True Crime.

CBS Reality closed on 31 December 2023 in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and in the Netherlands.

CBS Reality closed on 3 January 2024 in Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, CIS and Baltic.

Cable

 * Cosmote TV (Greece): Channel 452
 * Hot (Israel): Channel 48
 * UPC (Poland): Channel 392
 * Orange (Romania): Channel 372
 * Digi (Romania): Channel 153
 * Vodafone (Romania): Channel 303

IPTV

 * Gibtelecom (Gibraltar)
 * Orange (Romania): Channel 372
 * Etisalat Channel 358

Satellite

 * DStv (South Africa): Channel 132
 * Yes (Israel): Channel 64
 * StarSat (South Africa and Africa ): Channel 170
 * Orange (Romania): Channel 370