Launched March 15, 1999 Country Poland Founded 1998 | Picture format 576i (SDTV) Language Polish | |
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Audience share 0.13% (July 2013, Nielsen) Formerly called Wizja Le Cinema (1999–2002)
Le Cinema (2002–2003)
Europa Europa (2003–2006)
Zone Europa (2006–2012) Owned by AMC Networks International | ||
CBS Europa (formerly Zone Europa, Europa Europa, Le Cinema and Wizja Le Cinema) is a Polish film channel. It broadcasts contemporary films, influential classics, acclaimed favourites and avant-garde productions.
Distributors including Universal Studios, Film4 Productions, the British Film Institute, M6 and Sogepaq contribute the independent productions to the channel.
Zone Europa’s 14-hour schedule extends to 20 hours at weekends. The channel is seen in 15 territories across Europe and The Americas by over 6.6 million subscribers. Spanish language content was also available to Comcast On Demand en Espanol in the United States.
On 1 August 2012 Chellomedia revealed that all European versions of the Zone Channels would be rebranded into CBS Channels. CBS Europa replaced Zone Europa on 3 December 2012 in Poland.
On 1 October 2015 CBS Europa HD has been launched, replacing the SD version on the satellite.