17-06-2022, 11:04 PM
Its looking like CBS branded channels are about to be de-branded from the CBS name to the following bland channel names...
CBS Reality to Reality (Back to the old days when it was just called Reality TV)
CBS Drama to RealityXtra
Horror Channel to Legend
CBS Justice to HorrorXtra (reduced hours 5pm-3am instead of the current 24hrs)
No news on what's going to happen to the CBS Catch Up Channels on-demand service?
I believe there are European feeds of the CBS Drama and Reality channels, possibly CBS Action is still going in other countries, will these now lose CBS branding?
As for the UK channels, surely the days are numbered for them. Bland brand identities going forward, poor SD picture and it appears no new content for longer than anyone can remember.
CBS Drama showing the US version of Wheel of Fortune a while back was probably the strangest decision ever, if I recall it was on at 5:30pm and then after around 2 weeks disappeared without a trace.
The CBS channels have previously put effort in when they showed Bad Girls, Footballers Wives and Mile High to some success. Bad Girls even aired on CBS Action as well as CBS Drama.
Of course CBS Drama did have some success with the showings of Dallas and Dynasty but these are now long gone.
Any other highlights from the CBS branding era of the channels?
Maybe the Zone branding will return one day, Zone Reality, Zone Thriller, Zone Romantica anyone?
CBS Reality to Reality (Back to the old days when it was just called Reality TV)
CBS Drama to RealityXtra
Horror Channel to Legend
CBS Justice to HorrorXtra (reduced hours 5pm-3am instead of the current 24hrs)
No news on what's going to happen to the CBS Catch Up Channels on-demand service?
I believe there are European feeds of the CBS Drama and Reality channels, possibly CBS Action is still going in other countries, will these now lose CBS branding?
As for the UK channels, surely the days are numbered for them. Bland brand identities going forward, poor SD picture and it appears no new content for longer than anyone can remember.
CBS Drama showing the US version of Wheel of Fortune a while back was probably the strangest decision ever, if I recall it was on at 5:30pm and then after around 2 weeks disappeared without a trace.
The CBS channels have previously put effort in when they showed Bad Girls, Footballers Wives and Mile High to some success. Bad Girls even aired on CBS Action as well as CBS Drama.
Of course CBS Drama did have some success with the showings of Dallas and Dynasty but these are now long gone.
Any other highlights from the CBS branding era of the channels?
Maybe the Zone branding will return one day, Zone Reality, Zone Thriller, Zone Romantica anyone?
"From today you'll hear some new voices when you're watching UTV, as for the time being we're handing over to our colleagues at ITV, but rest assured Julian and I will be back with you as soon as possible"
Gillian Porter, UTV (2nd April 2020; 5:59am)
Gillian Porter, UTV (2nd April 2020; 5:59am)