| Zone Club | |
| Launch Date: | (EMEA) (Poland) (Hungary) |
| Closed Date: | (EMEA) (Hungary) (Poland) |
| Picture Format: | 576i (SDTV) |
| Network: | Chello Zone |
| Owner: | Chello Central Europe/Chellomedia Liberty Global |
| Former Names: | Club (1998-2006) Poland: Club TV (2010-2012) |
| Replaced By: | Europe: Fine Living Network (2010) Hungary: Megamax (2012) Poland: CBS Drama (2012) |
| 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.
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]