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| Country | Poland |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Poland |
| Programming | |
| Languages | Polish English |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downgraded to16:9576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | AMC Networks International Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 March 1999; 26 years ago (1999-03-15) |
| Closed | 31 December 2025; 41 days' time (2025-12-31) |
| Former names | Wizja Le Cinema (1999–2002) Le Cinema (2002–2003) Europa Europa (2003–2006) Zone Europa (2006–2012) CBS Europa (2012–2024) |
| Links | |
| Website | cbseuropa.eu |
Film Cafe (formerlyCBS Europa,Zone Europa,Europa Europa,Le Cinema andWizja Le Cinema) is a Polish film channel. It broadcasts contemporary films, influential classics, acclaimed favourites and avant-garde productions.
Distributors includingUniversal Studios,Film4 Productions, theBritish Film Institute,M6 and Sogepaq contribute the independent productions to the channel.
The channel was originally available in 15 territories acrossEurope and theAmericas to over 6.6 million subscribers.Spanish language content was also available to Comcast On Demand en Español in theUnited States.[citation needed]
A Hungarian version of the channel was launched in 2004, as an expansion of the Polish channel, but it closed on 1 May 2009 because the channel was not popular amongst Hungarian advertisers.
Zone Europa's 14-hour schedule was extended to 20 hours at weekends.[when?]
On 1 August 2012 Chellomedia revealed that all European versions of the Zone Channels would be become CBS channels.[1] Zone Europa was renamed CBS Europa on 3 December 2012 in Poland.[2]
On 1 October 2015 CBS Europa HD was launched, replacing the SD version on the satellite.
On 19 June 2024, it was announced that CBS Europa would change its name to Film Cafe by 21 August 2024.[3]
Film Cafe is scheduled to close down alongside CBS Reality in Poland on December 31, 2025.[4]
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