True Drama

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True Drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Programming
Picture format4:3 576i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSony Pictures Television
(CSC Media Group)
Sister channelsTrue Movies
True Entertainment
History
Launched4 June 2013 (2013-06-04)
ReplacedTrue Entertainment +1
Closed30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
Replaced byTrue Entertainment +1

True Drama was a television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland, broadcasting drama programming as part of the CSC Media Group's True brand of channels. True Drama was originally scheduled to launch on 24 April 2013, but the launch was delayed until 4 June 2013,[1] when it replaced True Entertainment +1 on Sky channel 237.[2] It moved to channel 183 there on 17 June 2013, swapping places with AIT International. It launched on Freesat on 21 July 2014 along with Tiny Pop +1, replacing Flava and Bliss on the platform.

The channel was mainly focused on classic American drama series and made-for-television films.[3] It closed on 30 September 2016 and was replaced by True Entertainment +1.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BARB Reported Channels". Overnights.tv. 21 March 2013. True Drama which was originally due to begin BARB reporting from 24th April 2013, will now begin BARB reporting from 4th June 2013.
  2. ^ "CSC to launch Drama channel". a516digital. 21 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Novi filmski FTA kanal na 28,5E" (in Serbian). TeVe. 4 June 2013.