The Chill Out Zone is a long running show on MTV Europe that plays new and old ambient music including laidback house, trip hop, chillout trance. It's on every Sunday between 03:00 and 05.00 a.m. CET. The first edition of Chill Out Zone aired in 1993. Over the years, the show has constantly maintained its original format, consisting of a selection of back-to-back videos, completely ad-free. Classic artists played on Chill Out Zone since its heyday include: Future Sound Of London, Radio Massacre International, Aphex Twin, The Orb, Orbital, William Orbit, Massive Attack, Portishead, Lazonby, Josh Wink and Biosphere. Chill Out Zone is also one of the very few programs on TV where a number of excerpts taken from the classic '90's X-Mix series can still be seen on a regular basis.
The show is being broadcasted every Sunday also on MTV Czech, ever since the channels launch in November 2009.