E!: Entertainment Television
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| Launched | July 31, 1987 |
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| Slogan | Pop of Culture |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Formerly called | Movie Time (1987–1990) |
| Sister channel(s) | |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV |
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| Dish Network (U.S.) | 236 (HD/SD) |
| DirecTV (Latin America) | 222 |
| Dish Network Mexico | 212 |
| Foxtel (Australia) | 125 |
| Austar (Australia) | 125 |
| Sky Network Television (New Zealand) | 14 |
| DStv (South Africa) | 124 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | 63 |
| Astro Nusantara (Indonesia) | 46 |
| Astro (Malaysia) |
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| Dialogtv (Sri Lanka) | 19 |
| Sky Brasil (Brazil) | 33 |
| Vivo TV (Brazil) | 362 |
| Oi TV (Brazil) | 133 |
| yes (Israel) | 37 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | 242 |
| Bell TV (Canada) | 621 |
| TVCable (Ecuador) | 20 |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | 61 |
| Cable | |
| Available on most cable providers | Check local listings for channels |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | 441 (SD/HD) |
| HOT (Israel) | 31 |
| TelstraClear InHomeTV (New Zealand) | 14 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) |
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| First Media (Indonesia) | 70 |
| Destiny Cable (Philippines) |
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| Cablelink (Philippines) | 33 |
| MediaNet (Maldives) | 815 (HD) |
| (Taiwan) | 235 (HD) |
| Net Digital (Brazil) |
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| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-Verse (U.S.) |
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| Verizon FiOS (U.S.) |
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| now TV (Hong Kong) | 506 (SD/HD) |
| Fetch TV (Australia) | 118 |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | 328 (HD) |
| Zazeen (Canada) | 111 (HD) |
| VMedia (Canada) | 71 (HD) |
| Claro Dominicana (República Dominicana) | 204 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
| DirecTV Now | Internet Protocol television |
E! Entertainment Television, LLC (more commonly known as E! and formerly E!: Entertainment Television) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the NBCUniversal Cable division of NBCUniversal, all owned by Comcast. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films, and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry. As of February 2015, E! has an audience reach of approximately 94,296,000 American households (81.0% of households). The channel is also available in Canada, which broadcasts original programming at the same as the United States and localized versions across Europe, Asia, and Australia.
E! was originally launched on July 31, 1987 as Movietime, a service that aired movie trailers, entertainment news, event and awards coverage, and interviews as an early example of a national barker channel. The channel was founded by Larry Namer and Alan Mruvka. Early Movietime hosts included Greg Kinnear, Paula Abdul, Katie Wagner, Julie Moran, Suzanne Kay (daughter of Diahann Carroll), Mark DeCarlo, Sam Rubin and Richard Blade.
Controlling ownership was originally held by a consortium of five cable television providers (Comcast, Continental Cablevision, Cox Cable, TCI, and Warner Cable), HBO/Warner Communications, and various founding shareholders, with HBO directly programming and managing the network. In 1989, after Time-Life bought Warner Communications to fend off a takeover bid by Paramount, the new Time Warner company held four of the eight major ownership positions and took over management control of Movietime and renamed the network as E!: Entertainment Television on June 1, 1990; this name change was made to emphasize its widening coverage of the celebrity-industrial complex, contemporary film, television and music, daily Hollywood gossip, and fashion.
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