E! cable network
| E! | |
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| Launched | July 31, 1987 |
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| Picture format | |
| 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.) | 114 (HD/SD) |
| DirecTV (Latin America) | 222 |
| Dish Network Mexico | 212 |
| Foxtel (Australia) | 125 |
| Austar (Australia) | 125 |
| Sky Network Television (New Zealand) | 14 |
| DStv & Gotv (South Africa) | 124 & chan 26 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | 63 |
| Astro Nusantara (Indonesia) | 46 |
| Astro (Malaysia) |
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| Dialog (Sri Lanka) | 100 |
| 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 |
| Teledunya | Channel 824 |
| D-Smart | Channel 9 (HD/SD) |
| 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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| Virgin Media (UK) | 156 |
| Comcast Cable (Turkey) | 9 (HD/SD) |
| 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 (Dominican Republic) | 204 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
| DirecTV Now | Internet Protocol television |
E! (originally an initialism of Entertainment Television) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group division of NBCUniversal, all owned by Comcast.
As of January 2016, E! is available to 92.4 million households in America.
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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