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E! (Entertainment Television) is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. It was formed in 1987 as the Movietime channel. As of 2005, it is owned by a joint venture between Comcast (50%), Disney Enterprises (40%) and Liberty Media (10%).
E! emphasizes coverage of the celebrity-industrial complex; contemporary film, television and music; entertainment awards shows; daily Hollywood news and gossip; and fashion. E! is available to 80 million subscribers in the U.S and 400 million homes internationally. E!'s sister channel is the Style Network.
E! has also licensed its name and brand identity to regional cable television networks in Latin America, Brazil, the Philippines, Australia and Israel. It also has an international network that is broadcast from the United Kingdom.
E! (in the USA) is now also available in a Spanish language version.
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Current original programming
- E! True Hollywood Story
- The Anna Nicole Show
- The Soup (formerly Talk Soup)
- Wild On!
- Fashion Police
- Revealed with Jules Asner
- The Gastineau Girls starring Mark Gastineau's ex-wife, Lisa, and their daughter, Brittny.
- Dr. 90210
- Fight for Fame
- Hollywood Hold 'Em
- My Crazy Life
- Life is Great with Brooke Burke
Additionally, it has an evening news broadcast, E! News. The channel also broadcasts taped Howard Stern shows and classic episodes of Saturday Night Live.
Canceled/retired original programming
- Love Is in the Heir
- The Entertainer starring Wayne Newton
- It's Good to Be
- Celebrities Uncensored
- Star Dates
- Love Chain
Michael Jackson trial
As no cameras were allowed in the Michael Jackson trial in California, E! used the transcripts of the court case and actors to reenact the day's proceedings. The nightly show attracted high ratings. On the 13th of June, 2005 (Californian standard time), the jury reached their verdict of, NOT GUILTY, on all counts.
External link
- Official web site (http://www.eonline.com)pt:E! Entertainment Television