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E! is the defunct Singaporean version of the American TV channel  E! which owned the  American TV channel of the same name in 
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as
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
an 24-hour
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pay television channel was officially full formal launched on 3 May 1995 as a 24-hour pay television channel. It is owned by NBCUniversal International Networks under Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS).


History


Opening Ceremony

E! Entertainment Television was officially launched on 3 May 1995 as
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
an 24-hour
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high-definition
entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousa ...
pay television channel under Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) along with
MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
broadcast from
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
seen throughout
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...
in territories including
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
and
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. E! Entertainment Television officially launching ceremony or grand launching based in
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
on Wednesday, 3 May 1995 at 00:00:00am SST with offcially opening ceremony by
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along with
MTV Southeast Asia MTV was a pan-Asian music pay-television channel which launched on 3 May 1995 as a standalone pay television channel. It was owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. History MTV Asia was officially launched on 3 May 1995 as a 24-hour English-languag ...
officially sign marked international version of the American TV channel 
E! Entertainment E! (an initialism for Entertainment Television) is an American basic cable channel which primarily focuses on pop culture, celebrity focused reality shows, and movies, owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of NBCUnive ...
which owned the  American TV channel of the same name in
Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood, ...
,
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. At the that time, E! Entertainment Television was officially opening ceremony or grand opening celebrate on air from icon locations; the
Padang, Singapore The Padang (Malay for 'field') is an open playing field located within the Downtown Core of the Central Area in Singapore. It includes the Padang Cricket Ground. The Padang is surrounded by several important landmarks, which include Sain ...
and
Changi Airport Singapore Changi Airport, commonly known as Changi Airport , is a major civilian international airport that serves Singapore, and is one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia. As one of the world's busiest airports by international passen ...
for E! Entertainment Television. At the same time, E! Entertainment Television was launched on the Singapore Version. E! Entertainment Television officially opening ceremony its production facilities fully in
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. Popular reality shows included 
Kourtney Kardashian Kourtney Mary Kardashian (born April 18, 1979) is an American media personality and socialite. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. Its success led to the creation of ...
's 
Keeping Up with the Kardashians ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (often abbreviated ''KUWTK'') is an American reality television series which focused on the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian family, Kardashian–Jenner Stepfamily, blended family, airing b ...
. On 14 March 2019, E! Entertainment on
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Channel 712 officially shift and switch to HD format and the HD version of E! Entertainment HD officially opening on 16 October 2019


Closing Night

As part of a restructuring at NBCUniversal International Networks and as preparation of formal full grand launched of Hayu in
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was officially opening ceremony on New Year's Day (1 January) 2020 at midnight stroke, E! Entertainment Television and
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officially ceased broadcast and transmission after very final and last programme and very final and last
reality television show Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
reality show Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
with very final and last episode of 
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry Tyler Henry Koelewyn (born 1996) is an American reality show personality who appears in the series ''Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry'' as a clairvoyant medium. The series began its broadcast on the E! Television Network in the United States ...
officially the end with the season 2 episode 14 because due very final and last time say farewell was broadcast the end all operations on very final and last night of 2010s and 2019 marked
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2019 (Farewell 2010s and 2019) at 11:59:59pm. The very final and last were: *Very final and last
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Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry Tyler Henry Koelewyn (born 1996) is an American reality show personality who appears in the series ''Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry'' as a clairvoyant medium. The series began its broadcast on the E! Television Network in the United States ...
officially the end with the season 2 episode 14 *Very final and last
reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
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Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry Tyler Henry Koelewyn (born 1996) is an American reality show personality who appears in the series ''Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry'' as a clairvoyant medium. The series began its broadcast on the E! Television Network in the United States ...
officially the end with the season 2 episode 14 Officially closing ceremony of E! Entertainment Asia was officially screen cuts to black slow version two minutes as closing scenes on television switch off to screen cuts to ceased broadcast and ceased transmission on final last the end farewell on-screen message card words "THIS CHANNEL HAS BEEN CEASED BROADCAST. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER FOR DETAILS" was officially ceased broadcasts the end so all E! Entertainment Asia shows officially shift and moved to officially replaced by
CNBC Asia CNBC Asia is a pay television business channel based in Singapore. A subsidiary of NBCUniversal, it is the Asian service of CNBC (Consumer News and Business Channel). Its programmes originate from Singapore. It was officially opening ceremony at ...
to all E! shows officially shift and moved to officially replaced by return back restore handover to E! Hollywood - Los Angeles on very first and begin start day of 2020s and 2020 marked
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2020 (Hello Welcome New Decade/2020s and 2020) at midnight stroke.


Former original programming

In December 2014, the channel launched its first local
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
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''Facing Up to
Fazura Nur Fazura Binti Sharifuddin (born 27 September 1983), better known as Fazura, is a Malaysian actress, singer, television Host, VJ and entrepreneur. She began her career in the Malaysian entertainment industry by hosting a television show a ...
''.‘Fazura’ set as E!’s First Malaysian Miniseries
Variety.com. 28 October 2014. Accessed 22 May 2015 E! Asia also produced ''E! News Asia Specials'', focusing profiles of national celebrities such as Aaron Aziz,
Anne Curtis Anne Curtis-Smith(; born 17 February 1985) is a Filipino-Australian actress, model, television host, entrepreneur and recording artist. She is dubbed as the "''Multimedia Superstar''" for her talent and influence. Curtis has received numerou ...
,
Jay Park Jay Park ( Korean name: Park Jae-beom (Hangul: 박재범; Hanja: 朴載範); born April 25, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and entrepreneur of based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based ...
, and
Lisa Surihani Datin Lisa Surihani Mohamed (; ), born 23 March 1986) is a Malaysian actress, model, television host and commercial model. Starting her entertainment career in 1997, at the age of 11, Lisa has appeared in numerous feature films and television ...
.


Final programming

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Keeping Up with the Kardashians ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (often abbreviated ''KUWTK'') is an American reality television series which focused on the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian family, Kardashian–Jenner Stepfamily, blended family, airing b ...
*
Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian ''Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian'' is an American reality television series starring Khloé Kardashian that premiered on the E! cable network, on January 12, 2017. Announced on December 16, 2015, the series features two people in each episod ...


References

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