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E! is an Australian pay television channel, owned by
NBCUniversal International Networks
NBCUniversal International Networks, formerly NBC Universal Global Networks and Universal Networks International, is a part of NBCUniversal, owned by Comcast.
History
When NBCUniversal was formed in 2004, it owned many entertainment television ch ...
. Much like its American counterpart it features entertainment-related programming, reality television and Hollywood news. It is currently available through the Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company—operating in cable television, direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV streaming services. It was formed in April 2018, superseding an earlier company from 1995. The service was establi ...
and FetchTV platforms in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
and the Sky platform in New Zealand. It was also available on the Austar service prior to 2012. In 2014, it became available on Australian streaming service Foxtel Play
Foxtel Now (Formerly Foxtel Play) is an Australian internet television service which offers subscriptions to over 50 live channels and hundreds of video on-demand titles. The service is owned by Foxtel, and officially launched on 11 August 2013 ...
.
NBCUIN signed a content agreement with Seven West Media
Seven West Media Limited is an ASX-listed media company and is Australia's largest diversified media business, with an extensive presence in broadcast television, print and online publishing.
Seven Group Holdings Ltd (SGH), a company control ...
in the autumn of 2022, which includes the launch of a new terrestrial channel, 7Bravo
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
on 15 January 2023, that will include E! content; with this, the previous content agreement with Foxtel will expire, and E! will be wound down on 31 January 2023.
History
E! was relaunched in 2012, shortly after the American version of E! did the same rebrand, which included a revised logo. Kim Kardashian visited Australia to promote the rebranding. The channel issued a casting call for journalists to become the face of E! Australia, and report on local entertainment news. The contest was won by Ksenija Lukich.Programming
Original local programming
*'' Fashion Bloggers'' (season 2 only, season 1 aired on sister channelStyle Network
Esquire Network was an American pay television network that was a 50/50 joint venture between NBCUniversal and the Hearst Corporation. The network carried programs aimed at a metrosexual audience centering on travel, cooking, sports and fashio ...
)
*'' The Hype'' (starts October 17, 2015)
Acquired programming from American E!
*'' Botched'' *''Botched by Nature
''Botched by Nature'' is an American 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. R ...
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*''Christina Milian Turned Up
''Christina Milian Turned Up'' is an American reality documentary television series on E! that premiered on January 18, 2015. E! announced the series in September 2014 as a "docu soap hatfollows singer and actress Christina Milian’s career, l ...
''
*'' Dash Dolls''
*'' E! True Hollywood Story''
*'' Famously Single''
*'' Fashion Police''
*'' Good Work''
*''Hollywood Cycle
''Hollywood Cycle'' is an American reality documentary television series that premiered on July 7, 2015, on E! television network. The reality show chronicles both the professional and personal lives of several instructors, including Nichelle H ...
''
*'' I Am Cait''
*''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 ...
''
*'' Mariah's World''
*'' New Money''
*'' Rich Kids of Beverly Hills''
*''Sex with Brody
''Sex with Brody'' is an American talk show that premiered on July 10, 2015, on E! television network. Announced in April 2015, the show features television personality Brody Jenner, actress Stevie Ryan, and relationship therapist Dr. Mike Dow as ...
''
*'' Stewarts and Hamiltons''
*'' The Soup''
*'' The Grace Helbig Show''
*'' Total Bellas''
*'' Total Divas''
*'' WAGS''
*'' We Have Issues''
Acquired programming from other distributors
*'' Burning Love''Former programming
*'' Chasing The Saturdays'' *'' Chelsea Lately'' *''E! Host Australia Search'' *''Hello Ross
''Hello Ross'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Ross Mathews. The show debuted on September 6, 2013, on E!. The show was executive-produced by Chelsea Handler, Ross Mathews, Tom Brunelle, and Ray Giuliani. The show was taped in fron ...
''
*''House of Carters
''House of Carters'' is an American reality show on E! in the United States & MuchMusic in Canada, about the lives of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and his four siblings reuniting in Los Angeles (while Carter was gearing up for the Backstreet Boys ...
''
*'' Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?''
*'' Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane''
*''Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings
''Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings'' was a weekly American talk show series that was broadcast on E!. The series premiered on November 28, 2012. E! initially ordered six episodes of the series and later agreed for six more episodes in Janu ...
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*''Opening Act
A opening act, also known as a warm-up act, support act, or supporting act, is an entertainment act (musical, comedic, or otherwise), that performs at a concert before the featured act, or "headliner". Rarely, an opening act may perform again a ...
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*'' Sunset Tan''
*'' The Soup Investigates''
*''The Wanted Life
''The Wanted Life'' is an American reality television series that follows the British-Irish boy band group The Wanted
The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band consisting of group members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness and N ...
''
*''What Would Ryan Lochte Do?
''What Would Ryan Lochte Do?'' is an American reality television series on E! that debuted on April 21, 2013. The series chronicles the life of American competitive swimmer and Olympian Ryan Lochte as he prepares for the 2016 Summer Olympics
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See also
* E!, the American version of the channelReferences
External links
* {{Subscription television channels in Australia Television networks in Australia English-language television stations in Australia E! 2004 establishments in Australia Television channels and stations established in 2004 2023 disestablishments in Australia Television channels and stations disestablished in 2023