eMovies is a 24-hour South African digital satellite television free-to-air movie channel created and owned by eMedia Investment's

e.tv e.tv (commonly referred to on-air as e) is the first and only privately owned free-to-air television station in South Africa. It is the fifth terrestrial television channel in the country, following three channels that are operated by the sta ...

for the

Openview HP OpenView is the former name for a Hewlett-Packard product family that consisted of network and systems management products. In 2007, HP OpenView was rebranded as HP BTO (''Business Technology Optimization'') Software when it became part of t ...

platform. eMovies Extra is a sister companion channel.

History

The network launched on 16 October 2013, with a second "Extra" channel launched in 2016 via OpenView. Both networks were added on 17 May 2017 on

DStv Digital Satellite Television, commonly abbreviated to DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in Randburg, South Africa. Launched on 6 October 1995, the service provides multiple audio, ...

, along with the rest of the e.tv family of networks. Both channels were going to be removed from DStv along with

eExtra eExtra (sometimes called e.tv Extra) is a South African digital satellite television channel owned by eMedia Holdings, offering a variety of lifestyle, dramas, telenovelas, court shows, sitcoms and movies. History e.tv as a broadcaster launched ...

and

eToonz eToonz is a South African digital satellite television free-to-air children's channel created and owned by eMedia Investments's e.tv. The channel broadcasts for a duration of 16 hours from Sunday to Friday, 17 hours on Saturday and 18 hours with ...

on April 1, 2022 but the channels remained on DStv for another 2 months as the eMedia Investments filed an application to the Competition Tribunal regarding their carriage agreement with MultiChoice. By the end of May 2022, eMovies and eMovies Extra ceased transmission on DStv alongside eToonz and eExtra. The channel was supplemented by KIX and upcoming movie channel titled Movie Room. In August 2022, eExtra alongside eMovies, eMovies Extra and eToonz were reinstated on the DStv platform for another 6 months following pending investigation.https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/2022/08/etoonz-emovies-emovies-extra-and-eextra.html

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External links

*{{official website Television channels and stations established in 2013 Television channels and stations established in 2016 Television stations in South Africa