E! was an Australian and New Zealand

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channel, owned by

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. Much like its American counterpart it featured entertainment-related programming, reality television and Hollywood news. It was available, at the time of closure, through the

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and FetchTV platforms in

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. It was available on the

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platform in

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, from April 2002 until 15 January 2023. It was also available on the

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service prior to 2012. In 2014, it became available on Australian streaming service Foxtel Play. NBCUIN signed a content agreement with

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in the Australian spring of 2022, which includes the launch of a new terrestrial channel,

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on 15 January 2023, that now includes E! content; with this, the previous content agreement with Foxtel was not renewed, and E! closed at 5:59a.m. local time on 1 February 2023, which is considered the last minute of the 31 January broadcast day.

History

E! was relaunched in 2012, shortly after the American version of E! did the same rebrand, which included a revised logo.

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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

Ksenija Lukich at Paper Towns Australia premiere

Original local programming

*'' Fashion Bloggers'' (season 2 only, season 1 aired on sister channel

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) *'' The Hype'' (starts October 17, 2015)

Acquired programming from American E!

*'' Botched'' *'' Botched by Nature'' *'' Christina Milian Turned Up'' *'' Dash Dolls'' *'' E! True Hollywood Story'' *'' Famously Single'' *''

Fashion Police ''Fashion Police'' is an American television series that premiered on September 10, 2010, on E!. It was originally hosted by Joan Rivers and featured panelists George Kotsiopoulos, Giuliana Rancic, and Kelly Osbourne commenting on celebrity f ...

'' *'' Good Work'' *'' Hollywood Cycle'' *'' 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. It aired ...

'' *'' Mariah's World'' *'' New Money'' *'' Rich Kids of Beverly Hills'' *'' Sex with Brody'' *'' 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 ''Chelsea Lately'' is an American late-night comedy talk show created by Brody Stevens and hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler. The show was produced by Handler's production company (Borderline Amazing Productions), and taped its later years a ...

'' *''E! Host Australia Search'' *'' Hello Ross'' *'' House of Carters'' *'' Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?'' *'' Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane'' *'' Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings'' *''

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'' *''

Sunset Tan ''Sunset Tan'' is an American reality television series on E!, which debuted on May 28, 2007. The series chronicles the lives of the managers and employees of a tanning salon in Los Angeles called Sunset Tan. On April 3, 2008, E! renewed the seri ...

'' *'' The Soup Investigates'' *'' The Wanted Life'' *'' What Would Ryan Lochte Do?''

References

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