SBS FunE (stylised SBS funE, formerly UTV, E! and SBS E!) is a South Korean cable and satellite television channel owned by
SBS.
Launched as UTV on August 16, 2005, it became E! on January 1, 2009 after an agreement between SBS and
Comcast
Comcast Corporation, formerly known as Comcast Holdings,Before the AT&T Broadband, AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation. Comcast Holdings Corporation now refers to a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, not th ...
on September 5, 2008.
Using the
E! brand under license from Comcast, its programming consisted of mostly those from E! U.S., but also carried programs from the South Korean counterpart, as well as the libraries of SBS. Number of programs from E! have been dropped since then.
The channel officially renamed to SBS E! on November 1, 2011, retaining only the red E! logo. The channel became SBS funE on January 1, 2014, completely dropping the
Comcast
Comcast Corporation, formerly known as Comcast Holdings,Before the AT&T Broadband, AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation. Comcast Holdings Corporation now refers to a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, not th ...
-owned brand.
References
Logo
E!_Logo.svg, 2009-2011
SBS funE logo 2018.svg, 2018-2021
SBS FunE logo 2022.svg, 2022-present
External links
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funE
Television channels in South Korea
Korean-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 2005
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