E.tv

e.tv (commonly referred to on-air as e) is the first and only privately owned free-to-airtelevision station in South Africa. Founded in 1998, the company broadcasts nationally, and is headquartered in Cape Town.

It is the fifth terrestrialtelevision channel in the country, following three channels that are operated by the state-owned South African Broadcasting Corporation (that is SABC 1, SABC 2 and SABC 3) and the privately owned subscription-funded M-Net.

In 1997, the e.tv channel bought the broadcasting rights to broadcast English Premier League (EPL) matches and, later on, they also bought the rights to broadcast UEFA Champions League matches.

After South Africa's 4 free-to-air SABC channels, e.tv is the most-watched network in the country, according to data from satellite TV provider DStv.