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Australian and New Zealand television channel
Television channel
E!
Country
Australia Language(s) English Picture format 576i (
SDTV ) Owner
NBCUniversal International Networks Sister channels
Bravo
CNBC
Universal TV Launched April 2002; 21 years ago (2002-04 ) (New Zealand) 2004; 20 years ago (2004 ) (Australia) Closed 15 January 2023; 13 months ago (2023-01-15 ) (New Zealand) 31 January 2023; 13 months ago (2023-01-31 ) (Australia)
E! was an Australian and New Zealand
pay television channel, owned by
NBCUniversal International Networks . 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
Foxtel and
FetchTV platforms in
Australia . It was available on the
Sky platform in
New Zealand , from April 2002 until 15 January 2023.
[1] It was also available on the
Austar service prior to 2012.
[2] In 2014, it became available on Australian streaming service
Foxtel Play .
[3]
NBCUIN signed a content agreement with
Seven West Media in the Australian spring of 2022, which includes the launch of a new terrestrial channel,
7Bravo on 15 January 2023, that now includes E! content; with this, the previous content agreement with Foxtel was not renewed, and E! closed at 5:59 a.m. local time on 1 February 2023, which is considered the last minute of the 31 January broadcast day.
[4]
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.
[5]
The channel issued a casting call for journalists to become the face of E! Australia, and report on local entertainment news.
[6] The contest was won by
Ksenija Lukich .
[7]
Programming
Ksenija Lukich , the winner of E! Host Australia Search .
Original local programming
Acquired programming from American E!
Acquired programming from other distributors
Former programming
References
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"Where has the E! channel gone?" . Stuff . Retrieved 2023-01-16 .
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"E! Entertainment Affiliates" . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
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b
c Knox, David (17 September 2014).
"E!, 13th Street and Style join Foxtel Play" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Perry, Kevin (2022-12-21).
"E! Entertainment channel set to depart FOXTEL and FETCH after new deal with CHANNEL 7" . TV Blackbox . Retrieved 2022-12-24 .
^ Stephenson, Alison (20 September 2012).
"Kim Kardashian: I'd like to be Jesus for a day" .
news.com.au . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^
"E! Entertainment looking for Australian channel host" . MediaDay. Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^
a
b Knox, David (29 September 2014).
"E! Australia host announced" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Knox, David (18 May 2015).
"Returning: Fashion Bloggers" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Knox, David (14 October 2014).
"Airdate: Fashion Bloggers" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^
"The Hype: E!'s new weekly entertainment program" . Foxtel . September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015 .
^
"The Politician's Husband, Having You, Women In Love, The Fear Reign, The World Wars, Orphan Black, Kings Cross ER, Wentworth finale and live sport" . The Green Room. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Purcell, Charles (August 4, 2016).
"New This Week (Aug 8): The Musketeers, Outcast finale, Austrian GP, tour of Sri Lanka and live sport" . The Green Room . Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
^
" 'Bring me to Australia!' Christina Milian hopes to work with The Stafford Brothers again" . 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015 .
^
"Express: September 2015" . Foxtel Insider . September 3, 2015. Archived from
the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015 .
^ Knox, David (3 June 2012).
"Airdate: True Hollywood Story: Joan and Melissa Rivers" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Purcell, Charles (9 June 2016).
"New This Week (June 13): Orange Is The New Black, the Tonys, US Open, NHRA, F1 and live sport" . The Green Room.
Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016 .
^ Knox, David (9 January 2015).
"Returning: Fashion Police" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^
"NEW THIS WEEK (Apr 20): Togetherness, Inside Amy Schumer, Shahs of Sunset, The Red Road, Atlantis..." The Green Room. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^
"Ray Donovan, The Firm, The Strain, Safe House and live sport" . The Green Room. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015 .
^ Knox, David (4 June 2015).
"Airdate: I Am Cait" . TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 June 2015 .
^
"Monday - Pay TV" . The Age. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^
"50+ new things to watch on Foxtel in June" . The Green Room. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Knox, David (4 August 2016).
"Airdate: Mariah's World" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 August 2016 .
^
"NEW THIS WEEK (Jun 1) : Pretty Little Liars, About A Boy, Fashion Bloggers, French Open and more" . The Green Room. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015 .
^ Bub, Adam (7 January 2014).
"Sexy fetishes, selfies and spending up: Meet the #Rich Kids of Beverly Hills" . The Fix. Archived from
the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^
"Switched On: Sunday August 2, 2015 - TV Highlights" .
The Courier Mail . 29 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015 .
^
"E! - Sex With Brody - Come With Us" . Sky Television. Archived from
the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015 .
^ Purcell, Charles (July 23, 2015).
"NEW THIS WEEK (Jul 27): I Am Cait, Village Vets Australia, Critical, Atlantis, Ipswich V8s & more" . The Green Room. Archived from
the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015 .
^ Knox, David (22 August 2013).
"The Soup reaches 500 episodes" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Knox, David (19 March 2015).
"Airdate: The Grace Helbig Show" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Knox, David (29 July 2015).
"Airdate: WAGS" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 29 July 2015 .
^ Purcell, Charles (18 September 2015).
"NEW THIS WEEK (Sep 21): A Place To Call Home, Emmys, Wahlburgers, Rick Stein, Rugby World Cup & more" . The Green Room. Archived from
the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015 .
^ Knox, David (6 March 2014).
"Returning: Burning Love" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Knox, David (18 March 2013).
"Airdate: Chasing The Saturdays" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 11 April 2013 .
^ Knox, David (27 August 2014).
"Last-ever Chelsea, Lately episode airs tonight" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Knox, David (3 September 2013).
"Airdate: Hello Ross" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 3 September 2013 .
^
"E!online" . Archived from
the original on 1 November 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2009 .
^ Knox, David (25 August 2011).
"Airdate: Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^
"Tuesday - Pay TV" . The Age. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Knox, David (15 November 2012).
"Airdate: Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Knox, David (5 September 2012).
"Airdate: Opening Act" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^
"Wednesday - Pay TV" . The Age. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Knox, David (22 October 2013).
"Airdate: The Soup Investigates" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ Knox, David (17 June 2013).
"Airdate: The Wanted Life" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 1 July 2013 .
^ Knox, David (23 April 2013).
"Airdate: What Would Ryan Lochte Do?" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
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