. for other uses see e disambiguation . e launched july 31 1987 ; 29 years ago 1987 07 31 as movietime june 1 1990 ; 26 years ago 1990 06 01 as e entertainment television owned by nbcuniversal cable nbcuniversal picture format 1080i hdtv downgraded to letterboxed 480i for sdtv feed slogan pop of culture country united states language english broadcast area nationwide headquarters los angeles california u.s. formerly called movie time 1987 1990 sister channel s bravo chiller cloo esquire network oxygen syfy usa network website eonline.com availability satellite directv 236 sd 1236 hd dish network u.s. 114 hd sd directv latin america 222 dish network mexico 212 foxtel australia channel 125 austar australia channel 125 sky network television new zealand channel 14 dstv south africa channel 124 truevisions thailand channel 63 astro nusantara indonesia channel 46 astro malaysia channel 742 hd ; 712 sd dialogtv sri lanka channel 19 sky brasil brazil channel 33 vivo tv brazil channel 362 oi tv brazil channel 133 yes israel channel 37 indovision indonesia channel 242 bell tv canada channel 621 tvcable ecuador channel 20 cignal digital tv philippines channel 25 cable available on most cable providers check local listings for channels verizon fios channel 696 hd ; channel 196 1640 sd starhub tv singapore channel 441 sd hd hot israel channel 31 telstraclear inhometv new zealand channel 14 skycable philippines channel 57 sd digital channel 207 hd first media indonesia channel 70 destiny cable philippines channel 57 sd digital channel 207 hd digital cablelink philippines channel 33 medianet maldives channel 815 hd kbro taiwan channel 235 hd 2015 8 1 new channel net digital brazil channel 50 sd 550 hd iptv at & t u verse u.s. channel 1134 hd ; 134 sd now tv hong kong channel 506 sd hd fetch tv australia channel 118 singtel tv singapore channel 328 hd zazeen canada channel 111 hd vmedia canada channel 71 hd streaming media sling tv internet protocol television playstation vue internet protocol television e entertainment television llc more commonly known as e and formerly e entertainment television is an american basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the nbcuniversal cable division of nbcuniversal all owned by comcast . it features entertainment related programming reality television feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry . as of february 2015 e has an audience reach of approximately 94 296 000 american households 81.0 % of households . 1 the channel is also available in canada which broadcasts original programming at the same as the united states and localized versions across europe asia and australia . contents 1 history 1.1 movietime 1.2 e 2 programming 2.1 news 2.2 original series 2.3 acquired series and films 3 e hd 4 e online 5 international versions 5.1 australia 5.2 canada 5.3 europe 5.3.1 germany 5.3.2 france 5.4 asia 5.4.1 south korea 5.4.2 philippines 6 references 7 external links history edit movietime edit e was originally launched on july 31 1987 as movietime a service that aired movie trailers entertainment news event and awards coverage and interviews as an early example of a national barker channel . 2 the channel was founded by larry namer and alan mruvka . 3 4 early movietime hosts included greg kinnear paula abdul katie wagner julie moran suzanne kay daughter of diahann carroll mark decarlo sam rubin and richard blade . e edit e s logo from the launch under that branding . used from june 1 1990 until july 9 2012 for the us flagship channel . still in use for many of e s international networks . controlling ownership was originally held by a consortium of five cable television providers comcast continental cablevision cox cable tci and warner cable hbo warner communications and various founding shareholders with hbo directly programming and managing the network . in 1989 after time life bought warner communications to fend off a takeover bid by paramount the new time warner company held four of the eight major ownership positions and took over management control of movietime and renamed the network as e entertainment television on june 1 1990 ; this name change was made to emphasize its widening coverage of the celebrity industrial complex contemporary film television and music daily hollywood gossip and fashion . in 1997 comcast one of the minority partners teamed up with disney abc cable networks to buy the channel after time warner had exercised their put agreement . 5 in november 2006 comcast which eventually had the largest ownership stake in the network through mergers with forerunners of tci and continental under various circumstances acquired disney s 39.5 % share of e for 1.23 billion to gain full ownership of the network as part of a broader programming carriage agreement between disney abc and comcast . 6 comcast entertainment group the company s television unit became a division of the nbcuniversal television group after comcast acquired a 51 % majority stake in nbcuniversal from general electric in january 2011 . 7 e s only sister networks prior to the nbc universal merger were style network now esquire network and g4 along with comcast s sports networks versus comcast sportsnet and golf channel . in the case of versus e staff produced that network s sports soup and g4 s web soup while the orlando based golf channel featured no crossovers with e at all due to incompatible audiences and operations . versus and golf channel were taken under the direct control of the nbc sports division with the former being renamed nbc sports network in january 2012 and are no longer connected to their former sister networks beyond advertising and in house operations . on july 9 2012 the channel introduced a revised logo the first change to its logo since the network rebranded as e in 1990 removing the exclamation mark background behind the e but keeping the exclamation point underneath along with a new slogan pop of culture which coincided with the launch of the new series opening act . the network also started the process of introducing scripted programming the first series the royals premiering in march 2015 in addition to its existing reality and documentary series . the changes were announced during e s programming upfront presentation on april 30 2012 . 8 programming edit main article list of programs broadcast by e news edit see also e news e is one of the few u.s. general entertainment cable channels that broadcasts a daily news program ; its flagship entertainment news program is e news which debuted on september 1 1991 . the weekday program which also has an hour long weekend edition features stories and gossip about celebrities and the film music and television industries and has been broadcast under various formats since its launch even being aired live for a time during the mid 2000s . it was first hosted by dagny hultgreen . steve kmetko was a host from 1994 2002 . citation needed it has been hosted by terrence jenkins and giuliana rancic since 2012 and 2006 respectively with ryan seacrest who co anchored the program from 2006 to 2012 serving as managing editor of the news operation . e news was the only entertainment news show on the channel for much of its history until 2006 when the channel launched the daily 10 hosted by sal masekela and catt sadler debbie matenopoulos also co hosted from the show s inception until 2008 ; the series was cancelled in september 2010 after e announced that the weekday editions of e news would be expanded to one hour starting on october 25 2010 . 9 e also carried a simulcast of business news channel bloomberg television from 2004 to january 2009 when the latter network had expanded its cable and satellite carriage to a level that allowed the discontinuation of the simulcast . during its time on e the 5 to 8 a.m. block was the most watched period for the network according to nielsen media research . citation needed outside of e news telecasts the channel runs an e news branded ticker displaying entertainment news headlines each half hour during regular programming except during airings of e news and the soup and the channel s early morning infomercial block which is updated daily ; fast breaking entertainment headlines such as a celebrity arrest or death may also be displayed on a ticker during any program when warranted . original series edit e is known for its live red carpet pre shows for the industry s three prominent award shows the primetime emmy awards the golden globe awards and the academy awards and is famous for its fashion critiques by joan rivers ; rivers also hosted post awards specials under the title fashion police which became a regular weekly series in september 2010 . the network also produces a decent amount of documentary and biographical series most notably e true hollywood story ; many of e s original specials are entertainment related ranging from light fare such as 25 cutest child stars all grown up to serious fare such as 15 most unforgettable hollywood tragedies . it also produces specials centering on investigative and crime stories including e investigates which features topical investigative reports on subjects ranging from child prostitution to teenage pregnancy . in recent years the network has become well known for its reality television programs . its most popular series as of 2011 is keeping up with the kardashians which has spawned three spin offs kourtney and khlo take miami kourtney and kim take new york and khloe and lamar . other original programming airing on the network includes hello ross the soup fashion police and married to jonas . reality programs that have previously aired on e include the anna nicole show sunset tan gastineau girls the girls next door which itself has spawned two spinoffs holly s world and kendra the spin crowd married to rock ice loves coco dirty soap the wanted life and chasing the saturdays e airs three comedy programs the late night talk show chelsea lately hosted by comedian chelsea handler its scripted improvised spin off after lately and the soup based on the popular 1991 2002 e series talk soup featuring clips of the previous week s tv shows with humorous commentary delivered by the host actor comedian joel mchale . love you mean it a weekly comedic look at pop culture hosted by whitney cummings and produced by handler debuted on november 28 2012 though low ratings resulted in its cancellation in 2013 . uncharacteristic for any television network e airs the full credits of the current program at the beginning of the show rather than at the end ; some programs most prominently e news air their copyright tags in a similar fashion and many series often feature production company credits at the start of the final segment of a program . however feature films airing on the channel display the original studio production credits at the traditional end of program placement alongside promotions for other e programs . acquired series and films edit over the years e has occasionally run acquired programming including reruns of alice absolutely fabulous 20 20 lifestyle based interview shows from abc since removed under nbcuniversal ownership and edited 60 minute versions of saturday night live though fewer of these programs currently air . 10 the only programming currently airing on e that it does not produce are broadcast standards edited reruns of the former hbo series sex and the city originally carried by hbo s sister network tbs and feature films that air under the banner movies we love ; the latter was part of a since abandoned initiative by the network to use films to increase the network s ratings though the branding remains and low and mid grossing female focused films from the universal pictures library usually receive their basic cable premiere on