E! (Canadian TV channel)
SDTV feed) | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bell Media (branding licensed from Comcast / NBCUniversal) |
| History | |
| Launched | September 10, 1999 (23 years ago) |
| Former names | Star! (1999–2010) |
| Links | |
| Website | eonline |
The current incarnation of E! is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. Based on the U.S. cable network of the same name, E! is devoted to entertainment programming including news, film, television, celebrities and fashion. Comcast / NBCUniversal licenses the name and programming for the channel under a brand licensing agreement, but it doesn't hold an ownership interest.
The network was originally launched in 1999 as the similarly formatted Star!, under the ownership of CHUM Limited. In 2010, the channel reached a deal to license the name and branding of the U.S. E! network (following a short-lived incarnation as a television system formerly known as CH).
History
The channel was licensed in 1996 by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and was launched on September 10, 1999 as Star!, which was originally owned by CHUM Limited.
In July 2006,
The channel broadcast programming from the equivalent U.S.
On November 1, 2010, CTVglobemedia announced it had signed a multi-year and multi-platform deal with Comcast to return the E! brand back to Canada. Under the agreement, Star! was relaunched officially as E! on November 29, 2010, returning that network's programming to the schedule.[2] Ownership changed hands again, when on April 1, 2011, Bell Canada gained control of CTVglobemedia, with the merged company becoming known as Bell Media.
Logos
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Original logo as Star! from 1999 to 2004. -
Second network logo from 2004 to 2010. -
E! logo utilized from 2010 to 2012.
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Programs
While E! is very similar to its American counterpart, it also incorporates reruns of shows that have aired on other Bell Media services (and which often were shot in Canada, allowing them to fulfill
References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-165; CRTC; 2007-06-08
- ^ CTV and Comcast International Media Group Partner to Bring E!, World's Top Entertainment Brand, Back To Canada Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine CTVglobemedia press release, November 1, 2010.
