E!

E! (Entertainment Television) is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. It was formed in 1987 as the Movietime channel. As of 2005, it is owned by a joint venture between Comcast (50%), Disney Enterprises (40%) and Liberty Media (10%).

E! emphasizes coverage of the celebrity-industrial complex; contemporary film, television and music; entertainment awards shows; daily Hollywood news and gossip; and fashion. E! is available to 80 million subscribers in the U.S and 400 million homes internationally. E!'s sister channel is the Style Network.

E! has also licensed its name and brand identity to regional cable television networks in Latin America, Brazil, the Philippines, Australia and Israel.

Original Programming

• E! True Hollywood Story
• The Anna Nicole Show
• Celebrities Uncensored
• Star Dates
• Love Chain
• The Soup (formerly Talk Soup)
• Wild On!
• It's Good to Be
• Fashion Police
• Revealed with Jules Asner
• The Entertainer starring Wayne Newton
• The Gastineau Girls starring Mark Gastineau's ex-wife, Lisa, and their daughter, Brittany.

Additionally, it has an evening news broadcast, E! News Live. The channel also broadcasts taped Howard Stern shows and classic episodes of Saturday Night Live.

Michael Jackson trial

As no cameras are allowed in the Michael Jackson trial in California, E! uses the transcripts of the court case and actors to reenact the day's proceedings. The nightly show garners high ratings.

External link

• Official web site