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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. It also has an international network that is broadcast from the United Kingdom.

E! (in the USA) is now also available in a Spanish language version.

Current original programming

E! True Hollywood Story
The Anna Nicole Show
The Soup (formerly Talk Soup)
Wild On!
Fashion Police
Revealed with Jules Asner
The Gastineau Girls starring Mark Gastineau's ex-wife, Lisa, and their daughter, Brittny.
Dr. 90210
Fight for Fame
Hollywood Hold 'Em
My Crazy Life
Life is Great with Brooke Burke

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

Canceled/retired original programming

Controversies and bias

E! is often accused, apart from making "shallow" and "irrelevant" news, of liberal tendencies. It is strongly critical of the Republican Party in general, and George Bush in particular. It is rather critical of the Iraq War (which is said to be increasingly unpopular).

Michael Jackson trial

As no cameras were allowed in the Michael Jackson trial in California, E! used the transcripts of the court case and actors to reenact the day's proceedings. The nightly show attracted high ratings. On the June 13, 2005 (Pacific Standard Time), the jury reached their verdict of, NOT GUILTY, on all counts.

External link

Official web site

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 ==Michael Jackson trial==
-As no cameras were allowed in the [[Michael Jackson]] trial in [[California]], E! used the transcripts of the court case and [[actor]]s to reenact the day's proceedings. The nightly show attracted high [[ratings]]. On the 13th of June, 2005 (Californian standard time), the jury reached their verdict of, NOT GUILTY, on all counts.
+As no cameras were allowed in the [[Michael Jackson]] trial in [[California]], E! used the transcripts of the court case and [[actor]]s to reenact the day's proceedings. The nightly show attracted high [[ratings]]. On the [[June 13]], [[2005]] (Pacific Standard Time), the jury reached their verdict of, NOT GUILTY, on all counts.
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