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| Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | South Korea |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Korean |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | SBS (SBS Medianet) |
| History | |
| Launched | August 16, 2005 |
| Former names | UTV (2005-December 31, 2008) E! (January 1, 2009-October 31, 2011) SBS E! (November 1, 2011-December 31, 2013) |
| Links | |
| Website | fune |
SBS FunE (stylised SBS funE, formerly UTV, E! and SBS E!) is a South Korean cable and satellite television channel owned by SBS.
Launched as UTV on August 16, 2005, it became E! on January 1, 2009[1] after an agreement between SBS and Comcast on September 5, 2008.[2] Using the E! brand under license from Comcast, its programming consisted of mostly those from E! U.S., but also carried programs from the South Korean counterpart, as well as the libraries of SBS. Number of programs from E! have been dropped since then.
The channel officially renamed to SBS E! on November 1, 2011, retaining only the red E! logo. The channel became SBS funE on January 1, 2014, completely dropping the Comcast-owned brand.
- ^ "Sportsseoul.com - SBS미디어넷, 연예채널 'E! 엔터테인먼트 텔레비전' 론칭". www.sportsseoul.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
- ^ "SBS 미디어넷, 미국 e 엔터테인먼트 Tv와 제휴". 5 September 2008.