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%). Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in traditional... Direct broadcast satellite, or DBS, is a relatively recent development in the world of television distribution. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ: CMCSA) based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the largest cable company in the United States. ... Alternate meanings: Disney (disambiguation) The Walt Disney Company (also known as Disney Enterprises, Inc. ... The Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: L) is an American media conglomerate. ...

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. The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles, California. ...

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. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

E! (in the USA) is now also available in a Spanish language version. This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ...

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. The E! True Hollywood Story runs on the E! Entertainment Television cable and DBS channel. ... The Anna Nicole Show is a reality sitcom, starring zaftig former model and Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, which debuted on August 4, 2002. ... The Soup is an E! Entertainment Television series. ... Talk Soup (1993-2003) was a television show produced for cable network E!. The show aired selected clips of the previous days daily talk shows--ranging from daytime entries like The Jerry Springer Show and to celebrity interview shows like The Tonight Show--surrounded by humorous commentary delivered by... Wild On! is a travel show that was produced from 1997 until 2003 by E! Entertainment Television channel. ... Fashion police is an imaginary police force, making sure that people dress according to fashion. ... Jules Asner (born February 14, 1968) is a television personality and model. ... The Gastineau Girls is a reality series that made its debut on the E! cable channel in late 2004. ... Marcus Dell Gastineau (b. ... Brittny Gastineau attended Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi. ... Dr. 90210 is a reality television series focussing on plastic surgery in the wealthy suburb of Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, California. ... Howard Stern with his signature round, dark glasses. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show from NBC which has been broadcast virtually every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ...

Canceled/retired original programming

• Love Is in the Heir
• The Entertainer starring Wayne Newton
• It's Good to Be
• Celebrities Uncensored
• Star Dates
• Love Chain

Wayne Newton Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942) is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Celebrities Uncensored is a TV program on E! Entertainment Television channel that edits together paparazzi footage of celebrities. ...

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 13th of June, 2005 (Californian standard time), the jury reached their verdict of, NOT GUILTY, on all counts. Michael Jackson on the cover of the album Bad in 1987. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Rating is a means of classifying things in different categories. ...

External link

• Official web site (http://www.eonline.com)