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e.tv

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e.tv
e.tv
CountrySouth Africa
Broadcast areaSub-Saharan Africa (as e.tv Africa)
HeadquartersCape Town (Main Building)
Johannesburg
Programming
Language(s)English
Afrikaans
Nguni
Sotho
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Sister channelseToonz
eMovies
eExtra
eMovies Extra
eReality
eNCA
News and Sports
Rewind
History
Launched1 October 1998 (1998-10-01)
Links
Websitewww.etv.co.za
Availability
Terrestrial
SentechChannel depends on nearest repeater
StarTimesChannel 156
GOtvChannel 120 (eAfrica feed)
Satellite
StarSatChannel 160
DStvChannel 194 (South Africa)
Channel 250 (eAfrica feed)
OpenviewChannel 104
StarTimesChannel 160
Azam TV (Tanzania, Uganda and Malawi only)Channel 150
Zuku TVChannel 124 (eAfrica feed)

e.tv (commonly referred to on-air as e) is television channel in South Africa. It is the first and only privately owned free-to-air channel in the country, The channel is the fifth terrestrial channel in the country. It came after three channels that are operated by the state-owned South African Broadcasting Corporation and the privately owned subscription-funded M-Net. In 1997, the e.tv channel bought the rights to broadcast English Premier League (EPL) matches. Later on, they also bought the rights to broadcast UEFA Champions League matches.

It is the second-most watched channel in the country, according to DStv-sourced data.