e.tv
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| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sub-Saharan Africa (as e.tv Africa) |
| Headquarters | Cape Town (Main Building) Johannesburg |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Afrikaans Nguni Sotho |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Sister channels | eToonz eMovies eExtra eMovies Extra eReality eNCA News and Sports Rewind |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 October 1998 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Sentech | Channel depends on nearest repeater |
| StarTimes | Channel 156 |
| GOtv | Channel 120 (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.
