eMovies
eMovies is a 24-hour South African digital satellite television free-to-air movie channel created and owned by eMedia Investment's e.tv for the Openview platform. eMovies Extra is a sister companion channel.
 Current logo used since 2019 | |
| Country |  South Africa |
|---|---|
| Network | e.tv |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Afrikaans Nguni Sotho |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i SDTV), 16:9 (1080i HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | eMedia Investments |
| Sister channels | eToonz eExtra News and Sports Rewind e.tv eNCA eReality |
| History | |
| Launched | 16 October 2013 |
 Current logo used since 2020 | |
| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | eMedia Holdings |
| History | |
| Launched | 14 October 2016 |
History
The network launched on 16 October 2013, with a second "Extra" channel launched in 2016 via OpenView. Both networks were added on 17 May 2017 on DStv, along with the rest of the e.tv family of networks.[1]
Both channels were gonig to be removed from DStv along with eExtra and eToonz on April 1 2022[2] but the channels remained on DStv for another 2 months as the eMedia Investments filed an application to the Competition Tribunal regarding their carriage agreement with MultiChoice.[3]
References
- "DStv to add four e.tv. channels". TechCentral. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- The Citizen: DStv drops four e.tv channels 2 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- "TV with Thinus: E.tv channels to remain on DSTV in channel carriage fight". 31 March 2022.
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