EMovies

eMovies

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 e.tv eNCA eReality eSERIES ePlesier News and Sports
History
Launched	16 October 2013;11 years ago (2013-10-16)
Replaced by	KIX (on DStv) Movie Room (on DStv)

eMovies Extra

Current logo used since 2020
Programming
Language(s)	English
Ownership
Owner	eMedia Holdings
History
Launched	14 October 2016;8 years ago (2016-10-14)

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.

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 going 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]

By the end of May 2022, eMovies and eMovies Extra ceased transmission on DStv alongside eToonz and eExtra. The channel was supplemented by KIX and upcoming movie channel titled Movie Room. ^[4]

In August 2022, eExtra alongside eMovies, eMovies Extra and eToonz were reinstated on the DStv platform for another 6 months following pending investigation. ^[5]

By the end of August 2024, eMedia Investments and MultiChoice managed to settle their dispute regarding the channels. ^[6]

References

1. "DStv to add four e.tv. channels". TechCentral. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
2. The Citizen: DStv drops four e.tv channels 2 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
3. "TV with Thinus: E.tv channels to remain on DSTV in channel carriage fight". 31 March 2022.
4. "Insidus: Without Prior Notice MultiChoice Removes e.tv's 4 Channels from the DSTV Platform". 31 May 2022.
5. https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/2022/08/etoonz-emovies-emovies-extra-and-eextra.html ^{[ user-generated source ]}
6. https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/2024/11/emedia-investments-and-multichoice.html

External links

• Official website