SBS funE

SBS FunE (stylised SBS funE, formerly UTV, E! and SBS E!) is a South Korean cable and satellite television channel owned by SBS.

SBS FunE

Country	South Korea
Broadcast area	South Korea
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Programming
Language(s)	Korean
Ownership
Owner	SBS (SBS Medianet)
History
Launched	August 16, 2005
Former names	UTV (2005-December 31, 2008) E! (January 1, 2009-October 31, 2011) SBS E! (November 1, 2011-December 31, 2013)
Links
Website	fune.sbs.co.kr

Launched as UTV on August 16, 2005, it became E! on January 1, 2009^[1] after an agreement between SBS and Comcast on September 5, 2008.^[2] Using the E! brand under license from Comcast, its programming consisted of mostly those from E! U.S., but also carried programs from the South Korean counterpart, as well as the libraries of SBS. Number of programs from E! have been dropped since then.

The channel officially renamed to SBS E! on November 1, 2011, retaining only the red E! logo. The channel became SBS funE on January 1, 2014, completely dropping the Comcast-owned brand.