SBS funE

{{Infobox television channel

| name = SBS FunE

| logo = SBS FunE logo 2022.svg

| logo_alt =

| logo_size = 200px

| launch_date = August 16, 2005

| owner = SBS
(SBS Medianet)

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| area = South Korea

| headquarters = Seoul, South Korea

| former_names = UTV (2005-December 31, 2008)
E! (January 1, 2009-October 31, 2011)
SBS E! (November 1, 2011-December 31, 2013)

| sister_channels =

| website = {{URL|https://fune.sbs.co.kr/}}

}}

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

Launched as UTV on August 16, 2005, it became E! on January 1, 2009{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsseoul.com/news2/entertain/broad/2009/0103/20090103101040200000000_6430367357.html |title=Sportsseoul.com - SBS미디어넷, 연예채널 'E! 엔터테인먼트 텔레비전' 론칭 |website=www.sportsseoul.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721094650/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news2/entertain/broad/2009/0103/20090103101040200000000_6430367357.html |archive-date=2011-07-21}} after an agreement between SBS and Comcast on September 5, 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://news.sbs.co.kr/section_news/news_read.jsp?news_id=N1000467144|title = SBS 미디어넷, 미국 e 엔터테인먼트 Tv와 제휴|date = 5 September 2008}} 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.

References

Logo

E!_Logo.svg|2009-2011

SBS funE logo 2018.svg|2018-2021

SBS FunE logo 2022.svg|2022-present