It’s a tragic day for Kiwi popular culture followers – iconic channel E! is now not obtainable to look at in New Zealand.

The E! Television channel stopped broadcasting on Sky from midnight on Sunday January 15, in response to a launch shared on the community’s web site.

The American channel, which broadcasts popular culture content material, celeb actuality exhibits, and flicks is owned by NBC Universal. The studio has determined to discontinue the E! channel in New Zealand, the discharge continued.

Several “fan favourite” E! exhibits will as a substitute be obtainable on Sky’s On Demand streaming service, however it’s not clear which ones are nonetheless obtainable.

E! usually screens purple carpets and international awards exhibits, such because the Golden Globes, which happened final week. However, the Globes weren’t obtainable to look at in New Zealand.

It comes just a few years after E! News was canned in 2020. The leisure information present was cancelled together with Pop of the Morning and In the Room, Variety reported on the time.

NBC Universal made the adjustments to streamline its programming, and a supply stated the impression of Covid-19 had an element to play within the choice to axe the exhibits.

However, in October 2022 it was introduced that E! information would return as a late-night leisure information programme, returning to the community after a two-year hiatus.

Adrienne Houghton and Justin Sylvester returned as co-hosts for a premiere on November 14, 2022.

Several massive names have beforehand helmed E! News, together with a six-year stint by Ryan Seacrest (2006-2012), and Giuliana Rancic, who fronted the present from 2002-2015. She returned in 2018 and left once more in 2019.

The celeb information present first aired in 1991, occurring hiatus in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.