What to know
- Bell Media has confirmed E! Entertainment will cease operations in Canada as of Dec. 31, 2026.
- The company says some E! programming will continue airing through other Bell Media platforms, but has not specified which shows or where they will be available.
- Bell Media has not provided a reason for the decision.
- USA Network and Oxygen True Crime programming will not be affected by the change.
- E! has been available in Canada since 2010, when CTV launched the channel after acquiring its Canadian operating licence.
Bell Media will end E! Entertainment operations in Canada in the new year.
A spokesperson for the entertainment company has confirmed to Now Toronto E! operations will cease in Canada as of Dec. 31, 2026.
According to the spokesperson, some E! programming will still be aired through other Bell Media platforms, but did not confirm what these programming will be.
Bell Media also did not confirm why operations will end, but said USA Network and Oxygen True Crime programming will not be impacted.
E! is one the most popular global destinations for entertainment TV and pop culture, with programming including red carpet coverage, reality shows, celebrity and more, available on TV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app.
CTV, later fully acquired by Bell Media in 2011, first acquired the license to operate E! Entertainment in Canada in 2010, when it announced a new Canadian E! channel, formerly known as Star!
Since then, CTV, and later Bell Media, has had exclusive access to E! Programming in Canada as well as digital media assets, and operated a Canadian E! website.
Some popular Canadian E! programming included Brave New Girls, a reality show that followed former Degrassi star Stacey Farber and her sister and Celebrity Style Story, a docu-series in which designers, journalists and other experts weighed in on celebrities’ style evolution.
