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{{short description|South African satellite TV channel}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2021}}{{lowercase title}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name            = eMovies
| launch_date     = {{start date and age|2013|10|16|df=y}}
| closed date     =
| picture_format  = [[16:9]] ([[576i]] [[SDTV]]),
[[16:9]] ([[1080i]] [[HDTV]])
| network         = [[e.tv]]
| owner           = eMedia Investments
| country         = {{flag|South Africa}}
| language        = [[English language|English]]<br /> [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]]<br />[[Nguni languages|Nguni]]<br />[[Sotho languages|Sotho]]
| sister_channels = [[eToonz]]<br/>[[eExtra]]<br/>[[e.tv]]<br/>[[eNCA]]<br/>[[eReality]]<br/>[[eSERIES]]<br/>[[ePlesier]]<br/>[[e.tv News|News and Sports]]
| replaced_by     = KIX (on DStv)<br/>Movie Room (on DStv)
| former_names    =
| logo            = EMovies MYK WHITE.png
| logo_caption    = Current logo used since 2019
}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name         = eMovies Extra
| language     = English
| owner        = eMedia Holdings
| launch_date  = {{start date and age|2016|10|14|df=y}}
| closed date  =
| logo         = eMovies Extra MYK WHITE.png
| logo_caption = Current logo used since 2020
}}
'''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 HD|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcentral.co.za/dstv-to-add-four-e-tv-channels/73895/|title=DStv to add four e.tv. channels|date=2017-05-16|website=TechCentral|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>
Both channels were going to be removed from DStv along with [[eExtra]] and [[eToonz]] on April 1, 2022<ref>The Citizen: [https://www.citizen.co.za/entertainment/tv/3039665/dstv-drops-four-e-tv-channels/ DStv drops four e.tv channels] 2 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teeveetee.blogspot.com/2022/03/etv-channels-to-remain-on-dstv-in.html|title = TV with Thinus: E.tv channels to remain on DSTV in channel carriage fight|date = 31 March 2022}}</ref>
By the end of May 2022, eMovies and eMovies Extra ceased transmission on DStv alongside eToonz and eExtra. The channel was supplemented by [[KIX (Asian TV channel)|KIX]] and upcoming movie channel titled '''Movie Room'''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/2022/05/without-prior-notice-multichoice.html | title=Insidus: Without Prior Notice MultiChoice Removes e.tv's 4 Channels from the DSTV Platform | date=31 May 2022 }}</ref>
In August 2022, eExtra alongside eMovies, eMovies Extra and eToonz were reinstated on the DStv platform for another 6 months following pending investigation.<ref>https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/2022/08/etoonz-emovies-emovies-extra-and-eextra.html {{User-generated source|date=August 2022}}</ref>
By the end of July 2023, the channel would eventually go dark on DStv.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/2023/07/could-etoonz-eextra-emovies-and-emovies.html?m=1 | title=Insidus: Could eToonz, eExtra, eMovies and eMovies Extra be the Next Channels to Exit MultiChoice's DSTV? | date=21 July 2023 }}</ref>
== References ==
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==External links==
*{{official website}}
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2013]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2016]]
[[Category:Television stations in South Africa]]