eBella was a South African Digital satellite television channel created and owned by e.tv's eMedia Investment for Openview and DStv.[1]
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| Country |  South Africa |
|---|---|
| Network | e.tv |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i SDTV), 16:9 (1080i HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | eMedia Holdings |
| Sister channels | e.tv eToonz eMovies eExtra eMovies Extra eReality eNCA News and Sport |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 March 2018 |
| Closed | 31 March 2019 |
History
[edit]After eMedia Investments and Platco Digital successfully launched its OpenView platform, they decided to expand their family of channels.[2] With eExtra in particular being popular in airing telenovelas such as Santa Diabla, e.tv decided to bulk in on international dramas and series.
The launch was also because of a new local content channel on DStv called Moja Love, launched on 14 February 2015. The channel was centered to love and relationship seekers, to which e.tv created eBella to be a female-skewed channel.
eBella was terminated at the end of March 2019 due to low viewership. All content was moved to eExtra.[3]
Programming
[edit]eBella shows a number of local and international series, movies, dramas, and telenovelas.
- Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi
- Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon
- Covert Affairs
- Kasilicious
- Exploring the Vine
- Married in 7 Days
- Mahadi-Lobola
- Naagin (2015 TV series)
- Films and Stars
- Joia Rara
- Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar
- Charlie's Cake Angels
- Nirmala's Spice World
- The Girl named Feriha
- Black Money Love
- Instaglamour
- Bin Kuch Kahe
- Santa Diabla
- Caribbean Flower
- La impostora
- Tierra de reyes
- A-List Listings
- Fashion Forward
- My Name is Sarah
- Princess (TV series)
References
[edit]- ^ "eBella | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za.
- ^ "OpenView strengthens its offering with eBella to over 1 million homes". FilmContact.com. February 27, 2018.
- ^ "TV with Thinus: e.tv ends unsuccessful eBella channel on Openview and DStv a year after launch, telenovelas folded into eExtra from April". TV with Thinus. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2019-03-15.