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Offline Dixie*Darling

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Oprah Winfrey is getting her own TV network
« on: January 15, 2008, 04:53:35 PM »
http://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/30579/news/urn:newsml:tv.ap.org:20080115:tv_oprah_channel__ER:63569

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Oprah Winfrey getting her own TV network
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer Tue Jan 15, 9:39 AM PST

Oprah Winfrey is getting her own TV network.

Discovery Communications and Winfrey announced a deal Tuesday where the Discovery Health network will be turned over to Winfrey next year, becoming OWN -- the Oprah Winfrey Network.

The cash-free transaction involved Winfrey turning over her Web site to Discovery, while the communications company makes her chairman of the network, which is currently seen in 68 million homes, said David Zaslav, Discovery Communications chief.

"The focus of the channel will be the focus of Oprah's brand, which is the educate and inspire people to live the best life they can," Zaslav said.

Some of Winfrey's stable of regular contributors could be expected to be part of the programming, he said. Winfrey's current talk show, as well as rights to use of reruns, is spoken for until the end of the 2010-11 season.

Besides hosting syndication's top-rated talk show, Winfrey puts out her own magazine.

One more reason NOT to have cable TV.   :whatever:


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Re: Oprah Winfrey is getting her own TV network
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2008, 06:20:06 PM »
Fark.. and knowing Charter, I'll get this before I get my NFL network...


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Re: Oprah Winfrey is getting her own TV network
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2008, 06:21:26 PM »
This is just the first step. Actually, the second. The last step is a new religion.... "Oprahism".


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Re: Oprah Winfrey is getting her own TV network
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2008, 06:37:14 PM »
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which is currently seen in 68 million homes, said David Zaslav, Discovery Communications chief

That is a misleading claim.  The "network" may be available in 68 million homes, but that doesn't mean it is being watched in 68 million homes.  It is available on my TV system.  I've never watched the channel.  I am not unique (in this case).

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Re: Oprah Winfrey is getting her own TV network
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2008, 09:37:50 AM »
It's Oprah's world ya'll. She just lets us live in it. ;)
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Re: Oprah Winfrey is getting her own TV network
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2008, 09:42:23 AM »

for a horrifying second, I thought it was the discovery channel, not the discovery health channel.  discovery health is already an unwatchable disaster.