Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications to Form New Joint Venture: 'OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network'
15 Jan 2008 18:27 Africa/Lagos Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications to Form New Joint Venture: 'OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network' OWN to Premiere in 2009 with Distribution in 70 Million U.S. Homes Will Be Simulcast in HD and Includes the Power of Oprah.com CHICAGO and SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In an unprecedented deal, Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications announced plans today to create "OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network." The new multi-platform media venture will be designed to entertain, inform and inspire people to live their best lives. OWN will debut in 2009 in more than 70 million homes, on what is currently the Discovery Health Channel. The venture will also include the award-winning digital platform, Oprah.com. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080115/NETU083LOGO ) "Fifteen years ago, I wrote in my journal that one day I would create a television network, as I always felt my show was just the beginning of what th...