This article is about the division of Warner Bros. Discovery in partnership with Oprah Winfrey. For the Canadian version, see Oprah Winfrey Network (Canadian TV channel). For other uses, see Oprah Winfrey Network (disambiguation).
Television channel
Oprah Winfrey Network
Broadcast area
United States
Headquarters
Burbank, California, U.S.
Programming
Picture format
HDTV 1080i (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SD feeds)
Ownership
Owner
Warner Bros. Discovery (95%) Harpo Productions (5%)
Key people
Oprah Winfrey (CEO)
Tina Perry (President)
Neal Kirsch (COO and CFO)
Sister channels
List
Discovery Channel
TLC
TNT
TruTV
Cartoon Network
Adult Swim
Food Network
HGTV
Science Channel
Animal Planet
History
Launched
January 1, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-01)
Replaced
Discovery Health Channel
Links
Website
http://www.oprah.com/own
Availability
Streaming media
Philo
Internet Protocol television
YouTube TV
Internet Protocol television
Hulu + Live TV
Internet Protocol television
DirecTV Stream
Internet Protocol television
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is an American multinational basic cable television network which launched on January 1, 2011, effectively replacing the Discovery Health Channel. The OWN (also known as the “OWN Network”) is a joint venture between Warner Bros. Discovery and Harpo Studios, conceptualized largely by popular talkshow host, Oprah Winfrey—the name of Harpo Studios is Winfrey’s first name, spelled backwards.[1]
The network is spearheaded by television personality (and namesake) Oprah Winfrey and features entertainment, self-help and lifestyle specials aimed at not only African American audiences but female viewers, in general. As well as featuring various programs surrounding celebrities, self-awareness, therapy, and spirituality, the OWN network also airs reruns of talkshow programming from the Harpo Studios library, such as archived episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-2011).
Initially a 50/50 joint venture, Discovery acquired a larger stake in the network in 2017 and again in December 2020, when Discovery increased its ownership in OWN from 73% to 95%. Harpo remains a "significant" minority stakeholder, and Winfrey is contracted with the channel through (at least) 2025.
As of February 2015, OWN is available to approximately 81.9 million pay television households (70.3% of households with television) in the United States.[2]
^"People Are Convinced That Oprah Owns the Entire Discovery Network". Distractify. June 11, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
^Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
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