The Oprah Winfrey Network – OWN – will premiere in 2009. The joint venture between Oprah and Discovery communications “designed to entertain, inform and inspire people to live their best lives” will be distributed to 70 Million U.S. homes. It will replace the Discovery Health Channel and will be simulcast in HD.
TVNewsday reports Oprah will serve as chairman of OWN and will be 50/50 owned by Discovery and Harpo.