Oprah Winfrey network coming to Canada in 2011

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Discussion Starter · Sep 29, 2010

Corus buys Canadian rights to Oprah's OWN Network

Oprah's 'OWN' coming to Canada
Corus Entertainment has purchased Canadian rights to OWN - The Oprah Winfrey Network - which means the TV channel eventually will be available in Canada as a specialty service.

OWN is set to launch in the United States on Jan. 1, 2011. Corus wasn’t specific about a Canadian availability date, but indicated it would be “early 2011.”

http://www.calgarysun.com/entertainment/tv/2010/09/29/15517001.html

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jaxon9032

· #35 · Nov 9, 2010

Press release this morning:

TORONTO, Nov. 9 /CNW/ - As announced today at an upfront presentation to advertisers and agency clients at Corus Entertainment's Toronto headquarters at Corus Quay, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will launch in Canada on March 1, 2011, following the U.S. premiere January 1, 2011. OWN is a multi-platform media company designed to entertain, inform, and inspire people to live their best lives.
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To promote the channel prior to the launch, W Network and VIVA will air nested blocks of OWN programming throughout January and February. Offering a strong mix of OWN shows, the nested blocks will provide audiences with a sampling of what OWN has to offer. On March 1, 2011, OWN will launch in over six million Canadian homes on what is currently VIVA

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Comparing the current schedule on Viva to the programs listed for OWN (http://www.oprah.com/own/shows.html), it seems to me that OWN programming will come closer to being educational than Judging Amy, The Closer and Cold Case.

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