Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada)

Oprah Winfrey Network (more commonly shortened toOWN) was a Canadian English language discretionary service channel owned by Corus Entertainment.



1999–2003	2003–2008	2008–2011	2011	2011–2015	2015–2024

Canadian Learning Television[]

1999–2003[]

2003–2008[]

Viva[]

2008–2011[]

In 2008, CTVglobemedia (later Bell Media) sold CLT to Corus Entertainment, and it was renamed Viva, with continued to air educational programming, but now had a focus on women.

On August 31, 2009, Viva added advertisements, dropping the commercial-free format that has been used since the channel's launch in 1999.

Oprah Winfrey Network[]

2011[]

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In 2011, under license from Discovery Communications and Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Entertainment, Viva was made into the Canadian version of the Oprah Winfrey Network.

2011–2015[]

2015–2024[]

Corus Entertainment announced on June 7, 2024 that all of their lifestyle and factual content agreements with Warner Bros. Discovery would not be renewed after they expire on December 31, 2024. Rogers Sports & Media announced three days later that they would become the Canadian broadcaster for those brands as of January 2025.

Corus initially said that it would continue to operate the affected channels with their existing Canadian content, but with new names and "alternate foreign content supply". However, later that month, Rogers Communications announced on their website on June 25, 2024 that OWN would be shut down on September 1, 2024. This statement was not yet corroborated by Corus until July 15, 2024, when they said that while OWN, Cooking Channel, and Magnolia Network would be shut down entirely, the latter two channels' parent networks Food Network and HGTV are expected to be rebranded as of December 30, 2024.

OWN's website officially switched to a slate on August 13, 2024, officially confirming the shutdown. The website was eventually decommissioned on August 30, redirecting to the official Oprah Winfrey website. The channel's broadcast license was surrendered to the CRTC on October 8, 2024.

External links[]

Official website

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Corus Entertainment

Predecessor companies

Alliance Atlantis | Canwest | Shaw Radio | Shaw Media | Western International Communications

Over-the-top streaming
Teletoon+ | StackTV

Other assets
Corus Digital Post | Corus Média | DeepSky | Kids Can Press

¹Co-owned with The Walt Disney Company (and National Geographic Society for Nat Geo-branded channels).
²Co-owned with Warner Bros. Discovery.
³Co-owned with A+E Networks.
⁴Co-owned with Paramount.
⁵Co-owned with BBC Studios.
⁶Name used under license from NBCUniversal.
⁷Joint venture with Ion Media, NBCUniversal, DreamWorks Classics, and Scholastic Corporation.
⁸Sold its stake to Ion Media in 2013.
⁹Sold to International Media Company (TPG Capital) in 2023.
¹⁰Co-owned by AMC Networks

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Predecessors

Other assets:
Fandango Media (assets)¹¹ | The Wolper Organization | Turner Entertainment Co. | Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures | WaterTower Music

Specialty streaming:
Discovery VR

Other assets:
Warner Bros. Digital Networks (OneFifty | Stage 13 | Uninterrupted) | Food.com | Discovery Digital Studios

CNN Worldwide
U.S. domestic networks
CNN

Former channels
CNN-D (Germany) | CNN Philippines (English) | CNN+ (TV channel)³² (Spanish) | CNN Airport | CNN Checkout Channel

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HBO

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

Other assets
HBO Go | HBO Max (Belgium & the Netherlands)

Upcoming programming
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | It: Welcome to Derry

¹15% with Robert Johnson, BET executives and shareholders, Taft Television & Radio Company and Liberty Media/Tele-Communications Inc., sold its stake in 1996.
²50% with Viacom (1990-2003).
³Joint venture with CBS and Columbia Pictures. In December 1986, TriStar was sold to Columbia Pictures.
⁴Joint venture with Mei Ah Entertainment.
⁵Co-owned by Bell Media.
⁶Co-owned by Sky Network Television.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

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Ole Distribution

Joint-venture between Warner Bros. Discovery and Ole Communications

A+E Networks Latin America
A&E | History Channel | History 2 | Lifetime

Sony Pictures Television Networks Latin America
Sony Channel | Sony Movies | AXN

Others:
IVC Network | One Baseball Network

¹ Most channels distributed in Spanish-speaking Latin America by Ole Distribution. Brazil distribution and marketing are handled by Globo; except for Universal+, E! and DreamWorks, whose Brazilian versions are also operated by NBCUIN&DTC LATAM and distributed by Ole Distribution
² Except in Mexico, where distribution are handled by Televisa Networks

Streaming services:
Max

¹Licensed to Novus Mídia.
²Licensed to Carey Media Group.
³Under license from NBCUniversal (Comcast).
⁴Sold to ViacomCBS.

Benelux: Discovery Channel | Cartoon Network | TLC (NL | BE)

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TVN Warner Bros. Discovery

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

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Former part of Grupa ITI and TVN Group
Succeeded by: nc+ (2013–2019) | Platforma Canal+ (2019–2020) | Canal+ (2020–present)

Notes

	All assets defunct unless otherwise specified
¹	Replaced by Canal+ Family
²	Replaced by Canal+ Family 2
³	Replaced by nPremium HD
⁴	Replaced by nPremium 3 HD
⁵	Renamed to Canal+ Sport 5
⁶	Spun off by Grupa ITI

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Canal+ Group and Liberty Global.
²	Acquired from Grupa ITI, sold to Ringier Axel Springer Polska.
³	Acquired from Grupa ITI, merged with Cyfra+.

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Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

Free-to-air television
Three | Bravo¹ | eden | Rush | HGTV

Services
ThreeNews³ | ThreeNow

Defunct
Food Network | ThreeLife

Former
The Edge | The Breeze | Newshub²

Notes
¹Co-owned with NBCUniversal
²Replaced by ThreeNews
³Produced by Stuff
⁴Co-owned with Sky Network Television

TNT Sports
U.S. television networks:
NBA TV | MLB Network (16.67%)¹⁶ | Motor Trend

International networks:
TNT Sports:
Argentina (Premium) | Brazil | Chile (Basic, Premium) | Mexico
UK & Ireland²⁸ (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Ultimate | Box Office | Box Office 2 | Films)

Content sales & distribution:
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution | Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (Studio Distribution Services²⁷)

Notes

¹	Minority stake, co-owned by Lantern Entertainment and Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation.
²	Joint venture with Liberty Global.
³	12.5% stake co-owned with Paramount, the remaining 75% stake is owned by Nexstar Media Group.
⁴	Joint venture with Harpo Studios.
⁵	Majority stake, co-owned by Nexstar Media Group.
⁶	Joint venture with Chip and Joanna Gaines.
⁷	Joint venture with Hasbro.
⁸	Co-owned by Corus Entertainment.
⁹	Co-owned by Rogers Communications.
¹⁰	Co-owned by Bell Media.
¹¹	Minority stake. Co-owned with Holding Bethia.
¹²	Co-owned/under license by NBCUniversal (Comcast).
¹³	Joint venture with Columbia Pictures.
¹⁴	Joint venture with Mei Ah Entertainment.
¹⁵	Joint venture with Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.
¹⁶	Joint venture with Nine Entertainment Co..
¹⁷	Minority stake, co-owned by Major League Baseball, NBCUniversal (Comcast), Charter Communications and Cox Communications.
¹⁸	Co-owned by Novus Mídia.
¹⁹	Co-owned by Trans Media (CT Corp).
²⁰	Co-owned by TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited).
²¹	Co-owned by Nine Media Corporation.
²²	Co-owned by FTV Prima.
²³	Co-owned by TV Asahi Holdings Corporation.
²⁴	Joint venture with ProSiebenSat.1 Media.
²⁵	Joint venture with National Media Group.
²⁶	Minority stake, co-owned by Canal+ Group (Vivendi) and Liberty Global.
²⁷	Joint venture with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
²⁸	Joint venture with BT.
²⁹	Co-owned by Mediaset.
³⁰	Co-owned by Seven West Media.
³¹	Joint venture with Media Capital.
³²	Joint venture with PRISA.
³³	Joint venture with Intact Media Group.
³⁴	Joint venture with SRMG.
³⁵	Joint venture with Ole Communications.
³⁶	Joint venture with Nelvana.
³⁷	Joint venture with Carey Media Holdings.
³⁸	Co-owned by Sky Network Television.
³⁹	Owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
⁴⁰	Co-owned by Scholastic.
⁴¹	Joint venture with Columbia Pictures, Thorn EMI and Cannon Films.