Oprah Winfrey gets her own channel, will simulcast in HD

If you thought Oprah Winfrey was big time currently, get a load of this. Starting sometime in 2009, the talk show superstar will launch her own network, which will unsurprisingly be dubbed The Oprah Winfrey Network. Apparently, Discovery will be handing over its Discovery Health channel "to be rebranded as OWN" and simulcast in high-definition, and seeing that the joint venture will be evenly split between Discovery and Harpo, no cash will be involved. Wondering what kind of content to expect? Look for programming aimed at inspiring, entertaining and empowering viewers -- whatever that means.

[Via USAToday]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 6:36PM]

Pity reply

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 6:54PM]

I never thought there would be a channel that I DIDN'T want in HD until now. Who the hell wants to see Oprah in HD? What a nightmare!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 9:13AM]

Why HATE!!!!!! I bet no one wants to see you. JACKAZZZZZZ

[samrum Posted Jan 15th 2008 6:59PM]

OWN'd

[Toadlet Posted Jan 15th 2008 7:02PM]

Oprah's going to eat the Discovery Health channel?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 8:27PM]

Respect her gangster. She sold the other channel she owned for $925 million & acquired a BASIC cable channel for a website 3 months later. THAT'S GANGSTER.

[JDM Posted Jan 15th 2008 9:36PM]

I did think she already had a channel, but I can't find any references to it.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 12:00AM]

Oprah is known to be a huge blu-ray supporter and fanatic of HD content.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 12:00AM]

Oprah is known to be a huge blu-ray supporter and fanatic of HD content.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 11:11AM]

off topic, troll boy... oprah having an HDTV channel has nothing to do with Blu-ray... This should be good for housewives/househusbands... Maybe it can even be good for working people if they give her on demand content on cable.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 12:45AM]

Seriously, why do men (a species to which I belong), especially geeky ones, hate Oprah?

Let's see, she's a female minority Billionaire who is known as one of the most prolific philanthropists. That means she calls out to Libertarians (who surely must appreciate her business savvy) and socialists (who appreciate her obvious willingness to, you know, give).

So, what's the deal? I'm just curious, why do people 'hate' Oprah? Is it just because it's the "in thing" to do? Or is it because she's feminine, or empowers women, or.. or what?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 1:44AM]

Probably because her show is awful and appeals to annoying fat housewives who need some fat bitch to tell them how to think.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 6:39AM]

My wife is going to be pissed. She loves the Discovery Health channel.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 9:57AM]

@ BobS: Yup. That's right.

Too bad; I like Discovery Health and think it serves an educational purpose. Oprah is nothing but a cleaned-up version of Springer - same salacious content, but without the boob-flashing. Oh, and they have that moron Dr. Phil.

A shame.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 14th 2008 7:30PM]

we have just got hd in australia i think opera is great and she great for th e unsettle mind opera you are inspiration to me and and i can't get enough of you and your side kick gail and i just know you will be apart of a globle peace for humamnity