Oprah Winfrey Network

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
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.

[1] "People Are Convinced That Oprah Owns the Entire Discovery Network". Distractify. June 11, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

[2] 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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