Oprah Winfrey

Oprah to Launch New Network with Discovery Communications

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 16, 2008 - 7:53am.

Silver Spring, Md. - Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey is teaming with Discovery Communications (NASD: DISCA) to create "OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network," a multi-platform venture scheduled to debut in 2009 in more than 70 million homes. The network will replace the Discovery Health channel in cable lineups, and include a Web component under the Oprah.com domain.

Oprah Winfrey’s Website Draws Criticism for Obama Support

Authored by Scott Goldberg on December 28, 2007 - 5:36am.

Celebrity support for presidential candidates is nothing new, nor is the negative impact such support can often garner. It has led some of the 2008 candidates to form looser ties with celebrities than in years past, but one celebrity and her choice for president – Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama – have formed a bond in the last several months that would lead observers to question whether the two are considering a Prez-VP run at the Oval Office.

XM Satellite Radio Signs $55 Million Deal with Oprah Winfrey

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2006 - 3:46am.
Washington - XM Satellite Radio, a provider of subscription radio programming with 6 million subscribes, announced on Thursday that it signed a three-year, $55 million deal with Oprah Winfrey to launch a new channel on the service. The new channel, to be called "Oprah & Friends," will debut in September, and will feature a range of original programming from Winfrey's Harpo Radio. The lineup will include regular segments hosted by personalities from "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and The Oprah Magazine, as well as a weekly reality radio show with Winfrey and Gayle King. The channel will be broadcast from a new XM studio at Harpo Studios in Chicago. Some analysts see the move as XM's answer to a deal that rival Sirius struck with shock jock Howard Stern.