Music: {allcanada} Oprah's 'OWN' coming to Canada

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

{allcanada} Oprah's 'OWN' coming to Canada

Canadians can OWN Oprah, too.

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."

OWN specifically will target women aged 25–54. Series will include Rosie O'Donnell's return to daytime television with The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Behind the Scenes: The Oprah Winfrey Show Final Season, Oprah Presents: Master Class, In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman, The Miracle Detectives, and Oprah's Next Chapter.

The Oprah Winfrey Show, which has been syndicated since 1986 and made Oprah a household name, will be wrapping up in September 2011 so Oprah can concentrate on her new network.