Oprah Winfrey getting her 'OWN' TV network

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:55 PM EST

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Discovery Communications and Winfrey announced a deal Tuesday where the Discovery Health network will be turned over to Winfrey next year, becoming OWN — the Oprah Winfrey Network.

The cash-free transaction involved Winfrey turning over her Web site to Discovery, while the communications company makes her chairman of the network, which is currently seen in 68 million homes, said David Zaslav, Discovery Communications chief.

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Must be nice ... get a TV network in "cash-free transaction"

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