Odyssey Channel
 Odyssey Channel Logo | |
| Network | Optus Vision |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | PAL |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Optus Vision |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 July 1997[1] |
| Closed | 31 March 2004[2] |
The Odyssey Channel was a documentary channel that was previously available on
pay TV
in Australia that had a large amount of Australian content available.
Due to the CSA (Content Sharing Agreement) between Optus and Foxtel, it was closed in 2004. Foxtel would not allow it on their platform due to it competing with their license of the Discovery Channel brand, and Optus decided it could no longer fund it.
Programming
The programming covered eight genres:
- Issues
- History
- People and Places
- Science and Technology
- Popular Culture
- Nature
- Arts and Entertainment
- Lifestyle
- NOVA
Some content shown on the channel was sourced from the American and Canadian television network
Home & Garden Television
(HGTV).
External links
References
- Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Fairfax Media. p. 13. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
The Discovery channel on Foxtel is rated by viewers as one of their most popular, and, from July 1, Optus Vision will also have its own doco channel.
- ^ Kalina, Paul (25 March 2004). "Green Guide: prime (time) cut". The Age. Melbourne. p. 14.