Odyssey Channel
The Odyssey Channel was a documentary channel that was previously available on Optus Vision in Australia. It was one of the few channels on pay TV in Australia that had a large amount of Australian content available.
 Odyssey Channel Logo | |
| Network | Optus Vision |
|---|---|
| Slogan | Experience the journey |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | PAL |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Optus Vision |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 July 1997[1] |
| Closed | 31 March 2004[2] |
| Availability at time of closure | |
| Cable | |
| Optus Vision | Channel 19 (1/12/02) |
Due to the CSA (Content Sharing Agreement) between Optus and Foxtel, it was closed in 2004. Foxtel wouldn't 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).
References
- Jane, Freeman (22 June 1997). "Docos hold the faithful". 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.
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