January 29, 2011

Discovery Fit and Health

Good news for all those television fans that thought by gaining their OWN network (the Oprah Winfrey Network) they would be losing access to all the great health and medical shows that would be lost when Discovery Health made the transition. Not so it seems.A check of the Discovery Health website reveals an announcement that “with a programming slate that combines the most compelling real-life stories of Discovery Health with the audience-favorite fitness programming of FitTV, Discovery Communications will rebrand its FitTV network to Discovery Fit & Health on February 1, 2011. Discovery Fit & Health will be available in approximately 50 million homes and found at the channel location currently occupied by FitTV.”The channel will keep its hit franchises such as Dr. G: Medical Examiner; I’m Pregnant and; 911: The Bronx; and Untold Stories of the ER; as well as combining favorite FitTV shows such as Bodies in Motion with Gilad and Namaste Yoga to name a few.We can’t speak for everyone, but we’re thrilled that Discovery Health listened to the outcry of viewers and are responding with a continued commitment to provide forensic mysteries, amazing medical stories, emergency room trauma dramas, baby and pregnancy programming, parenting challenges, and stories of extreme life conditions while supplementing them with an eye on a fit and healthy lifestyle, as well. We’re applauding.

January 11, 2011

OWN It

Well, it seems that Oprah Winfrey has decided to go big really big with the launching of her own cable network; aptly called OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). Launched on January 1, 2011 the network will feature shows like:Master Class showcases eight modern masters such as Diane Sawyer, Maya Angelou, Simon Cowell, and Dr. Condoleezza Rice as they share some of their biggest life lessons they’ve learned along the way.Anna & Kristina’s Grocery Bag is centered in two hosts that put popular cookbooks to the test when each episode is dedicating to a particular cookbook and the two recreate recipes to explore their ultimate outcome as well as provide tips and tricks along the way.Miracle Detective focuses on two investigators who travel the world to discover and uncover incidents that “transcend logic.” Slated for season one the two investigate mysterious cases such as a man who professes to have x-ray vision and a home where oil mysteriously and inexplicably seeps from its walls and (more…)