Odyssey Channel

Television channel

Odyssey Channel
Programming
Odyssey Channel Logo
Network	Optus Vision
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 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.

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

Official Odyssey website (2004 – prior to the channel's closure)

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.