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Odyssey Network

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Closed
  
August 5, 2001

Launched
  
1984 as ACTS 1996 (as Odyssey Network)

Owned by
  
The Jim Henson Company (1999-2000) Crown Media (1999-2001)

The Odyssey Network was a cable television network that was launched in 1996.

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History

  • 1984: The channel was launched as ACTS.
  • 1988: VISN was launched as a television network.
  • 1992: VISN and ACTS shared time beginning in 1992 as VISN-ACTS.
  • 1993: VISN-ACTS was renamed the Faith and Values Channel.
  • 1996: Faith and Values became Odyssey Networks.
  • 1996: More secular programming was started when the channel was renamed Odyssey Networks, using the domain name [Odysseyfamily.com] for posting TV listings.
  • 1999: Odyssey Network was purchased by Hallmark Entertainment, a division of Hallmark Cards, and The Jim Henson Company (TJHC) in November. Their slogan was "A Hallmark & Henson Network" until 2001.
  • 2000: TJHC sold half of the channel to Crown Media, a division of Hallmark. The channel withdrew most of Henson's programs due to them selling half of the channel.
  • 2001: The channel was officially renamed "The Hallmark Channel" on August 5, 2001.

    • Programming

  • ALF (1999–2001)
  • Dog City (1999-2001)
  • Donna's Day
  • Fraggle Rock (1999–2001)
  • Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1999–2001)
  • Hey, Cinderella!
  • Jim Henson's Animal Show (1999-2001)
  • Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (1999–2000)
  • Odyssey Network Presents (1996–2001)
  • The Muppet Show (1999–2001, the show aired on Hallmark Channel after the buyout until 2003)
  • The Muppet Movie
  • The Great Muppet Caper
  • Sesame Street (1999-2001)
  • Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird

    • References

    Odyssey Network Wikipedia
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