Company type | Private |
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Industry | Broadcasting |
Founded | 1996 |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, |
Key people | John Maniatakos, Chairman & CEO Peter Maniatakos, Founder |
Products | Ethnic Broadcasting |
Owner | John Maniatakos |
Website | www.odysseytv.ca |
Odyssey Television Network, Inc. is a Canadian licensed Greek language television broadcaster who owns and operates three national ethnic channels, available via cable and satellite. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, the company has been in operation since 1996 and is headed by John Maniatakos, son of longtime Greek-Canadian broadcasting stalwart, Peter Maniatakos.
Odyssey Television Network currently operates the following three Greek-language television channels:
In addition to the 3 channels that it has launched itself, Odyssey TV also distributes a number of foreign services in Canada. OTN is the official Canadian distributor for the following channels:
As part of its mandate to serve Canadians of Greek descent and offer programming of relevance to them, Odyssey Television Network airs an array of local programming on all of its channels including original productions as well as acquired programming from independent producers.
The current number of Canadians who are of Greek origin is 271,405, [1] with the majority situated in either Toronto or Montreal.
Current on-air personalities at Odyssey Television:
Montreal
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