Odyssey Television Network

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Odyssey Television Network, Inc.
Company type Private
Industry Broadcasting
Founded1996
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario,
Key people
John Maniatakos, Chairman & CEO
Peter Maniatakos, Founder
ProductsEthnic Broadcasting
OwnerJohn 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.

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Channels

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Alternate OTN logo

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:

Local programming

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.

Original productions

Independent productions

Former productions

The current number of Canadians who are of Greek origin is 271,405, [1] with the majority situated in either Toronto or Montreal.

Personalities

Current on-air personalities at Odyssey Television:

Montreal

Odyssey TV Plus

In April 2025, OTN launched Odyssey TV Plus, a subscription-based streaming service that allows viewers to access the 7 channels that Odyssey TV operates / distributes. The app is currently available through Amazon Fire TV, Android Mobile, Android TV, Apple TV, iOS Mobile, Roku and Web Live TV (via odysseytvplus.ca).

References

  1. Canada 2016 Census Figure