| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Key people | Peter Maniatakos, Chairman & CEO |
| Products | Ethnic Broadcasting |
| Owner(s) | Peter Maniatakos (76.47%) Tasos Milionis (11.76%) Jack Prattas (11.76%) |
| Website | www.odysseytv.ca |
Odyssey Television Network (OTN) is a Canadian licensed Greek language television broadcaster who owns and operates two national ethnic channels, available via cable and satellite. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, the company has been in operation since 1996 and is headed by longtime Greek-Canadian broadcasting stalwart, Peter Maniatakos.
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Odyssey Television Network currently operates the following two Greek-language television channels:
On August 12, 2011, Peter Maniatakos, through a separately wholly owned company, received approval from the CRTC for another channel- OTN 3.[1] The service has yet to launch and it is not known if it ever will.
As part of its mandate to serve Canadians of Greek decent and offer programming of relevance to them, Odyssey Television Network airs an array of local programming on both 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 242,685,[2] with the majority situated in either Toronto or Montreal.
Current on-air personalities at Odyssey Television: