Oprah Network Dismisses CEO

Ligouri will serve on an interim basis while continuing his role as Discovery’s COO. OWN launched on January 1st as a joint venture between Discovery and Winfrey’s production company. The shakeup comes just weeks before Oprah wraps her syndicated talk show on May 25th. She plans to devote more time to OWN once “The Oprah Winfrey Show” comes to an end. Discovery has also promised to invest more in OWN.