Bloomberg Businessweek digs into Oprah Winfrey#39;s difficulties with kick-starting her OWN cable network--a struggle she herself has described as quot;climbing Kilimanjaro.quot; OWN#39;s losses may be as much as $330 million, potentially forcing its parent company, Discovery, to take a write-off. OWN has suffered what might be more significant than growing pains--its initial ratings were a paltry 308,000 ...

Oprah Winfrey says creating her cable network has turned out to be a steep climb. quot;I#39;m climbing Kilimanjaro,quot; she told advertisers last week at a presentation for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. She quickly explained...

Oprah Winfrey says creating her new cable network has turned out to be a steep climb.

Oprah Winfrey says creating her new cable network has turned out to be a steep climb.

Oprah Winfrey says creating her new cable network has turned out to be a steep climb.