Discovery Communications has agreed to put up another $89 million in financing for the Oprah Winfrey Network, set to bow Jan. 1 on what is now the Discovery Health channel.
Discovery already had been committed to putting up $100 million in financing for OWN through Sept. 30, 2011.
The new funding comes in exchange for Winfrey agreeing to increase her "on-air commitment to OWN, including hosting or starring in a show to air on OWN," according to Discovery's filing.
