Among the new owners is Thomas Werner, who has experience both as a baseball owner (San Diego Padres) and in television (developing several sitcom megahits, including The Cosby Show and Roseanne).

FORBES: Double Play

So have talk show host Oprah Winfrey, as well as Marcy Carsey, Thomas Werner and Caryn Mandabach -- the team that created The Cosby Show, Roseanne and 3rd Rock from the Sun, among others -- who have agreed to provide original programming.

FORBES: The Convergence Gamble

So have talk show host Oprah Winfrey, as well as Marcy Carsey, Thomas Werner and Caryn Mandabach -- the team that created the hit television shows Roseanne, The Cosby Show and 3rd Rock from the Sun -- who have agreed to provide original programming.

FORBES: The convergence gamble