Oprah Headed to Cable?

We first reported that Oprah might be headed to OWN, Oprah's basic cable channel, a year ago, almost to the day.

And the news this time around isn't much different. No decision has been made from Oprah's camp as to whether the show is headed to OWN once Oprah's contract comes up in 2011.

But at least we know when she'll make that announcement: the end of the year.

Deadline: Hollywood reporter Nikki Finke writes: "the daytime diva has decided to give up her syndicated talk show and move it to her namesake cable network OWN in 2011, amid Discovery Communications' demands that she 'move it or lose it', caught CBS by surprise."

If at all true, CBS Television Distribution and ABC TV would feel the greatest pinch. CBS syndicates the show and ABC broadcasts it. The move might be seen as similar to radio talk show host Howard Stern's move from broadcast radio to satellite radio.

OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, was set to launch this year, but has been delayed until sometime in 2010.