Ora TV is a television production studio and on-demand digital television network launched in 2012 by television host

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and his wife Shawn Southwick King and funded by

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, a business venture of Mexican billionaire

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. Ora (which means "now" in Italian and is also Shawn Southwick King's middle name) both produces and distributes television shows including

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-nominated ''

Larry King Now ''Larry King Now'' was a talk show hosted by Larry King, available on Ora TV, Hulu and RT America. Launched on July 17, 2012, the series featured interviews with newsmakers, celebrities, world leaders, and Internet stars. The show was similar to ...

'', '' Politicking with Larry King'', ''Off the Grid with Jesse Ventura'', '' The Real Girl's Kitchen'', and ''Brown Bag Wine Tasting with William Shatner''. Ora has production offices and studios in

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and

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History

Ora TV was founded by Larry King, his wife Shawn Southwick-King, and Carlos Slim in 2012 as an outlet to produce a new show for Larry King after leaving

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. ''Larry King Now'' was launched as Ora's first show in July 2012 and aired both on Ora TV and

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. In 2014, Larry King Now episode "Head Trauma in the NFL" was nominated for a

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in the Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis category. In April 2013, Ora TV acquired Stick Figure Studios, an Emmy award-winning documentary and reality series production company based in New York. Stick Figure is the producer of ''Catching Hell'', a spearfishing docu-drama that aired on

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in the summer of 2014, with exclusive digital content on Ora TV. Ora TV's other content includes

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's '' The Real Girl's Kitchen'' food & lifestyle series that aired on both Ora TV and the

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, the

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video archive, and road trip adventure show ''Wayward Nation'', which launched in September 2014. On June 30, 2015, Ora TV severed ties with American real estate tycoon

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, Slim's son-in-law and chairman of Ora TV, called his remarks about illegal aliens racist and an insult. An Episode of ''Politicking'' which aired on September 8, 2016, and featured 2016 presidential candidate

was the spark of a controversy. Numerous media outlets erroneously reported the interview was done by Russian state-owned, 'Kremlin-backed' television. Ora TV released a statement clarifying that the content is licensed to

RT America RT America was a U.S.-based news channel headquartered in Washington, D.C. Owned by TV Novosti and operated by production company T&RProductions, it was a part of the RT (TV network), RT network, a global multilingual television news network base ...

, but produced independently from the network. On March 1, 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ora TV suspended production on several shows it produced for RT America, which would cease operations on March 3, 2022.

Ora-produced shows

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* {{VOD services Television networks in the United States Internet properties established in 2012 Television channels and stations established in 2012 Video on demand services Internet television channels