It split into versions, and the Portuguese channel Odisseia became also available in Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde.

Canal Odisseia, literally translating as Odyssey Channel, features various documentaries by the BBC, Granada Television, European, American and local productions, dedicated to nature, science, people and arts.

[1] Owned by AMC Networks International Iberia, Odisea was founded in 1996, and was one of the first ever Iberian cable channels.

On March 1, 2011, Odisseia premiered a new logo, borrowed from sister operation Spektrum in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, as well as an independent feed for Portugal.

[2] Coinciding with its twentieth anniversary, in May 2016, the channel presented a new graphic identity and a new three-tone logo in blue, purple and red, as well as new programs and the ability of producing content in 4K.