UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2008

OUTDOOR CHANNEL HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	000-17287	33-0074499
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation)		Identification No.)

43445 Business Park Drive, Suite 113
Temecula, California 92590
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(951) 699-6991
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXHIBIT 99.1

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. And Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On March 17, 2008, Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc., or the Company, issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $10 million of its outstanding common shares. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

This information and the exhibits hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)  Exhibits.
  

Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1	Text of press release issued by Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc., dated March 17, 2008, regarding share repurchase program.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	OUTDOOR CHANNEL HOLDINGS, INC.
By:	/s/ Thomas E. Hornish
	Thomas E. Hornish
	Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel

Date: March 18, 2008

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