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Howard T. Owens
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Howard T. Owens spells out Propagate’s Asia ambitions
Ahead of his debut at the Asia TV Forum, Propagate Content co-founder Howard T. Owens…
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Propagate buys Electus, invests in Black-ish producer
Propagate Content has acquired Running Wild With Bear Grylls producer-distributor Electus from IAC, while taking a…
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All3Media America’s Lipstone lands at Propagate
Former All3Media America boss Greg Lipstone has joined Lore producer Propagate Content as president. The…
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Propagate appoints unscripted veteran to lead unit
US indie Propagate Content has hired Laurie Girion as executive VP of non-scripted content. Girion…
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Propagate gains backing from The Raine Group
Indie studio Propagate Content has secured “significant” financial investment from merchant bank The Raine Group….
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Propagate snags Colombian formats for the US
Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens indie Propagate will take Colombian shows into the US…
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New McKillop prodco pacts with Sky Vision
Former A&E controller and Propagate Content co-founder David McKillop has resurfaced with a production pact…
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Electus exec starts sales unit for Silverman prodco
Electus International distribution veteran Cyrus Farrokh is joining former his bosses Ben Silverman and Howard…
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Propagate’s indie power play
Having been agents and then together at Reveille, Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens went…
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Propagate taking international formats to the US
Propagate is taking a telenovela from Argentina and a Turkish dating format into the US,…
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Walking Dead producer takes podcast horror to Amazon
Amazon has greenlit Lore, a horror anthology series based on the Aaron Mahnke podcast of…
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Paltrow, Will.I.Am. join Apple unscripted series
Actor Gwyneth Paltrow and singer Will.I.Am. have signed on to appear in and executive produce…
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Ben Silverman builds Propagate team
US prodco Propagate has added two execs to its ranks, bringing in Kevin Healey from…
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Ben Silverman’s Propagate staffs up
Propagate, the US prodco run by Ben Silverman and backed by A+E, has made a…
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PactUS formed with ex-Nat Geo chief Lyle
Former National Geographic Channel CEO David Lyle will be the inaugural president of UK indie…
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Lifetime sets up digital platform for romantic drama
US cable net Lifetime is launching Fall Into Me, a new digital platform that will…
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Ex-Nat Geo, A+E execs launch Propagate Content
Former National Geographic Channels president Howard T. Owens has launched a production company, which counts…
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Pastore completes new-look Nat Geo Channels top team
Tim Pastore has been named president, original programming and production at National Geographic Channel. This…
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David Lyle exits Nat Geo, new CEO installed
National Geographic Channels is replacing CEO David Lyle with its domestic networks’ chief marketing officer…
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Smartertainment: clever is cool for Nat Geo
National Geographic is on the hunt for more brainy and interactive projects following its recent…
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Ridley Scott making Killing Jesus drama for Nat Geo
Ridley Scott’s TV production firm is making a feature length version of upcoming Bill O’Reilly…