Howard T. Owens


Walking Dead producer takes podcast horror to Amazon

Amazon has greenlit Lore, a horror anthology series based on the Aaron Mahnke podcast of the same name. The Walking Dead producer Gale Anne Hurd is making the show through her Valhalla prodco, alongside Propagate Content, the US prodco run by Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens. The podcast gets 2.5 million listens a month. […]

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 an upcoming unscripted series for tech giant Apple as it continues to move into original content. The pair will act as mentors, along with digital entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, in Planet of the Apps, which Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ […]

Ben Silverman builds Propagate team

US prodco Propagate has added two execs to its ranks, bringing in Kevin Healey from Entertainment One and former Relativity exec Brett-Patrick Jenkins, and upping Nicole Laufer. Propagate is the A+E-backed producer run by Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens. Healey will be head of alternative programming, overseeing unscripted content including the will.i.am series Propagate […]

Ben Silverman’s Propagate staffs up

Propagate, the US prodco run by Ben Silverman and backed by A+E, has made a trio of appointments bringing in execs from ITV Studios, Pilgrim Studios and Fox Sports. Former NBC Entertainment and Electus boss Silverman joined his former Reveille partner Howard Owens at Propagate last month, at which point A+E invested in the prodco. In […]

PactUS formed with ex-Nat Geo chief Lyle

Former National Geographic Channel CEO David Lyle will be the inaugural president of UK indie trade body Pact’s stateside arm. Lyle (left) is currently establishing offices in New York and LA for PactUS, which will seek to give voice to the American indie television production community. He will hire staff to man these bases, and […]

Lifetime sets up digital platform for romantic drama

US cable net Lifetime is launching Fall Into Me, a new digital platform that will feature romantic drama series produced by Howard T. Owens’ fledgling prodco Propagate Content. The initial Fall Into Me (WT) slate comprises eight titles. Each will have eight six-minute episodes that Lifetime said can be ‘discreetly enjoyed on phones and tablets’. […]

Ex-Nat Geo, A+E execs launch Propagate Content

Former National Geographic Channels president Howard T. Owens has launched a production company, which counts A+E Networks as an investor. Owens (left) will be joined at Propagate Content by former A&E channel general manager David McKillop (below, right) with the latter taking on the role of chief creative officer. Owens, who is Propagate’s CEO and […]

Pastore completes new-look Nat Geo Channels top team

Tim Pastore has been named president, original programming and production at National Geographic Channel. This completes the changes in line-up at the top of Nat Geo that began when CEO David Lyle and president Howard T. Owens exited to be replaced by Courteney Monroe and David Hill, who are now CEO and chairman, respectively. Pastore […]

David Lyle exits Nat Geo, new CEO installed

National Geographic Channels is replacing CEO David Lyle with its domestic networks’ chief marketing officer Courteney Monroe. Lyle (pictured) is following Nat Geo president Howard T. Owens out of the door, following news of his departure yesterday. His replacement, Monroe, has been in charge of Nat Geo’s domestic marketing since January 2012 and will take […]

Smartertainment: clever is cool for Nat Geo

National Geographic is on the hunt for more brainy and interactive projects following its recent success with Brain Games and a range of smart shows. Speaking at NATPE Miami last week, Nat Geo Channels president Howard T. Owens (left) told the assembled TV folk that ‘smartertainment’ is a key focus for his programming teams. Traditional […]