Exclusive: Howard Swartz, who has overseen hundreds of hours of Shark Week programming, is exiting Warner Bros Discovery to take up a new role at Banijay Americas-owned Stephen David Entertainment.
Swartz, who was SVP of Documentaries and Specials for Wbd’s Factual Networks and Streaming, becomes EVP Development at the company known for series including Men Who Built America and American Playboy.
He will oversee development of Sde’s documentary, nonfiction series and specials and report to founder and CEO Stephen David.
In addition to Shark Week, Swartz also worked on Wbd’s natural history slate including Serengeti as well as the Donald Trump documentary Unprecedented, Viagra: The Little Blue Pill That Changed the World, and anthology strand Undiscovered.
Prior to his latest stint at Discovery, Swartz was EVP Production and Development at British production company Arrow Media. Before that he was VP Production and Development at Discovery Channel for four years,...
Swartz, who was SVP of Documentaries and Specials for Wbd’s Factual Networks and Streaming, becomes EVP Development at the company known for series including Men Who Built America and American Playboy.
He will oversee development of Sde’s documentary, nonfiction series and specials and report to founder and CEO Stephen David.
In addition to Shark Week, Swartz also worked on Wbd’s natural history slate including Serengeti as well as the Donald Trump documentary Unprecedented, Viagra: The Little Blue Pill That Changed the World, and anthology strand Undiscovered.
Prior to his latest stint at Discovery, Swartz was EVP Production and Development at British production company Arrow Media. Before that he was VP Production and Development at Discovery Channel for four years,...
- 3/22/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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