OWN taps cable vet for veep

LoweMeg Lowe continues to be named senior Vice president of distribution and technique for The famous host oprah Winfrey's cable network OWN, a partnership with Discovery Communications. The internet went through lots of upheaval since its The month of january launch, but professional positions in the internet seem to be backing using the recent announcement that The famous host oprah could be using the reins in the troubled cabler herself, and also the subsequent news the net's top brass would come with veterinarians of Winfrey's company Harpo, which created her syndicated show. Lowe, by comparison, involves the network from the lengthy career within the cable world, most lately at Discovery Communications, where she's labored since this past year. Within the new role, she'll lead sales, internet affiliate marketing, and carriage discussions for OWN. Just before her tenure at Discovery, Lowe would be a 15-year MTV Systems veteran, serving until her departure as senior Vice president of content distribution and marketing, managing distribution for those MTC and Wager systems. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com