Jamie Horowitz is president and co-founder of Omaha Productions, the media company he launched with Peyton Manning in December 2020.
At Omaha Productions, Horowitz leads content development and business strategy across the company’s portfolio of productions. Under his guidance, Omaha has created award-winning programming, including the Emmy-winning “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” on ESPN, which averages almost 2 million viewers per episode, Netflix’s “Quarterback” and “Receiver” documentary series, and the “Places” franchise on ESPN+, which includes series featuring Peyton and Eli Manning, Stephanie McMahon, Abby Wambach, Vince Carter, David Ortiz, Ronda Rousey, P.K. Subban, Sue Bird, Paul Rabil, and John McEnroe.
The company has also produced both seasons of ESPN’s Full Court Press, celebrating women’s college basketball, along with shows for ABC, A+E, NBCUniversal, and Hulu, including the upcoming Chad Powers scripted series, premiering in the Fall of 2025 and starring Glen Powell.
In addition to documentary work—including VICE’s “Calipari: Razor’s Edge,” chronicling John Calipari’s first season at Arkansas, and ESPN’s “The Buddy Way,” about Eugene F. “Buddy” Teevens III—Omaha Productions has produced alternate telecasts for college football, the NBA, golf, and the UFC.
Before co-founding Omaha Productions, Horowitz held executive leadership positions at ESPN, Fox Sports, DAZN, and WWE, where he developed influential programming, including “First Take,” “SportsNation,” and “Undisputed.” Horowitz transformed sports programming by developing talk-style shows that emphasize personality and opinion, a format now widely adopted across sports networks.
“I believe that the best leadership philosophy is to oddly have no singular philosophy,” Horowitz has said. “It’s more effective, though harder, to try to understand each person and then tailor your leadership to that individual.”
Horowitz’s media career began as an Olympic researcher for NBC during the 2000 Sydney Games. His two decades of experience in television span format creation, talent development, and production innovation. He played college basketball at Amherst College, graduating in 1998.
Omaha Productions has grown to a reported valuation of approximately $800 million and expanded into multiple content areas, including branded content, sports documentaries, unscripted programming, and scripted entertainment. The company has partnerships with major media companies and investors, including Peter Chernin’s North Road and Patrick Whitesell’s Silver Lake-backed platform, WTSL.