Archive for May, 2009

Jane Root has appointed former Channel 4 boss Michael Jackson and ex-Endemol chief creative officer Peter Bazalgette to the board of her new indie, Nutopia.

Jackson, currently non-executive chairman at STV, and Bazalgette, non-executive chairman of Sony Pictures Television’s UK production business, will form a four-strong team including managing director Laura Franses, who was previously acting managing director at Raw TV and chief operating officer of Amaze TV. continue

Former BBC2 controller and Discovery Channel president Jane Root has resurfaced as head of a production start-up, Nutopia, which has already received its first commission.

There has been much speculation over Root’s next move since she left Discovery in November 2007 after three years, saying she wanted to return to the UK to pursue other opportunities. continue

Jane Root has formed her own production company, Nutopia, and has won a major commission from History US.

The former BBC2 controller and Discovery Channel president and general manager has been off the radar since she left the US network in 2007.

The first commission for Nutopia will be docu-drama America: The Story of Us. The 12 x 60-minute series will detail the story of how modern America came to be. continue

New York, NY, May 11, 2009 – HISTORY™ has greenlit production on a groundbreaking initiative of epic proportions, a 12-part series called, AMERICA THE STORY OF US, it was announced today by Nancy Dubuc, EVP/GM, History. continue