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To a casual observer, Jane Root's 30-year television career seems a classic tale of success. She rose from being a freelance to founding a successful independent producer, then sold out to move to the BBC, encouraged by her longstanding mentor and friend
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NEW YORK — After its successful series on the history of America in 2010, televisions History channel is setting its sights even higher. The network said a 12-hour miniseries, Mankind the Story of All of Us, will debut late this year. History, seen in mo
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HISTORY is again working with the Nutopia production team, led by executive producers Jane Root and Ben Goold, producers of 2010’s America: The Story of Us. Production for Mankind is currently underway in locations all over the world, including China, So
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It was a relatively quiet year in the factual community, as the “big three” once again maintained their dominance. Discovery Communications posted strong financials throughout 2011, seeing particularly large revenue gains from its international networks.
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NEW YORK – After its successful series on the history of America in 2010, televisions History channel is setting its sights even higher. The network said Tuesday that a 12-hour miniseries, Mankind the Story of All of Us, will debut late this year. Histo
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LONDON -- Nutopia, the shingle formed by former Discovery and BBC topper Jane Root, hopes to cement its reputation for ambitious docus aimed at the international market with its new commission for History, whose working title is "Mankind: The Story of Al
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NEW YORK -- After its successful series on the history of America in 2010, television’s History channel is setting its sights even higher. The network said Tuesday that a 12-hour miniseries, "Mankind the Story of All of Us," will debut late this year. Hi
About Jane Root
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Jane Root (born May 18, 1957) was Controller of BBC Two from 1999 until 2004, when she left to work for Discovery Networks in the United States until the end of 2007. She was the first woman ever to be a channel controller for the BBC. Full Article
