Nutopia
In 2009, Root returned to the independent production sector to set up a new TV production company called Nutopia (Production Company). The new company aims to focus on ambitious factual series of all types, as well as factually-inspired drama.
Root is CEO and the Managing Director is Carl Griffin, a former Disney, Universal and HBO exec. Other board members are Michael Jackson (television executive) and Peter Bazalgette.
In May 2009, it was announced that Nutopia's first commission would be the 12-part series America: The Story of US for the History Channel. The series focuses on American history, from the origins of the country to infrastructural and technological development, exploring the people, places and things that shaped its history. The series achieved the highest-rated special documentary in the network's history, with the debut show gaining 5.7 million viewers
In December 2010 Jane gave the Keynote speech at the SPAA Conference in Sydney. She is also an active commentator on the television industry.
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