Jana Bennett, the former president and general manager of the History Channel and top director at the BBC, has died. She was 66.
Bennett was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2019.
In a statement provided to Variety on Thursday, Paul Buccieri, president and chairman of History Channel owner A+E Networks, said: “All of us at A+E Networks deeply mourn the loss of our friend and colleague Jana Bennett. Jana had an extraordinary career in media and her contributions to the A+E Networks family are too enormous to count. She was a groundbreaking, game-changing, generous and beautiful person. She will be terribly missed by all of us, and especially by me. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time.”
“Jana Bennett was one of the most talented television producers of her generation and a formidable champion of public service broadcasting,” current BBC director-general Tim Davie said in his own statement to Variety.
Bennett was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2019.
In a statement provided to Variety on Thursday, Paul Buccieri, president and chairman of History Channel owner A+E Networks, said: “All of us at A+E Networks deeply mourn the loss of our friend and colleague Jana Bennett. Jana had an extraordinary career in media and her contributions to the A+E Networks family are too enormous to count. She was a groundbreaking, game-changing, generous and beautiful person. She will be terribly missed by all of us, and especially by me. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time.”
“Jana Bennett was one of the most talented television producers of her generation and a formidable champion of public service broadcasting,” current BBC director-general Tim Davie said in his own statement to Variety.
- 1/13/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
History channel president and general manager Jana Bennett is stepping down from her post, the network announced Friday. The executive took the top post on the cable network in 2015, where she succeeded Dirk Hoogstra. Paul Cabana, History’s Svp of Programming, will oversee the channel until a new president and Gm is named. Also Read: History's New Slate Includes Marvel-dc Comics Origin Stories Doc 'Superheroes Decoded' “This spring, Jana came to me and told me that she wanted to split her time between London and NY and start a new entrepreneurial venture aimed at creating the best of British and American content for.
- 5/5/2017
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
History president and general manager Jana Bennett is leaving after 20 months in the job and almost four years at A+E Networks. The British-born veteran UK and U.S. network executive will be launching a production venture based in London and New York which will focus on creating content for both the British and American markets. A replacement is expected to be named soon. In the interim, Evp and Head of Programming Paul Cabana and the rest of History’s senior executive…...
- 5/5/2017
- Deadline TV
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History greenlights “Kevin Hart Presents: The Black Man’s Guide to History,” a look at lesser-known, yet important black history stories, filtered through the lens of Kevin Hart. Hart will star and executive produce the two-hour event from Hartbeat Productions and Comedy Dynamics.
The show will air in 2017.
The show begins as Hart finds his daughter upset after watching the film 12 Years A Slave believing that black history appears to only be about slavery and oppression. This prompts Hart to begin educating her through scripted re-enactments about fascinating historical figures that people may not have heard about before such as: Matthew Henson, the first person to go to the North Pole, but did not receive the credit; Robert Smalls, a former slave who led a revolt on a Confederate warship and pretended to be the captain to evade capture; Mae Jemison,...
History greenlights “Kevin Hart Presents: The Black Man’s Guide to History,” a look at lesser-known, yet important black history stories, filtered through the lens of Kevin Hart. Hart will star and executive produce the two-hour event from Hartbeat Productions and Comedy Dynamics.
The show will air in 2017.
The show begins as Hart finds his daughter upset after watching the film 12 Years A Slave believing that black history appears to only be about slavery and oppression. This prompts Hart to begin educating her through scripted re-enactments about fascinating historical figures that people may not have heard about before such as: Matthew Henson, the first person to go to the North Pole, but did not receive the credit; Robert Smalls, a former slave who led a revolt on a Confederate warship and pretended to be the captain to evade capture; Mae Jemison,...
- 1/13/2017
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Today, History (formerly known as The History Channel) has greenlit “Kevin Hart Presents: The Black Man’s Guide to History,” a look at lesser-known black history stories, from the perspective of comedian and actor Kevin Hart. Hart will star and executive produce the two-hour event.
Read More: ‘Kevin Hart: What Now?’ Critical Roundup: Reviews Say the Comedian Brings the Laughs in His New Concert Movie
“Kevin is an extraordinary performer with a real appreciation for history,” said Paul Cabana, the Executive Vice President and Head of Programming at History. “Only he could bring these true stories to life in such an entertaining way. We’re thrilled to be working with him.”
“The Black Man’s Guide to History” begins as Hart finds his daughter upset after watching Steve McQueen’s Best Picture-winning film “12 Years A Slave” as she believes that black history appears to only be about slavery and oppression.
Read More: ‘Kevin Hart: What Now?’ Critical Roundup: Reviews Say the Comedian Brings the Laughs in His New Concert Movie
“Kevin is an extraordinary performer with a real appreciation for history,” said Paul Cabana, the Executive Vice President and Head of Programming at History. “Only he could bring these true stories to life in such an entertaining way. We’re thrilled to be working with him.”
“The Black Man’s Guide to History” begins as Hart finds his daughter upset after watching Steve McQueen’s Best Picture-winning film “12 Years A Slave” as she believes that black history appears to only be about slavery and oppression.
- 1/13/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
All four episodes of Peter Berg's new The Warfighters TV series, will air in its entirety on History, in a Veteran's Day marathon. Berg and Bert Kuntz host the event. The Warfighters features first-person accounts of recent Us Special Forces missions in the war on terror. The marathon begins Friday, November 11 beginning at 8pm Et/Pt, on History.Peter Berg, Matt Goldberg, and Brandon Carroll executive produce, Jenny Ewig co-executive produces, and former Navy Seal Ray Mendoza and former Army Ranger Mike Baumgarten produce for Film 45. Matt Ginsburg, Russ McCarroll, and Paul Cabana executive produce for History. Get the scoop from this History press release.Read More…...
- 9/29/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
History will premiere its new military docu-series, Live To Tell, Sunday, January 10, 2016, at 10:00pm Et/Pt. Executive Produced by Peter Berg, Live To Tell documents first person accounts of Us Special Ops missions, in the War on Terror. Watch the Live To Tell "Brotherhood" promo, below.
The Live To Tell TV series is produced by Film 45 for History. Executive Producing, along with Berg, are Matt Goldberg and Brandon Carroll. Matt Ginsburg and Paul Cabana are Executive Producers for History.
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The Live To Tell TV series is produced by Film 45 for History. Executive Producing, along with Berg, are Matt Goldberg and Brandon Carroll. Matt Ginsburg and Paul Cabana are Executive Producers for History.
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- 12/14/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Elaine Frontain Bryant has been promoted to head of A&E Network Programming; Paul Cabana is taking on the same job on History. He’ll continue to lead Programming at H2. Both are being elevated from senior vice president level to executive vice presidents. “Elaine and Paul are visionary creative executives who over the past few years have been vital to the success of A+E Networks,” said Robert Sharenow, executive vice president & general manager, A&E and Lifetime, and Dirk Hoogstra, executive vice president & general manager, History and H2. “They’re both exceptional leaders with strong ties to the creative community who will.
- 3/18/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Rob Sharenow, has named A+E Networks veteran Elaine Frontain Bryant as the new head of programming at the cable family's flagship network. Dirk Hoogstra has upped Paul Cabana at the network to head of programming at History. Read More David McKillop Out as A&E Gm; Rob Sharenow to Take Over “Elaine and Paul are visionary creative executives who, over the past few years, have been vital to the success of A+E Networks,” said Sharenow, executive vp and general manager, A&E and Lifetime, and Hoogstra, executive vp and general manager, History and H2, in a joint statement. “They’re both exceptional
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- 3/18/2015
- by Michael O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On the heels of the change at the top of A&E, with Lifetime topper Robert Sharenow taking over A+E Networks’ struggling flagship network, Sharenow has named a new A&E head of programming. As has been the case in most executive appointments at the Nancy Dubuc-run A+E Networks, the hire comes within the company. Elaine Frontain Bryant, most recently Svp development and programming for History, has been named Evp and Head of Programming for A&E Network. Paul Cabana…...
- 3/18/2015
- Deadline TV
President Obama will introduce night one of History’s six-part event series The World Wars. It will air on three consecutive nights on History and H2 beginning Memorial Day Monday at 9 Pm. Jeremy Renner will narrate the project, which showcases the 30-year period from 1914 to 1945, featuring interviews with Colin Powell, British Prime Miniter John Major, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, and Sen. John McCain, among others. Stephen David Entertainment is producing. Russ McCarroll, Paul Cabana and Elaine Frontain Bryant are exec producing for History.
- 5/23/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Washington, Apr.17: Jeremy Renner has been chosen to narrate History's series of the World Wars at a three-night, six-hour event that will feature interviews with Colin Powell, John Major, John McCain and more.
The two-time Oscar nominee asserted that the stories that came out of the World Wars were heroic, horrifying and everything in between, and he was ecstatic to lend his voice to History and assist to tell those stories in a very unusual way, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
Russell McCarroll, Paul Cabana and Christian Murphy will executively produce for History.
The series will look at the three decades.
The two-time Oscar nominee asserted that the stories that came out of the World Wars were heroic, horrifying and everything in between, and he was ecstatic to lend his voice to History and assist to tell those stories in a very unusual way, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
Russell McCarroll, Paul Cabana and Christian Murphy will executively produce for History.
The series will look at the three decades.
- 4/17/2014
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
Bryan Cranston’s next TV series announced this morning: H2’s new original 10-hour series Big History, debuting November 2 at 10 Pm. He’s the narrator. “I was asked to be the voice of 13.7 billion years of history,” Cranston said in today’s news. The series is an offshoot of the Big History Project, based on the Big History academic movement spearheaded by historian David Christian of Australia’s Macquairie University; it gets funding from Bill Gates. Here’s the announcement from H2, the History Channel digital net: Each episode of Big History will begin with an iconic topic from the pages of traditional history such as the Great Pyramids, The Titanic or the American Revolution but then will spin into surprising journeys through other fields, weaving together insights and evidence from various disciplines such as astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, anthropology, history and economics. Spanning 13.7 billion years, Big History will ultimately...
- 10/2/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Two months after newly minted A+E Networks president and CEO Nancy Dubuc set her top management team, with new responsibilities for Bob DeBitetto, David McKillop,Dirk Hoogstra and Robert Sharenow and the appointment of Jana Bennett to run Lmn and Bio, the company is promoting four more programming executives. Elaine Frontain Bryant, most recently Svp Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming at A&E, has been named Svp, Development and Programming for History, reporting to Hoogstra. She oversaw A&E mega-hit Duck Dynasty. Paul Cabana, who has led H2 for the past 18 months during which period the network has grown more than 60% to become the No.1 emerging ad-supported cable network, has been named to Svp and Head of Programming. Mary Donahue, previously VP Programming & Development at History, has been upped to Svp, Non-Fiction Programming, Lifetime. She was part of the team that developed and launched hit Pawn Stars. Donahue will replace Gena McCarthy...
- 8/12/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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