EPIX’s recently appointed President Michael Wright has made his first major executive hire, naming veteran TV development executive Nancy Cotton as EVP, Original Programming. She starts today, reporting to Wright.

Cotton, most recently U.S. President of Production for Heyday Television, will be responsible for developm…

Heyday Television — the joint venture of feature producer David Heyman (Harry Potter, Gravity, Paddington) and NBCUniversal International Studios — has appointed Nancy Cotton as U.S. President of Production. Cotton, who starts today, comes from Fox 21 TV Studios, where she served as SVP Creative Affairs. She will work…