Category: Entertainment

  • Drag format to debut on OUTtv

    Drag format to debut on OUTtv

    “Call Me Mother” drag competition series to air on OUTtv

    Canadian LGBTQ+ network OUTtv will debut a new drag competition series beginning this fall.

    The unscripted reality series, titled Call Me Mother, is produced by Go Button Media and RedFlame TV. Dallas Dixon, from Entertainment Tonight Canada, will host the series that features drag mothers Peppermint, Crystal and Barbada as they adopt and mentor new talent into their Drag Houses. The series will last eight weeks, as contestants vie for the title of “First Child of Drag” and a grand prize package valued at CA$50,000.

    Each week, the three houses will compete in challenges against one another, with the leader of the losing house eliminating one of their contestants.

    A full list of contestants will be released later this year. The series will debut on OUTtv and OUTtvGo this fall.

    Read more on Realscreen.com

  • Mipcom Online: Autentic got pre-sales for science and adventure series

    Mipcom Online: Autentic got pre-sales for science and adventure series

    The international distributor has sold “The Animal Within” and “The Huntsman” to German Free TV channel NTV.

    Autentic Distribution has inked a pre-sales deal with German Free TV channel NTV for the upcoming Science series “The Animal Within” (6×45’), produced by Canadian production company Go Button Media.

    NTV, owned by Bertelsmann Media’s RTL Group, has acquired Free TV rights for German-speaking territories and will premiere them on German Free TV in 2021. The production of both series will be completed this year.

    “Our brand-new series ‘The Animal Within’ is a hidden gem in our new slate. It is a COVID-19 proof show, which looks under the hood of incredible creatures that have been perfected by nature over the time and shows what we can learn from them to make humankind better”, says Mirjam Strasser, Head of Sales & Acquisitions. 

    Read more at Senal News.

  • Autentic, Go Button team for “Animal Within”

    Autentic, Go Button team for “Animal Within”

    Go Button Media secures Autentic commission 

    Germany’s Autentic has commissioned Toronto-headquartered indie Go Button Media to produce The Animal Within for its Spiegel TV Wissen channel.

    The 6 x 60-minute natural history series (pictured) investigates how animals can outperform “our wildest engineering dreams,” featuring CGI and interviews with experts such as engineers and biologists.

    Slated to premiere in December, The Animal Within is executive produced by Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan for Go Button Media and Alexandra Böhm, head of international co-production at Autentic. It will premiere later this fall and will be distributed internationally (excluding in Canada) by Autentic Distribution.

    Read more on Realscreen.com

  • Go Button gets the go-ahead for The Animal Within

    Go Button gets the go-ahead for The Animal Within

    The six-part series signals the Toronto prodco’s first natural history title and commission for Germany’s Autentic.

    Toronto-based boutique production company Go Button Media has received its first natural history commission from German factual entertainment label Autentic.

    The Animal Within (6 x 60 minutes) is executive produced by the company’s leads Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan alongside Autentic head of international co-production Alexandra Böhm.

    “The Animal Within travels the world to bring new insights to unexpected species that nature has been busy perfecting over the ages – from hippo chemists who manufacture their own sunscreen to ant architects who create complex structures. As humans, we think we have all the answers, but we will electrifyingly demonstrate that nature so often has the upper hand and can serve as the most experienced of teachers,” said executive producer and director Oron in a statement.

    Shot in 4K, the series blends natural history with CGI and science, examining how evolution has created “over-achievers in the animal world” and questions such as what biological “tech” enabled some species to survive massive extinction events.

    Experts featured include Robert Sparling, Kristin Rodrigo, Andrew Lewin, Emily Rondel, Peter Soroye and Jeremy McNeil.

    Read more on Playback Online

  • Go Button Media digs into Phantom Signals

    Go Button Media digs into Phantom Signals

    Marking the Toronto prodco’s latest collaboration with Science Channel and first project with Super Channel, executive producer Daniel Oron discusses what the show signals for the company.

    Go Button Media is diving into the literal unknown with its latest show, Phantom Signals.

    The 6 x 60 minute science series executive produced by the Toronto-based production company’s leads Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan sees experts investigate various mysterious phenomena – exploring what these unidentified signals could mean. Cases touch on claims of a floating city in the clouds and a missing cosmonaut’s last mysterious radio call for help, while professionals featured include former astronaut Dave Williams; geophysicist Mika McKinnon; volcanologist Jess Phoenix; geophysicist Sian Procter; historian Arne Kislenko; engineering expert Robert Sparling; radio expert Josh Nass; and York University professor Mazyar Fallah. It is set to premiere on Oct. 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Science Channel.

    Composed of reenactments, CGI, archival footage and expert interviews, Phantom Signals marks Go Button Media’s second project with Science Channel and its first with Super Channel.

    “It’s not just space or sea or ocean or underground or earthquakes or radio, it’s just all realms of science and physics on this planet and in the universe, with all the mysteries and unknowns attached to that. Go Button is excited about expanding its slate of genres, and Phantom Signals plays a really key part in entering the world of science shows, especially with international appeal. We’re excited to see where this show will sell internationally. We have a lot of confidence in that. In addition to that, it’s opened a lot of doors with many broadcasters for new projects that we have in development right now.” – Daniel Oron

    Read more on Playback

  • Phantom Signals: Mysterious Messages from the Universe

    Phantom Signals: Mysterious Messages from the Universe

    We are surrounded by an endless stream of infinite data, with information bombarding us from seemingly every direction. These signals, which are part of our everyday operations, help define our understanding of the Universe, and largely go unnoticed. That is, until a glitch occurs. A blip on a screen, a faulty frequency, or a mysterious interference – what are these unknown signals? Where are they coming from? And what do they really mean?

    In an all-new Science Channel series, PHANTOM SIGNALS, experts investigate these mysterious phenomena, explore whether life exists beyond our universe and break down the meaning behind these puzzling signals.

    Read more on Discovery.