Category: Factual

ZDF Studios, Super Channel co-order space series from Go Button
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ZDF Studios, Super Channel co-order space series from Go Button

Factual title Into the Universe: The Secrets of the Cosmos Uncovered marks Go Button's first commission from Germany's ZDF Studios.
ZDF - Into the Universe

German prodco and distributor ZDF Studios and Super Channel have
co-commissioned the factual series Into the Universe: The Secrets of the Cosmos Uncovered from Toronto’s Go Button Media.

The 8 x 52-minute series aims to unravel the mysteries of the universe, exploring perplexing questions with the help of astronomers, engineers, astrophysicists and philosophers, and marks Go Button’s first commission from ZDF Studios.

Utilizing expert commentary, cutting-edge science and CGI, the show will delve into cosmic conundrums that have puzzled brilliant minds for decades, covering topics such as the size and shape of the universe, supernovas, the origins of life on Earth and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. The series will be produced in 4K.

Read more on playbackonline.ca

Autentic, Super Channel commission Colossal Weapons, S2 of Deadly Science
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Autentic, Super Channel commission Colossal Weapons, S2 of Deadly Science

German producer, distributor and FAST channel operator Autentic and Canada’s Super Channel have commissioned a factual series called Colossal Weapons from Toronto-based Go Button Media, in addition to a second season of Deadly Science.

Colossal Weapons is a six-part series exploring the technological developments that have propelled wartime success. Using exclusive archival footage, 4K CGI and expert interviews, the series travels the world to explore its most striking weaponry, war machines and combat technology, observing the engineering found under the hood and how it measures up against competition in the field.

Deadly Science, meanwhile, explores the work of the innovators and incredible minds that have pursued progress, at any price. Each episode brings together three stories of people in a similar field, who lost their lives in the name of scientific advancement.

The second 6×60’ season features Rosalind Franklin, who discovered DNA’s double helix and used X-ray diffraction to capture it on camera, but then later succumbed to ovarian cancer from the radiation; Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who discovered seven new chemical elements, unaware that some, like cyanide and arsenic, came with deadly side effects; and American industrialist William Bullock, who died of gangrene after having his legs crushed by the machine that made the mass printing of newspapers possible for the very first time.

Both series will deliver in 2024, with international distribution, excluding Canada, handled by Autentic Distribution.

Read more on C21Media.net.

TBI: Sky, C4, A+E, CBS & UKTV close BossaNova UK factual deals
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TBI: Sky, C4, A+E, CBS & UKTV close BossaNova UK factual deals

UK broadcasters Sky, Channel 4, A+E, CBS and UKTV have picked up a range of factual content following deals with distributor BossaNova Media.

Channel 4 has picked up two titles from BossaNova’s history slate including Go Button Media’s Castle Secrets.

A+E Networks’ UK service has picked up Mysteries of the Ancient Dead from Go Button Media.

Read more at TBIVision.com.

Super Channel pushes Go Button docuseries about engineering, history and revolutions
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Super Channel pushes Go Button docuseries about engineering, history and revolutions

Canadian pay TV network Super Channel has greenlit three factual series under its partnership with prodco Go Button Media and distributor Off The Fence.

The three series are part of the 36-hour, six-series deal the trio made earlier this year and are now in production.

Engineering Evolved (6×60′) focuses on the transportation technology that moves ships, cars, trains and submarines around the world and Cursed History (6×60′) explores the strange histories and legends of those who lived or died by a curse.

Finally, Revolutions that Changed the World (6×60′) examines the rise and fall of selected empires, monarchs and military leaders, many of whom learned the hard way that power is far from absolute and that allegiance is always conditional. Leaders examined include Spartacus, Queen Boudicca and Louis XVI.

Read more on c21media.net.