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“Discovering Routes” Scores Big Wins at the Cablefax Digital & Tech Awards
DALY CITY, CA, March 8, 2018 – “Discovering Routes”, an original series produced by ABS-CBN Global Studios that follows people to their lands of ancestry in search of epic adventures, made an impressive impact at the 2018 Cablefax Digital & Tech Awards held at the Yale Club in New York City this week.

“Discovering Routes” won in the Online Short and Original Content categories and was Honorable Mention for New Product or Launch and Overall Website>Official Show Website categories.

Starring Filipino American siblings Garrett Gee, a millennial tech millionaire and adventure travel journalist of The Bucket List Family fame, and his sister Miristi, the first season of “Discovering Routes” followed them to the sovereign island nation of the Philippines to experience local Filipino traditions, exotic tropical locales and to explore their Filipino heritage. Executive Producers for the show are ABS-CBN Global COO Olivia De Jesus, Discovering Routes Program Manager Keesa Ocampo and Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos, in partnership with Go Button Media.

“Discovering Routes” star Garrett Gee visits the ABS-CBN International office and studio in Daly City. With him are ABS-CBN Global COO Olivia De Jesus, Discovering Routes Program Manager Keesa Ocampo, Discovering Routes Project Specialist Jacob Acueza and Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos.

The Cablefax Digital & Tech Awards honors the outstanding websites, digital initiatives and people in the media industry that are driving the digital media revolution, and salutes the best and brightest executives from the world of cable, online video and technology.

Garrett and Miristi Gee were surprised by their mother, Mel, in one of the exciting episodes of “Discovering Routes”.

Below are the categories and competition where “Discovering Routes” won or was given Honorable Mention:

Overall Website > Official Show Website
- Countdown to Christmas Online– Crown Media Family Networks
- Discovering Routes– ABS-CBN Global Studios – Honorable Mention
- WWE.com
Original Content
- Discovering Routes– ABS-CBN Global Studios – Winner
- My Son/Daughter is a WWE Superstar– WWE
- Pearl Harbor: The Last Word– History
- Project Sammy’s Way– Lifetime
- Southpaw Regional Wrestling– WWE
- What’s Cooking with Julie Chrisley– USA Network
Online Short
- Better Call Saul’s Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training Videos– AMC Networks, Inc.
- Discovering Routes– ABS-CBN Global Studios – Winner
- Race to the MVP– NBA Digital
- What’s Cooking with Julie Chrisley– USA Network
- Yoga Mockumentary– YES Network
New Product or Launch
- Discovering Routes– ABS-CBN Global Studios – Honorable Mention
- Expanded OTT Offering– fuboTV
- Live TV App– Hulu
- Philo
“Discovering Routes” is currently airing on TFC, Lifestyle Network Global, Lifestyle Network Philippines, Myx TV and on TFC Online and TFC IPTV.

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MEDIA CONTACT:

NERISSA M. FERNANDEZ
Head, Global Corporate Affairs & PR
ABS-CBN International
2001 Junipero Serra Blvd., Ste 200
Daly City, CA 94014
nfernandez@abs-cbni.com
MOBILE: 650.455.8616
March 13, 2018
Myx TV Nabs Finalist Nods at 2018 Cynopsis Short Form Video Awards
For Immediate Release
“The creativity shown on the creative and business sides on short form platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are heralding a new chapter in the media business and Cynopsis, with its slogan of ‘long story, short,’ makes us the perfect leader of the charge.” – Cynopsis Publisher Robbie Caploe

Myx TV Nabs Finalist Nods for “Discovering Routes”, “My Motto: Veterans Edition” at 2018 Cynopsis Short Form Video Awards

LOS ANGELES, CA, January 2, 2018 – Myx TV, the leading English-language Asian American entertainment network, kicked off 2018 with two finalist nods at the inaugural Cynopsis Short Form Video Awardswhich recognize outstanding short form content and storytelling across all platforms. The finalists will be showcased at the Cynopsis Short Form Video Festival & Conference on March 7, 2018 at the SVA Theatre in Chelsea, New York City.

“Discovering Routes”, a fresh take on travel entertainment grounded on homeland and heritage discovery adventures in the Philippines starring Filipino American tech entrepreneur and The Bucket List Family adventure journalist Garrett Gee and sister, Miristi, was named finalist in the Travel Series category. Executive produced by Olivia De Jesus, Miguel Santos and Keesa Ocampo for ABS-CBN Global Studios in association with Go Button Media, “Discovering Routes” will compete against:
- Skratch – Adventures in Golf
- Viacom Velocity – LVCVA and RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Outside Television – Over the Horizon
- SundanceTV – Project Five by Five
- Time Inc., PeopleTV – Travel + Leisure Explainers
- Scripps Networks Interactive – Uncharted Discoveries
- Brand USA – USA Through Music
- VISIT PHILADELPHIA – We Got You: Philly By Tarik
Meanwhile, “My Motto: Veterans Edition”, a television special created in partnership with the national veterans campaign, Got Your 6, to honor Asian Pacific American veterans, was named finalist in theStand-Alone Short from a TV Network or Digital Publisher – Series category. Produced by Myx TV Digital Producer Diana Vergara, the special will compete against:
- BET Networks – BET Digital’s – The Last One Horror Series
- Discovery Communications – ID NOW
- Scripps Networks Interactive HGTV Quicken Loans – Mortgage Check: Short Form Series
- The Fred Rogers Company – Odd Tube
- Discovery Communications – Shark Week
- SNY – The Amazin’ Life
- Spike – The Art of Ink
- NuBlu – Time Warriors
- Stage 13 – Two Sentence Horror Stories
Inaugural jurors include:
- Anthony Galloway, VP Programming, Conde Nast Entertainment
- Scott Iason, Agent, Creative Artists Agency
- Ashley Kaplan, SVP, Production (Head of Content), Fullscreen
- Justin Killion, GM, Premium Content for Complex Networks
- Ajay Kishore, Founder & CEO, Stareable
- Howie Kleinberg, COO, GLOW
- Christine Lubrano, SVP, Original Programming, IFC
- Vikki Neil, GM, Scipps Lifestyle Studios
- Bonnie Pan, Head of Network, Awesomeness TV
- Nick Sheingold, Director of Strategy, Laundry Service
- Mike Vainisi, Head of Editorial, ATTN
- Veronica Zelle, CCO & Co-Founder, Sweety High
- Randy Abramson, Head of YouTube MCN for Vox Media
- Cary Anderson, Screenwriter, Director, Producer
- Josh Beane, Founder/CEO, Idea Farmer
- Joe Bellotti, Head of Global Music Marketing, The Coca-Cola Company
- Perrin Chiles, CEO/Co-Founder, Adaptive Studios Inc.
- Polly Conway, Senior TV Editor, Common Sense
- Ariel Elazar, EVP of Brand, Marketing & Digital Strategy, Dick Clark Productions
- Nick Frew, Creative Director, Coyote Post
When asked about the reason for starting the awards, Cynopsis Publisher Robbie Caploe said:

“With the burst of interest in and focus on short form content across so many platforms, we thought the time was right to launch this program, which will both entertain and inform our community. The creativity shown on the creative and business sides on short form platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are heralding a new chapter in the media business, and Cynopsis, with its slogan of ‘long story, short,’ makes us the perfect leader of the charge.”

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For more information please contact:
NERISSA M. FERNANDEZ
Head, Global Corporate Affairs & PR
ABS-CBN International
2001 Junipero Serra Blvd., Ste 200
Daly City, CA 94014

EMAIL: nfernandez@abs-cbni.com
MOBILE: 650.455.8616
January 4, 2018
Diving into Film Making with Daniel Oron

Using scuba diving in your job isn’t just the reserve of dive professionals, the skills you learn can be translated to many other career paths. We spoke to Daniel Oron, of Go Button Media on how diving has impacted his career as a film maker and cinematographer.

How did you get into diving?

I began diving when I was living in Israel in the mid 90’s and became a fully certified PADI Open Water Diver in Mexico in the early 2000s.

Was becoming a diver something you wanted to do to help your work?

I always wanted to explore under water and diving was definitely going to be part of my life. I didn’t realize until later on in life how useful it would be to my career as well.

How has your PADI training benefited you in your career in filmmaking?

Once I became officially PADI certified it opened a whole new realm of possibilities for me. As a filmmaker and cinematographer I didn’t want to be limited in my access to the story and characters I was directing, in fiction or documentary. Having the benefit of great training and a diving system to work within helped me go places and tell stories I wouldn’t be able to otherwise.

What’s a normal workday like for you?

The best part of being a filmmaker and content creator is there is no ‘normal’ day. Every day is completely different with new challenges and new exciting opportunities One day I’ll be in a stimulating creative brainstorm meeting with a broadcaster and the next we’ll be shooting life in the Arctic, a cheetah rescue in Africa or running an awesome team filming a killer new series.

Can you tell us a bit about some projects where you’ve been able to combine your love of diving and storytelling?

I’ve been fortunate enough to combine diving and my work many times, including one of our recent doc adventure series ‘discovering Routes’ in the Philippines where we went diving with sea cows, exploring ancient reefs and, filming whale sharks. I’ve also had the pleasure of filming accessible scuba with a blind diver on a show called ‘Access Unlimited’. In the spring of 2018 we’ll be filming an underwater expedition for a lost World War II ship for a new documentary, No Roses on A Sailors Grave, we’re producing where the dive will be more technical and difficult but rewarding in its own way as we attempt to change history.

Read the original interview at PADI.com

November 15, 2017
PADI Interview: No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave

We’re often told stories about how scuba diving has changed lives – from discovering a new hobby and set of friends to overcoming PTSD and finding peace from anxiety. These stories show to us what we already know; diving holds a special power over us, it’s healing and inspiring.

There are many ways in which diving can play a role in healing and bringing peace, such as in the case of 94 year old WWII veteran Patrick Thomas and 26 year old conflict archaeologist John Henry Phillips. John has embarked upon a journey with filmmaker Daniel Oron from Go Button Media to document his journey to find the wreck of the ship Patrick was on in World War Two, which was sunk in the weeks after the Normandy Landings.

We spoke to John and Daniel to find out more about this exciting project.

How did this project, No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave, come about?

John: As an archaeologist and war historian I travel to Normandy every year to visit the D-Day landing sites with veterans. One year due to a mix up I was left off the room plan so had no accommodation. Thankfully a 94 year old veteran, Patrick, had a spare room and we hit it off in a way I’ve never really experienced before and after spending the week together we stayed in contact. In June 2017 we headed back to the Normandy celebrations and I could see Patrick was visibly upset after visiting the Operation Neptune Museum – where there had been little to no mention of British involvement. I knew Patrick didn’t know exactly where his ship had sunk, along with most of his crewmates and friends, so I told him that someone should create a memorial for them and find his ship. And that it should be me.

Daniel: We’ve been working with John on a number of TV projects when we found out about his promise to Patrick. His passion and approach to history made us equally excited and we knew the story was too good to let pass.

Why is it so important to you both?

John: Patrick is something special. I’ve learned the hard way – these guys don’t last forever so it’s hard to get too invested. But their stories are so compelling; meeting these guys is like meeting rockstars to me! I think finding this wreck represented 1000’s of the small stories. It’s really now or never. Patrick is the last survivor, and if he had passed before our journey had started then the ship and everyone who died on it would be forever forgotten.

Daniel: Every year there are fewer and fewer veterans who can tell their story. First hand stories are critical; it’s a passing of knowledge. John is a young man helping tell a veteran’s story from over seven decades ago. But John has made much more than a promise to find his friend’s ship; he’s committed to train to dive so he can see the craft with his own eyes and bring closure to Patrick.

Why go down the crowdfunding route?

Daniel: We’re committed to telling this story one way or another. Crowd funding helps us make the film sooner so we can capture more moments of the journey with Patrick. It’s hard to find anyone in Europe, and specifically the UK who hasn’t been directly affected by this conflict so it’s a story we think will touch many.

How has diving been able to help the project?

John: I always knew I was going to have to learn to dive. As an archaeologist and war historian I’m so aware of sites underwater. This project gave me the incentive to get on it. Diving on this project will enable me to tell the story of Patrick’s wreck as an archaeologist, war historian, and friend.

Daniel: John’s foray into diving wasn’t the most relaxing; he didn’t train in the crystal blue waters of the Philippines, but in the UK so he can dive in the cold and dark waters of Normandy. Right now, we’re pretty sure we know where the wreck is and without diving that would be the end of the journey – an image on sonar. But, because of the ability to dive the team can go down and really pay homage to it and see if first-hand for Patrick.

John: It makes it so much more special having built this relationship with Patrick and his family. I’ll diving the wreck, knowing what it is, and for the last survivor. That’s why it was so necessary for me to learn to scuba dive.

Daniel: Diving is the difference between seeing it behind a screen and really experiencing it; diving is enabling the resolution of the story.

Been inspired to learn more about wreck diving? Check out the PADI wreck diver specialty.

Read the full interview at padi.com

November 12, 2017
MSS Episode 114: No Roses On A Sailor’s Grave (Podcast)

It’s an eroding needle in a haystack full of needles.

“We have two gentlemen that are trying to do what seems like an impossible task.”

John Henry Phillips and Daniel Oron chat with Maple Syrup Shots Podcast on one wildly ambitious promise to WWII veteran Patrick Thomas and the problems they face making the documentary No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave in thisRemembrance Day edition.

Tune in below at 10:18 for the interview:

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November 8, 2017
Archeologist Makes Shocking Promise to Find WWII Veteran’s Lost Ship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 3, 2017

TORONTO, ONTARIO – Filming has begun, time is running out and help is needed to find a vanished piece of history and fulfill 93-year-old WWII British Navy veteran Patrick Thomas’ dream to finally honor his drowned shipmates.

Conflict archaeologist, historian and former rock star John Henry Phillips, in an impulsive moment fuelled by an unexpected bond, promised Patrick he would find his ship and plant the memorial with Patrick by his side.

If you could help change the life of a WWII Veteran, solve a nautical mystery and honor the memories of a drowned fleet, would you?

To learn more about this incredible story and to help us raise the funds to finish the documentary and transform history, please visit our Indiegogo page, https://igg.me/at/roses-sailors-grave.

“You don’t get that many chances to change someone’s life and to make sure that they will never be forgotten,” says John Henry Phillips, “If I can find the ship then I can change history and I can change Patrick’s life and his story will be there forever.”

Like many veterans, Patrick came home from the war and got on with his life. He never spoke of the sinking or his later exploits in the Far East until his twilight years. “Very soon this history will be beyond living memory and Veterans will no longer be around,” adds Stuart Robertson, WWII author, historian and battlefield guide.

Patrick assumed his story and the story of his ship would die with him, but meeting John changed everything.

Henry Phillips, 26, is not the usual WWII aficionado. Two years ago, he arrived at a WWII celebration event and found his accommodations double booked. He had nowhere to stay until a complete stranger, Patrick Thomas, offered John his spare room.

A wonderful and unique friendship began. One day, John said to Patrick: “You know, your ship really deserves a memorial.” He then went further; “Patrick, someone should find your ship.” Needless to say, Patrick agreed. John did not know this was just the beginning of an adventure that would take over his entire life.

“When I said to Patrick I’d find your ship it seemed like a pretty simple task: go to France, find where the ship went down, put a plaque up.”

The problems started immediately, John has no idea where to begin building a permanent memorial, where the ship is and he can’t scuba dive. Undeterred and realizing the gravity of his promise and his friend’s age, John’s search for the missing ship has begun and already inspired help from many.

About Go Button Media: Go Button Media is a boutique production company founded by Showrunners Natasha Ryan and Daniel Oron. Together with extraordinarily talented crews, Go Button Media makes hybrid creative content for all screen sizes. Focusing on charismatic characters, universal stories and smooth delivery, the company delivers punchy, addictive content. Projects include Mom vs Matchmaker and the travel series Discovering Routes.

For more information about “No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave” or Go Button Media, please contact:
Daniel Oron
daniel@gobuttonmedia.com
416-570-0057

November 3, 2017