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  • Autentic Takes On Go Button Titles

    Go Button Media has inked a deal with Autentic and Canadian broadcast partner Super Channel for several titles, including Secrets of Ancient Structures.

    The collaboration includes the delivery of six series, each six hours in duration, over the next three years. Autentic will handle the titles’ global distribution outside of Canada.

    The first greenlit title is Secrets of Ancient Structures, which takes viewers around the globe and across time to examine some of the most remarkable achievements by ancient civilizations—from medieval fortresses that reached for the heavens to crypts and catacombs that plumbed the unexplored depths of the Earth.

    Secrets of Ancient Structures will be delivered in the summer of 2025) with international distribution (excluding Canada) handled by Autentic Distribution.

    Daniel Oron, co-founder and executive producer at Go Button Media, commented:

    “Being a boutique production company during a decline in the worldwide industry is challenging. However, we’ve been able to evolve a strategic approach that has allowed us to grow and continue to produce creative and impactful factual content that meets the programming needs of our valued clients.

    From The Animal Within, our very first series for Autentic, we knew we had found an entirely compatible business partner who enjoyed collaborating as much as we, and Super Channel, do. We are thrilled to be working on this new slate together and to jumpstart production following the greenlight for Secrets of Ancient Structures.”

    Dr. Patrick Hörl, managing director at Autentic, said: “We take great pride in consistently delivering high-quality content to the international market and collaborating with the very best partners to achieve this. Go Button’s previous productions have performed exceptionally well globally, so extending our partnership with this longer-term deal was a natural choice, ensuring a steady stream of engaging programming over the next three years. What truly distinguishes this collaboration is the excellent cooperation in the editorial process, and we deeply appreciate the creative vision and storytelling expertise that the team at Go Button brings to every project. We’re excited to work with them and Super Channel on these upcoming projects and to bring them to a wide international audience.”

    Kim Ball, chief content officer at Super Channel, added: “Whatever the subject, Go Button never fails to deliver engaging factual series that entertain and inform. We are excited to come onboard for this new content slate and look forward to working with the Go Button and Autentic teams again to explore some fascinating new topics.”

  • Go Button strikes slate deal with Autentic and Super Channel for new series

    Toronto-based prodco Go Button Media has struck a new slate deal with factual distributor and producer Autentic and Super Channel, Go Button’s long-standing Canadian broadcast partner, for the delivery of six series, each six hours long, over the next three years.

    According to a release announcing the deal, the agreement is intended to encourage cost efficiencies in production and operations while ensuring that the budget stays on screen, guaranteeing an effective and creative pipeline for all three partners. The deal will leverage Go Button’s expertise in producing science, wildlife, history and engineering content while also capitalizing on Autentic’s experience in both the editorial development and international distribution of factual content. 

    The first greenlit title under the deal is Secrets of Ancient Structures (pictured, 6 x 60 min.), which examines some of the most remarkable achievements by ancient civilizations, from huge medieval fortresses to deep crypts and catacombs. The series will seek to dispel myths and unravel mysteries by piecing together clues from modern science and ancient artifacts. 

    Secrets of Ancient Structures will deliver in summer 2025, with Autentic handling international distribution outside of Canada.

  • BossaNova Media Orders More Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead

    BossaNova Media Orders More Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead

    BossaNova Media has greenlit a second six-hour season of Go Button Media’s Mysteries of the Ancient Dead.

    The new season will feature three stories in each episode that reveal ancient civilizations’ attitudes toward death. It will cover the Nubian mini pyramids in Sudan, which allowed common people to be buried like pharaohs; the hanging burials of the Igorot tribe in Sagada in the Philippines, where coffins have been mounted in vertical graveyards for thousands of years; and more.

    It will also explore the ancient Kurgan burial mounds for the rider-nomads of the Russian steppe and the cave child burials in Makpan, Indonesia, which involve strange post-mortem rituals.

    The second season sees Canadian partner Super Channel return as commissioning broadcaster. BossaNova Media handles international distribution outside of Canada. The new season is set for delivery later in 2024.

    “BossaNova’s first commission was Mysteries of the Ancient Dead back in 2022, as we could see that Go Button understood how to make it look top class, execute on time and on budget,” said Paul Heaney, CEO of BossaNova. “Second time around, we’re looking forward to more of the same! The team at Go Button is a polished operation that we trust.”

    Daniel Oron, co-founder and executive producer at Go Button Media, commented,

    “With its compelling combination of science, mystery and ancient history, Mysteries of the Ancient Dead proved an extremely popular series and sold to many broadcasters, including ZDF in Germany and A+E Networks in the U.K. We thoroughly enjoy collaborating with Paul and the BossaNova team, and with science and history such established sweet spots for Go Button, we are thrilled to get this green light for a second season. BossaNova has fast gained a reputation for creating premium originals with wide-ranging appeal, so we are excited to produce additional content for its growing slate and proud to call them a partner.”

    “Mysteries of the Ancient Dead has been a strong addition to our factual slate, and we had no hesitation in bringing another season of this compelling series to our viewers as part of our ongoing partnership with Go Button Media,” added Kim Ball, chief content officer at Super Channel. “Go Button consistently delivers high-quality, intriguing content, and this new season is sure to be no exception.”

    Read more on Worldscreen.com.

  • Off the Fence Closes History Slate Sales

    Off the Fence Closes History Slate Sales

    The international distribution arm of the factual content specialist Off the Fence (OTF) has closed a string of sales with broadcasters and platforms around the world for its history-based catalog.

    ZDFinfo and Sky Germany have acquired Cursed Histories, which is the second project to be launched internationally from OTF’s six-series factual partnership with Canada’s Super Channel and Go Button Media. The series explores puzzling and unnerving locations, icons and events that are seemingly cursed.

    Read more at Worldscreen.com.

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

    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.

  • Videoage: BossaNova Inks German Sales

    Videoage: BossaNova Inks German Sales

    London-based BossaNova Media has closed deals for more than 80 hours of its factual titles with three of Germany’s broadcasters.

    ZDF has acquired BossaNova original series Mysteries of the Ancient Dead, produced for Super Channel Canada by Go Button Media. The six-part series considers a question that has intrigued humanity since the dawn of time: what happens to us when we die?

    Read More on Videoageinternational.net.