Tag: mysteries of the ancient dead

  • Four 2026 Canadian Screen Nominations

    Four 2026 Canadian Screen Nominations

    Go Button Media has been nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards.

    Thank you and congratulations to each and every member of our team for all of your hard work on each of these series.

    Pharaohs: Rise and Fall

    Best Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction
    Pharaohs: Rise & Fall

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    Best Original Music, Documentary
    Into The Universe

    Best Direction, Factual
    Cursed Histories

    MOTAD2 - Portrait

    Mysteries of the Ancient Dead
    Best History Documentary Program or Series

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Super Channel adding four new factual series from Go Button Media

    Super Channel adding four new factual series from Go Button Media

    EDMONTON — Super Channel announced today it is extending its partnership with Go Button Media to bring four new factual series from the Toronto-based production company to Super Channel Fuse.

    “The deal includes two new acquisitions, The Animal Within (6×44) premiering this month and Colossal Machines (6×44, above) premiering in January, as well as two new Super Channel Originals, Mysteries of the Ancient Dead and Secret Societies: In the Shadows, coming later in 2022,” reads a press release.

    In total, seven factual series from Go Button Media have been acquired or commissioned by Super Channel to date. These include Phantom Signals, which premiered in 2020, and Secret Nazi Expeditions and Forgotten Frontlines, both Super Channel original productions announced by Go Button Media earlier this year and slated to premiere in 2022.

    Read more on cartt.ca