Tag: MyxTV

  • “Mom vs Matchmaker” wins Remi Best Reality-Based Program

    “Mom vs Matchmaker” wins Remi Best Reality-Based Program

    Myx TV, the leading English-language Asian American entertainment network, continued its winning season this year when its show, Mom vs. Matchmaker, won the Platinum Remi Award at 51st annual WorldFest for Best Reality-Based Program in Houston, Texas.

    Mom vs. Matchmaker is a series focused on finding the perfect match for millennials. Matchmaking professionalCarmelia Ray challenges the mothers of the contestants in finding a suitable date for their kid. Each will set up a date in the hopes that their pick will be chosen. The singles find out at the end of the episode who prepared which date.

    Founded over 50 years ago as an international film society, WorldFest became the third competitive international film festival in North America, following San Francisco and New York. It is also the oldest independent film and video festival in the world.  As one of the oldest and largest film and video competitions globally, it drew over 4,500 entries from over 43 countries this year. Only 10 to 15 percent of entries were awarded a Remi.

    Festival winners have at least passed what WorldFest founder and organizer Hunter Todd called as the “egg timer test”. Long films were given a 10-minute view test, shorter works a five-minute test.  Some entries didn’t even make the one-minute mark.

    Mom vs Matchmaker is produced by Go Button Media with Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan as executive producers.  Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos is executive producer for Myx TV.  The show is distributed by Electus International.  It is now seen in 84 countries.

    Earlier this year, Myx TV nabbed finalist nods for its shows, Discovering Routes and My Motto: Veterans Edition at the 2018 Cynopsis Short Form Video Festival & Conference, and for My Motto: Veterans Edition, another finalist slot in the Digital Media-Short Form category at the 2018 National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) Vision Awards, presented in partnership with NAMIC Southern California.

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    Media Contact:

    NERISSA M. FERNANDEZ
    Global Head, ABS-CBN Global Corporate Affairs & PR
    Regional Head, North & Latin America Corp Affairs & PR
    ABS-CBN International
    2001 Junipero Serra Blvd., Ste 200
    Daly City, CA 94014
    nfernandez@abs-cbni.com
    OFFICE: 650.508.6032
    MOBILE: 650.455.8616

  • “Discovering Routes” Scores Big Wins at the Cablefax Digital & Tech Awards

    “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.

    Bucket List Family TV Show
    “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.

    Discovering Routes
    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

  • Carmelia Ray breaks down Dating Lingo on SiriusXM Canada

    Carmelia Ray breaks down Dating Lingo on SiriusXM Canada

    Mom vs Matchmaker‘s Online Dating Expert and Dating Coach Carmelia Ray on Sirius XM Canada’s The Breakdown.

    Carmelia shares online dating tips like how to pick a good profile picture, as well as new dating lingo including: ghosting, zombieing, haunting, monkeying, deep-liking and much, much more! Listen to the recording below to get up to date with today’s dating language!

  • Myx TV Nabs Finalist Nods at 2018 Cynopsis Short Form Video Awards

    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

  • Talking online dating with celebrity matchmaker Carmelia Ray

    Talking online dating with celebrity matchmaker Carmelia Ray

    Online dating and matchmaking expert Carmelia Ray joins Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan with advice for the online dating world.

    Carmelia Ray has been playing cupid for 25 years.

    Based in Toronto, she’s paired high-profile singles through collaborations with other matchmakers in Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver.

    Ray also stars in the reality dating show Mom vs Matchmaker, where she is pitted against the mothers of singles. Ray’s choices are used over half of the time.

    Read more on Global News

  • Millennials Find Love In ‘Mom vs Matchmaker’ — Joins RTM

    Millennials Find Love In ‘Mom vs Matchmaker’ — Joins RTM

    You’ve heard the phrase “momma knows best” probably too many times to count but have you put it to the test? Millennials have decided to take that step in the Myx TV show “Mom vs Matchmaker.” Professional matchmaker Carmelia Ray has found people love for the last 24 years but now she has one challenge….Go up against mom. With each new episode comes another new mom and kid combination eager to find the best match. So, mom must find a love interest to match their son or daughter’s wishes while Carmelia finds another. Who’s match will they choose in the end? Will mom prevail?

    Carmelia joins our RightThisMinute hosts vis Skype to share all the drama and excitement of working with moms and the fulfillment that comes with leading people to love. You can catch the latest episodes of “Mom vs Matchmaker” on Tuesdays on Myx TV at 8/7c or stream Wednesdays on their website!

    Watch the segment at rightthisminute.com