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  • Moms and Matchmaker Battle It Out in a Returning Season

    Moms and Matchmaker Battle It Out in a Returning Season

    Myx TV, a network targeting Asian-American viewers, has renewed Mom vs. Matchmaker for a second season, set to premiere March 14

    Mom vs. Matchmaker is a series focused on finding the perfect match for millennials. Matchmaking professional Carmelia 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.

    On the season two premiere, music producer Justin is ready for love. He prefers a creative, big-eyed girl with a “booty.” His mother claims he wants someone who resembles her. In the episode, his mom tries to find a nice girl who loves cooking, while Ray also looks for his perfect match.

    Mom vs. Matchmaker is produced by Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan for Go Button Media and Miguel Santos for Myx TV.

    Read More at hollywoodreporter.com

  • Go Button Media’s Mom vs Matchmaker headed to MyxTV

    Go Button Media’s Mom vs Matchmaker headed to MyxTV

    Post-production is underway on Toronto-based Go Button Media’s first commissioned project, Mom Vs. Matchmaker, an unscripted series backed by a dating service brand partner the producers hope will be ripe for co-viewing.

    The first season of the series includes six, half-hour episodes that will bow on U.S. channel Myx TV on May 3. Mom Vs. Matchmaker has also been picked up by Toronto-based Stornoway Communications, which operates digital specialty networks ichannel and The Pet Network, although an air date for the series in Canada has not yet been set. Myx TV, an Asian-American entertainment-focused channel carried by Comcast, Time Warner and DIRECTTV, is the commissioning broadcaster on the series. The series is executive produced by Go Button Media’s Daniel Oron, Natasha Ryan and Miguel Santos, general manager of Myx TV.

    Read more at playbackonline.ca

  • MMA, Matchmaking Series on Myx’s 2016 Slate

    MMA, Matchmaking Series on Myx’s 2016 Slate

    Mixed martial arts and a matchmaker who battles moms are part of the 2016 programming slate for Myx TV, the Asian-American focused cable and satellite channel.

    With new original series “Mom vs. Matchmaker,” professional matchmaker Carmelia Ray (pictured) will go head-to-head with opinionated mothers as she finds the perfect mate for their single children. Produced by Go Button Media and Myx TV, the executive producers are Daniel Oron and Natasha Ryan for Go Button and Miguel Santos for Myx TV.

    “‘Mom vs. Matchmaker’ challenges the old ‘mother knows best’ saying by testing a mother’s instinct against a professional matchmaker’s cutting-edge expertise,” said Santos, g.m. of Myx TV. “With a child’s future happiness on the line, the emotions run high, and Myx TV audiences will see the drama that goes into making the perfect match.”

    Read more at variety.com