Tag: non-fiction

OUTtv commissions GBM’s Sense Appeal

OUTtv, Canada’s LGBTQ network, has commissioned three new series including a dating show, a search for a male underwear model and a fitness program.

The new titles include Sense Appeal from Go Button Media, The Whole Package from Convergent Entertainment and He’s Fit! from Hey Qween.

Go Button Media’s Sense Appeal (10 x 30 minutes) is a studio-based dating series that tests all five senses when it comes to choosing a partner. In each episode, singletons get to test the five senses on their potential matches before picking just one of them to take out on a date.

Read about it on reelscreen.com.

April 5, 2018
“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
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“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
John Henry Phillips on BBC Suffolk (Audio)

John Henry Phillips on the sofa with Lesley Dolphin for BBC Suffolk talking about the search for a lost D-Day shipwreck.

“In the midst of all of the landings and the War, ships were dropping like flies, and so there wasn’t time to reflect and try to find out what happened. It was just forgotten about basically. With Patrick realizing that people do care about his story, and me asking him a few times, ‘Has anybody looked for your ship?’ and then realizing that there is no memorial for those men who died.” – John Henry Phillips

Listen to the BBC interview below:

December 18, 2017
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

November 22, 2017
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