Tag: press

  • EW – Call Me Mother season 2 cast of drag queens, kings, and nonbinary artists is here to serve

    EW – Call Me Mother season 2 cast of drag queens, kings, and nonbinary artists is here to serve

    EW exclusively reveals the new cast set to compete for RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Miss Peppermint, Crystal, and legendary performer Barbada.

    A new generation of legendary children is ready to shake what their mamas gave them on Call Me Mother season 2.

    EW can exclusively reveal the 15-strong cast of Canadian drag queens, kings, and nonbinary performers set to appear on the second season of OutTV’s reality competition series, which also welcomes back returning house mothers Miss Peppermint (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Crystal (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK), and legendary performer Barbada de Barbades to oversee the contest.

    The roster includes a queen who hilariously describes herself as the “fashion slut princess of Toronto,” while another participant works as a television weather reporter by day.

    Read more on Entertainment Weekly.

  • Realscreen: German distributor Autentic orders new factual series from Go Button Media

    German distributor and prodco Autentic has commissioned four factual series from Toronto’s Go Button Media, expanding their existing partnership.

    The Munich-based company will help finance the series and trigger additional funding as the commissioner. Autentic will, in turn, hold exclusive territory rights and worldwide distribution rights.

    The four titles are Deadly Science (6 x 52 min.; pictured), about scientists who have died in the pursuit of knowledge, such as Marie Curie; Mapping Disaster (6 x 52 min.), which explores how catastrophes might be avoided in the future; Spies that Mapped the World (4 x 47 min.), about conspiracies around the Cold War; and a second season of Colossal Machines (6 x 45 min.), which looks at the inner workings of large-scale machinery. All four series will be produced this year.

    The first season of Colossal Machines was acquired by Super Channel for broadcast in Canada. The channel has also served as a commissioner for Go Button Media, ordering original series such as Secret Nazi Expeditions and Forgotten Frontlines.

    “The cooperation with Go Button is one of the best examples for our content strategy, as it confirms how valuable it is for us to build long-term partnerships for our channel business as well as our production and distribution activities,” said Alexandra Böhm, Autentic’s head of international coproduction, in a statement.

    “Our continued expanding relationship with Autentic not only strengthens our global business, it also fuels our creative output by challenging us to develop and produce exciting new angles on high demand genres,” added Go Button Media executive producer Daniel Oron.

    By Kelly Townsend, Playback Media

    Read more on realscreen.com

  • Colossal Machines Pre-Bought by National Geographic

    Colossal Machines Pre-Bought by National Geographic

    National Geographic, France’s RMC Découverte and SRF Switzerland are among the broadcasters to pick up new factual content following deals with Germany’s Autentic Distribution.

    The 6 x 45-minute Colossal Machines has been pre-bought by National Geographic. The science series, about some of the world’s largest machines, which is produced by Go Button Media and Autentic, will be available on the service worldwide, except for German-speaking territories and the US.

    In the German-speaking territories, the show will be available on SPIEGEL Geschichte and ServusTV.

    Read more on TBIVision.com.

  • OUTtv renews most-watched original Call Me Mother for second season

    OUTtv renews most-watched original Call Me Mother for second season

    Canadian LGBTQ+ channel and streamer OUTtv has renewed Call Me Mother, its competition reality series in which renowned drag performers adopt and mentor the next generation of drag talent.

    The show, hosted by Dallas Dixon, sees contestants battle it out over the course of eight weeks for the title of First Child of Drag and various prizes. Drag mothers Miss Peppermint, Crystal and Barbada served as mentors in the first season, each one overseeing a different ‘house’ and deciding which performers stay in the competition.

    Produced by Toronto-based Go Button Media and OUTtv in association with RedFlame TV, the format made its debut in October and has gone on to become OUTtv’s most watched original series.

    Read more on C21 Media.

  • Canada’s Super Channel pushes Go Button for factual originals

    Canada’s Super Channel pushes Go Button for factual originals

    Canadian pay-tv channel Super Channel Fuse has ordered two new factual docuseries and acquired two others, all from local producer Go Button Media.

    The two new commissions, Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead and Secret Societies: In The Shadows, are set to debut next year, while acquisitions The Animal Within and Colossal Machines will receive their premieres in December and January, respectively.

    Super Channel Original Mysteries of the Ancient Dead (6 x 60-minutes) will investigate the secrets of ancient civilisations, exploring complex religious beliefs, strange ceremonies and bizarre rituals around death and the afterlife. It will be distributed internationally by Bossa Nova.

    Secret Societies: In the Shadows (6 x 60-minutes), meanwhile, will look at the mysterious purposes of secret societies, revealing everything from dark ceremonies and hidden rituals to fraternal orders and blood oaths. The series will be distributed by DCD Rights.

    Read more on Television Business International.

  • 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