German factual producer and distributor Autentic is expanding its long-term partnership with Canadian prodco Go Button Media with the commission of four new series. All the shows are aimed at a global audience and will begin production this year, coming as Autentic seeks to expand its financing activities, by backing projects in the early stages of […]
Canadian factual prodco Go Button Media has made four promotions to bolsters its production and development teams. The move comes as the Toronto-based company prepares to more than double the number of hours produced in 2021 this year and includes the elevation of Robin Webster, previously director of development to VP of development and casting. […]
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 […]
Hollywood Suite to debut ‘No Roses On A Sailor’s Grave’ Canadian broadcaster Hollywood Suite has acquired Go Button Media’s documentary No Roses On A Sailor’s Grave for its global TV debut. CBC & Radio-Canada Distribution has also taken global distribution right for the 1 x 80-minute film, which tells the story of a lost World […]
The pandemic has forced the industry to pivot and adapt like never before, with innumerable lessons being learned along the way. Daniel Oron, co-founder at Canada’s Go Button Media, reflects on five experiences over the past 18 months that will remain with him as the industry slowly emerges to some sort of normality. Hitchcock wasn’t […]
Ample partners with Israeli filmmakers LA prodco Ample Entertainment has signed a first-look deal with Yotam Guendelman, Mika Timor and Ari Pines, the Israeli filmmakers behind Netflx’s true crime miniseries Shadow Of Truth. Under the agreement, Ample will work with the trio to develop and produce an unscripted slate of premium stranger-than-fiction films and series. […]
Autentic welcomes Go Button’s ‘Animal Within’ German factual channel and content business Autentic has commissioned a 4K show exploring the wonders of the animal world. The Animal Within (6 x 60-minutes) is from Canada’s Go Button Media and explores how centuries of evolution have created incredible over-achievers in the animal world. It will premiere on […]
Five Guys A Week format goes global TV2 in Denmark, and unannounced channels and platforms in Canada, Norway and Finland, have picked up format rights to UK prodco Label1’s reality dating show Five Guys A Week, following multiple deals by Fremantle. The series, which was originally commissioned for Channel 4 in the UK, was also […]
