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From left to right, Myx TV General Manager and Executive Producer Miguel Santos who moderated the talk, The Real co-host Jeannie Mai, director/showrunner of Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Kulap Vilaysack, showrunner/writer of The Killing and Seven Seconds Veena Sud, and casting director Howard Meltzer, CSA, at “The State of Asian American Representation in Hollywood” event at the Television Academy. (Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Asian Americans Call for a Movement To Represent in Hollywood
Myx TV joins speakers at the Television Academy’s talk on “The State of Asian American Representation in Hollywood”
in advocating for inclusion and diversity in mainstream entertainment
“I feel sometimes so frustrated because it’s like the rest of America is more advanced than what we see on our screen.” – Veena Sud
LOS ANGELES, CA, May 22, 2018 – The statement as reported by Variety from Veena Sud, the creator of the AMC American crime drama TV series, “The Killing”, whose premiere ranked as the second-highest original series premiere for AMC, was as realistic as it could get:
“As a showrunner, I can pitch any story, but if it doesn’t sell it doesn’t get on the air. So I can go ahead and pitch every Filipino [or] Indian story known on the face of the Earth, but if it doesn’t sell, it doesn’t matter. And so there is a radical sea-change necessary, not only in our group represented here but in the entire industry,” Sud said.
This Asian American Heritage Month, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences or The Television Academy – the organization that brings the Emmys to the world – organized a timely talk that provided a voice for the valid concerns and sentiments of the likes of Sud, a well-known Asian American showrunner and writer in Hollywood.
Myx TV, the leading English-language Asian American entertainment network, represented at this critical discussion with Myx TV General Manager and Executive Producer Miguel Santos moderating the event which was held at the Governors Room of the Saban Media Center at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.
Joining Santos and Sud in the panel are casting agent Howard Meltzer, CSA, director/showrunner Kulap Vilaysack of “Bajillion Dollar Propertie$” formerly on NBCUniversal’s Seeso network and now on Amazon, and co-host Jeannie Mai of the talk show, “The Real” on Fox.
WE NEED TO UNITE; OUR VOICE NEEDS TO BE LOUD
In the same story from Variety, Sud added: “[We can’t lose] sight that this has to be a movement. We can knock on the door until our hands fall off, but if those shows are not being greenlit and those writers are not being hired [nothing will change].”
Mai, for her part, said that the way she does it – and advises others to do it – is to be loud and aggressive about having her voice heard and going for what she wants.
“One time I was at an event with Eva Longoria, and she has done an amazing amount of work for her community through her organizations,” Mai said, noting that although she, too, tries to bring the Asian community together, she finds that they tend to isolate and segregate themselves, “with Koreans hanging out with Koreans, Indians hanging out together, Vietnamese hanging out together.”
Mai asked Longoria how she got everyone to come together to show support for each other, “and she said, ‘Girl, my people are just loud,'” Mai recalled.
“I applaud the African-Americans and the Latin Americans right now. They’re so good at being vocal and being prominent about what the problem is,” Mai continued. “As much as we can speak up here, it’s not a noise. And this helps, but it needs to be amplified.”
WE ARE ONE BUT NOT THE SAME
Meltzer – a casting director working mostly in television comedies -- was quoted by Variety that he is just looking for “the funniest person,” regardless of ethnicity. But he has been fortunate that he has had relationships with network, primarily the Disney Channel, that champions such race-blind casting.
Vilaysack has had experience both in front of and behind the camera, and she acknowledged a trend of getting a lot of auditions for “quirky” roles that were written to be Asian.
“I looked around [in the waiting room] and I saw diversity, but on the casting side I knew that people just saw us all the same, and I think that’s a mistake,” Vilaysack said.
Sud added that the “specificity of each of our stories and where we come from — not only our ethnicity but where we grew up, our friends, how we fall in love” is so interesting, yet there are still few chances to explore it on-screen.
“I feel sometimes so frustrated because it’s like the rest of America is more advanced than what we see on our screen,” Sud added.
CHANGE AND HOPE ON THE HORIZON
A step toward that change, Sud suggested, would be an Asian-American committee inside the Television Academy — an opportunity for the community to get together as a group talk about the issues they face and the change they want to see.
And Sud believes the fact that there is more real estate now, thanks to such digital platforms, is what will allow for the most change.
“Now instead of the stranglehold of yesteryear of three channels or 10 channels — such small real estate that it’s selfishly guarded and protected to just say a few stories that appeal to the broadest audience possible, now with streaming we’re seeing the possibility. We’re seeing it opening. So right now I think our responsibilities as people behind the camera, in front of the camera, as people in the Academy who have the power is to continue these conversations and really press into this issue,” Sud said.
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Matchmaking professional Carmelia Ray challenges moms in finding suitable dates for their millennial children
In “Mom vs Matchmaker” on Myx TV. The series is now seen in over 84 countries.
Myx TV’s “Mom vs Matchmaker” wins
for Best Reality-Based Program in WorldFest Houston
LOS ANGELES, CA, May 10, 2018 – 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 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.
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 isdistributed by Electus International. It is now seen in over 84countries.
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.
Myx TV GM Miguel Santos tapped to moderate The Television Academy’s
“The State of Asian American Representation in Hollywood”
LOS ANGELES, CA, May 2, 2018 – As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month kicks off this May, Myx TV, the leading English-language Asian American entertainment network, represents strongly with Myx TV General Manager and Executive Producer Miguel Santos set to moderate a huge talk event organized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences or The Television Academy – the organization that brings the Emmys to the world.
Come May 16, 2018 at 7pm at the Governors Room of the Saban Media Center at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California, Santos will moderate “The State of Asian American Representation in Hollywood”.
The featured panelists are Howard Meltzer, CSA, Showrunner/Writer Veena Sud, and Director/Showrunner Kulap Vilaysack. The talk is only open to Television Academy members.
In recent years, people have seen the first primetime Emmy wins for writers and performers of Asian descent with Riz Ahmed, Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang, and Archie Panjabi, and there are more performers of Asian descent on television than ever before. However, while there are increased on-camera opportunities for AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) performers, their storylines remain limited. There is a large representation gap behind the camera as well.
As the entire U.S. celebrates Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, panelists from across television platforms and professions will discuss the state of Asian American voices in the industry. The conversation will be centered on performers, storytellers, casting and where we go from here for better representation in television.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1946 — just one month after network television was born. It is a nonprofit organization devoted to the advancement of telecommunication arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunication industry.
The Television Academy, the only major organization devoted to the television and broadband screen entertainment industry, is made up of over 24,000 members, representing 30 professional peer groups, including performers, directors, producers, art directors and various other artisans, technicians and executives.
The Television Academy recognizes excellence through its many annual award programs:
The Primetime Emmy Awards, telecast prior to the fall television premiere season, is the flagship event for which the Television Academy is best known.
Netflix Picks Up Myx TV’s “The Doll Life”
Premieres Internationally Today
LOS ANGELES, CA, February 28, 2018 – Myx TV, the leading English-language Asian American entertainment network, scored another milestone this February. Netflix picked up its show, “The Doll Life”, which premieres on February 28 in Canada, U.K., South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and India.
This is the second show in just two months that Netflix, the world’s leading video streaming service, decided to carry a show from Myx TV. The first one in January is “Eat Your Words” by Thirsty Tiger Television with Valerie Chow and Stephen Goestch as executive producers and Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos as executive producer for the network.
“The Doll Life” is from the same producers of “Eat Your Words”. Its distributor is Banijay Rights. It premiered in 2015 on Myx TV. Here was how Realscreen.com described it then:
“…Myx TV has ordered the docuseries, ‘The Doll Life’, which delves into the Japanese ‘living doll’ clothing brand Dolldelight.
Produced by Thirsty Tiger Television, the series is a spin-off of the net’s docuseries, ‘I’m Asian American and…’, and follows designer Cyril Lumboy and her ‘House Dolls’ -– women made up into real-life versions of dolls -– as they grow the brand while juggling personal lives.”
“The Doll Life” is thoroughly watchable entertainment where viewers are invited to follow Cyril and her team go through the chaos and drama of putting on fashion shows at Japanese pop culture conventions. This also leads to visual delights on screen.
The Daily Dot wrote: “…(there are) ‘dolly’ models, walking the runway on weekends for the growing U.S. version of Japan’s longstanding street fashion industry. Since the ’90s, the most well-known of these, Lolita, has spread through international anime culture along with dolly and other styles, featuring clothes that combine modern Tokyo fashion with cute vintage aesthetics. Lolita in particular is known for its ultra-feminine dresses, ruffles, bows, and rich fabrics you might find on an antique doll. At conventions around the country, fashion shows highlighting these styles are important ways of getting niche designers in front of their fanbases.”
“We’re very pleased that shows that aired on Myx TV a few years back are finding brand new audiences around the world,” said Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos. “I’m glad that Netflix continues to see something new and special in the body of work that first aired exclusively on our network.”
“The Doll Life” is the second TV series to be picked up by Netflix from Myx TV, a network owned and operated by ABS-CBN International, a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation which is the largest Filipino media and entertainment network in the world.
For more on Myx TV, visit https://myxtv.com/
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Myx TV ‘s “Cast Me!” Wins for Unique Concept at Reality TV Awards
LOS ANGELES, CA, February 26, 2018 – Following its nominations for Cynopsis Short Form Video Award for the shows, “Discovering Routes” and “My Motto: Veterans Edition”, Myx TV, the leading English-language Asian American entertainment network, continues its winning ways this year, winning recently in the Unique Concept category for its show, “Cast Me!”, at the 5th Reality Television Awards 2017. This was announced last week on Live.RTVAs.com and hosted by “American Ninja Warriors” host Matt Iseman. Other winners includeRuPaul’s Drag Race, America’s Got Talent, Vanderpump Rules, The Price is Right, Perez Hilton, and Leah Remini.
“Cast Me!” first aired on Myx TV in 2016. It is a 30-minute mash up of humor, drama and desperation set against the sizzling backdrop of Hollywood, California. Whether it’s the lead in a TV commercial or supporting part in a movie, in every episode audiences see the creative thinking of DK Casting’s owner David Kang, his ferociously honest casting Director Becky Wu, his hilarious Aussie import Ajay Rochester and the phenomenally flamboyant former child star Germán Legarreta, as they run castings for two very different clients and roles. The show was executive produced by Harlan Freedman, Kang, Charles Kim and Raymond Watt. Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos executive produced for Myx TV.
WATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON YOUTUBE HERE
“Cast Me!” won in the Unique Concept category. The finalists were:
Better Late Than Never – NBC
Bong Appetit – Viceland
Cast Me! – Myx TV
Container Homes – HGTV
Everest Air – Travel Channel
Ex Isle – WEtv
Martha/Snoop Potluck Party – VH1
Almost two million votes were cast for over 125 reality shows submitted by networks and production companies for consideration in the 25 categories for the 5th Annual Reality TV Awards. The shows had to have aired more than half their season between January 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017.
The Reality TV Awards supports, examines and redefines the art of reality in media by rewarding excellence, encouraging experimentation and recognizing that the public is the heart of the media and entertainment industry. It embraces the spirit of fun and camaraderie which is an inherent part of what makes this industry great. It values the rich diversity of programming that puts reality in media on the leading edge of entertainment.
Myx TV is owned and operated by ABS-CBN International, a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation, the world’s largest Filipino media and entertainment network.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
NERISSA M. FERNANDEZ
Head, Global Corporate Affairs & PR
ABS-CBN International
2001 Junipero Serra Blvd., Ste 200
MOBILE: 650.455.8616
Netflix Picks Up Myx TV’s “Eat Your Words”
LOS ANGELES, CA, January 31, 2018 – Myx TV, the leading English-language Asian American entertainment network, scored a milestone this January. Netflix has ordered two seasons of the show, “Eat Your Words”, Myx TV’s food competition show that challenges participants to recreate dishes that they didn’t enjoy at a given restaurant.
“We’re very proud of this accomplishment,” said Myx TV General Manager Miguel Santos. “Myx TV has been producing reality shows of late that are out of the box and out of the ordinary. We offer a different palette of storytelling, perspective and experience that appeal across the board and I’m glad that Netflix saw something new and special in one of our works.”
“Eat Your Words” turns the table on internet food critics. Host Kara Birkenstock was quoted by Variety: “In the age of social media, anyone who goes to a restaurant thinks they’re food expert, and they’re happy to broadcast their picky opinion over the internet.”
The show then challenges the critics to cook the dish they negatively rated and be subjected to the evaluation of a panel of judges. If they score high, they get a gift certificate to the participating restaurant; if they score low, they have to apologize to the restaurant they critiqued and, well, “eat their words”.
“Eat Your Words” is the first TV series to be picked up by Netflix from Myx TV, a network owned and operated by ABS-CBN International, a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation which is the largest Filipino media and entertainment network in the world. It is also the first show picked up by Netflix from any ABS-CBN company.
You can watch “Eat Your Words” on Netflix at https://www.netflix.com/title/80207838 .
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MEDIA CONTACT:
NERISSA M. FERNANDEZ
Head, Global Corporate Affairs & PR
ABS-CBN International
2001 Junipero Serra Blvd., Ste 200
MOBILE: 650.455.8616
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