TORONTO (August 1, 2023) – CASH CAB, Castlewood Productions’ Canadian version of the Emmy Award winning game show format is coming to America. AXS TV, the premier music-oriented broadcaster seen in more than 35-million American households, has acquired the rights to over one hundred episodes of CASH CAB, featuring comedian (and licensed taxi driver) Adam Growe. Castlewood’s President and Executive Producer Andrew Burnstein says this is a feather in the cap for Canadian producers, “We’re thrilled that Anthem Sports & Entertainment thought our show was special enough for it’s audience. We are confident the American viewers will embrace Adam and the production just as Canadian audience have since 2008, when we first started making Cash Cab.” For more click on the AXS TV Press Release.
(TORONTO – April, 2020) Castlewood Productions is proud to announce that its award-winning documentary YOU’RE SOAKING IN IT will be featured as part of HOT DOCS at Home broadcast on CBC Gem and CBC-TV Documentary Channel. As you may have heard Hot Docs 2020 has been postponed this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, documentary Channel, CBC, and Hot Docs are launching an exciting initiative to give Canadian audiences the opportunity to see some of the amazing films that have been in the festival in past years – and 7 that were supposed to Premiere at this year’s festival will now have their premieres on CBC instead.
In 2020, more than ever, the issues of digital privacy, data mining, and targeted advertising are becoming priorities that impact almost every aspect of our lives. Castlewood’s founder and President Andrew Burnstein is the film’s executive producer, and the feature documentary was directed by award-winning filmmaker Scott Harper (Clara’s Big Ride, The Secret Life of Pigeons, The Age of Anxiety).
Executive Producer Andrew Burnstein says audiences will be shocked, “If you think you know about big data, think again. This film will open your eyes to what even industry insiders call ‘the wild west’ of advertising, a whole new, deeper level of personal profiling and targeting, all aimed at knowing you better than you know yourself.” Is it good, bad, invasive, convenient – or, simply the price we pay for a free internet?
What was quaint is now quantifiable. What was once best guesses and creative leaps is now precise, targeted surveillance and ‘Big Data,’ rooted in hard science, complicated math and artificial intelligence. The data used to make ads now is often very personal information tailored to influence you at the precise moment you are most ready to spend. Depending on your personal view, this could either be the height of convenience … or a frightening end to private, respectful society.
It’s been a special summer for Brandmade.tv – In June Castlewood’s own branded content YouTube Channel reached a YouTube milestone that very few YouTube channels achieve – 100,000 verified subscribers. Andrew Burnstein, founder and creator of both Castlewood Productions and Brandmade.tv says it’s an honour to be acknowledged and added, “In the current world of fragmented audiences and multiple choices for video entertainment it’s really astonishing and humbling that so many people – a real community – have come to Brandmade.tv for it’s vibrant and interesting content.
In a letter to Brandmade.tv creator Andrew Burnstein,
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki wrote, “You achieved this milestone with hard work,
perseverance and probably a healthy sense of humor too. What you’ve
accomplished can’t be taken away from you.”
The numbers are staggering – Since its kick-off in January
2016 Brandmade.tv has had more than 18-million views, 69-million minutes
watched, and continues to grow daily. As of September 15, 2019 has over 107k
subscribers.
The next goal – The Gold Creator Award – given to YouTube creators
who reach 1-million subscribers.
BRANDMADE.TV – Castlewood’s own branded content YouTube Channel has now reached the 100,000 subscriber mark and earned YouTube’s coveted ‘Silver Play Button’. Showcasing how great brands make their great products, BRANDMADE.TV is all about the ‘how-to’ and history of how those great products are manufactured. BRANDMADE.TV’s founder and Executive Producer Andrew Burnstein says he’s humbled and very proud of the channel’s achievement, “In the past few years there has been a tidal wave of social media content, but BRANDMADE.TV has found a large and loyal community – a viewership that watches our content regularly for long and continuous periods of time. This is unusual in the normally fickle world of online content and it says a lot about the quality of BRANDMADE.TV.” Burnstein says that plans are in the works for continued growth and expansion into online retail and more online entertainment and social platforms. In addition to YouTube, Brandmade.TV is currently accessible online via their website, and on most social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Castlewood Productions’ own YouTube channel Brandmade.TV reached a 50-million minute milestone at New Years. Only 2 years on YouTube and the manufacturing media channel already has over 50-million minutes viewed and over 13-million unique views. Company President Andrew Burnstein is thrilled at the success, “I really couldn’t have expected any better, and I’m pumped going into 2019 that Brandmade’s audience will only increase”. The YouTube channel has recently been linked to an expanded Brandmade.tv website that offers fans an opportunity to purchase the products seen in the amazing videos.
