Michael MacMillan to receive CAB Gold Ribbon

OTTAWA - Michael MacMillan, executive chairman of Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. has been chosen as the recipient of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ 2005 Gold Ribbon Award for Broadcast Excellence, the association announced today. “The award honours truly outstanding service to Canadian private broadcasting, and recognizes exceptional human qualities and practical, innovative achievements that reflect a genuine concern for the highest broadcasting standards,” says the press release. MacMillan (left) has spent his career in private broadcasting and film production. In 1978, he co-founded Atlantis Films Limited, which later became Atlantis Communications Inc. In 1998, Atlantis Communications Inc. purchased with Alliance...