BANFF – Juggernaut media company Disney|ABC Television Group will be honoured as the Company of Distinction at the 2017 Banff World Media Festival.
Disney|ABC manages all of The Walt Disney Company's, Disney and ABC-branded television properties, including ABC Television Network, ABC Studios, Disney Channels Worldwide and Freeform. Senior executives, showrunners and talent will be featured throughout the four-day event, and, as part of the Company of Distinction program, keynote presentations will be made by Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment; Patrick Moran, president ABC Studios; Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide; and Freeform president Tom Ascheim.
"Disney|ABC is an undisputed world leader in content creation and storytelling, demonstrating quality, excellence and success across their many brands and channels”, said John Morayniss, CEO of Entertainment One Television and chair of the Banff Foundation Board of Directors, in Monday’s announcement. “I know Banff delegates will share in our excitement to hear from their executives and celebrate such a deserving company."
The 38th annual Banff World Media Festival will take place June 11-14, 2017 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, AB.
