Banff TV fest gets a new name

BANFF - The Banff World Television Festival has been renamed the Banff World Media Festival after formalizing a partnership with the nextMEDIA digital media conference.Organizers say that the festival’s new name and scope is “in keeping with the evolution of the industry”."This is an important step for the Festival, reflecting both the changing landscape of the media content industry, as well as the expanding breadth of delegates we welcome to the Rockies each year,” said Michael Hennessy, chairman of the festival’s foundation board of directors, in the announcement. “As we move forward, the Festival will continue to offer what has made this...