Banff World Television Festival recognizes BBC for outstanding achievement

TORONTO – The British Broadcasting Corp. has been named the recipient of the Banff World Television Festival’s 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award for its “high-quality programming and overall contribution to the television industry.” The award will be presented during the TV festival on June 10 at the Fairmount Springs in Banff, Alberta. BBC Director General Mark Thompson will accept the award. He will also take part in a Question and Answer session at the close of nextMedia – The Future of Digital Content, the new media conference, also held in Banff that wraps June 10. I am particularly pleased for the...