Banff World Media Festival Names NBCUniversal 2018 Company of Distinction

The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) today proudly announced that NBCUniversal will be honoured as the Company of Distinction at this year's annual festival, scheduled from June 10-13 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Canada. As BANFF's Company of Distinction, NBCUniversal - one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience - will be a focal point during the festival's four-day program and receive the Company of Distinction award at BANFF's Rockie Awards Gala on Tuesday, June 12.

BANFF's Company of Distinction program, which was introduced in 2013, annually recognizes a company demonstrating significant leadership in the world of screen-based entertainment. Past recipients of this award include CBS Corporation, Lionsgate Entertainment, A+E Networks, HBO and the Disney | ABC Television Group.

"We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate NBCUniversal as the 2018 Company of Distinction. Year after year, they continue to lead the way with innovative and creative programming for audiences around the world. On behalf of everyone at the Banff World Media Festival, it gives us great pleasure to honour them with this well-deserved recognition and we are looking forward to shining a spotlight on them and the brilliant work they do across all of their platforms," said John Morayniss, Chairman of the Banff Foundation Board of Directors and Co-President, Film, Television and Digital, Entertainment One.

"We are grateful for this prestigious honour and for the opportunity to showcase the breadth of our world-class portfolio to a global audience in the beautiful setting of Banff," commented Kevin MacLellan, Chairman, Global Distribution & International, NBCUniversal.

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