Disney-ABC to receive Banff honour

Organisers of the 38th Banff World Media Festival have named Disney-ABC Television Group as its Company of Distinction for 2017.

Channing Dungey

The announcement means that Disney-ABC executives, showrunners and talent will be featured throughout Banff, which takes place between June 11 and 14 2017 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta.

The event will feature keynote presentations from Disney-ABC, including Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment; Patrick Moran, president of ABC Studios; Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer of Disney Channels Worldwide; and Tom Ascheim, president of Freeform.

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.

“Banff is honoured to be featuring Disney-ABC as its Company of Distinction in 2017,” said John Morayniss, CEO of Entertainment One Television and chair of the Banff Foundation board of directors.

“Disney-ABC is an undisputed world leader in content creation and storytelling, demonstrating quality, excellence and success across their many brands and channels. I know Banff delegates will share in our excitement to hear from their executives and celebrate such a deserving company.”

The first Company of Distinction winner was CBS Corp in 2013, followed by Lionsgate Entertainment in 2014, A+E Networks in 2015 and HBO in 2016.