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15th October 2014

Banff World Media Festival Proudly Announces A+E Networks As 2015 Company Of Distinction

Banff World Media FestivalThe Company of Distinction Program is an opportunity for the Banff World Media Festival to pay homage to a prestigious company demonstrating significant leadership in the world of screen-based entertainment. As 2015’s Company of Distinction, A+E Networks’ executives, producers and talent will be featured throughout the four-day Festival, taking place from June 7-10, 2015 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.

Bates Motel

A & E’s The Bates Motel is filmed on location in BC

A+E Networks was founded in 1984 and began as two cable channels. Thirty years later, it leads the global entertainment industry with a portfolio of brands including A&E, History, Lifetime, H2, FYI, and LMN. A+E Networks’ premium content pushes boundaries, and crosses borders and platforms. With an original, fiery entrepreneurial spirit, the company reaches over 330 million viewers in more than 180 territories worldwide and 500 million digital users.

“We are very excited to be presented with this wonderful honor at BANFF,” said Sean Cohan, Executive Vice President, International for A+E Networks. “As one of the world’s leading television and digital media content events, BANFF’s entrepreneurial values align very closely with A+E Networks’, and we are thrilled to have our executives and talent attend this year’s Festival to celebrate how far we have come.”

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    3:25 am on October 15th, 2014

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  2. Banff Media Festival (@BanffMedia)
    12:41 am on October 16th, 2014

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