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International TV players trek to the Rockies
The 29th edition of the Banff World Television Festival (June 8-11) has brought back the mountain-view barbecue, complete with bonfires around which city slickers can drink and dance the night away at festival’s end. But before delegates don cowboy hats to celebrate the dizzying 360-panorama of the Canadian Rockies and their deal-making, the mood in Banff promises to be more austere, as broadcasters continue to recover from the U.S. writers’ strike and ratings dips for some popular U.S. network series.
nextMEDIA 2008: Conference finds value in digital content
It’s nextMEDIA time again, when nearly 400 digital media mavens converge on Banff, June 6-8, to buzz about this brave newfangled world of ‘content creation,’ ‘multiplatform strategy,’ ‘convergence’ and ‘viable business models.’
nextMEDIA 2008: Canada’s digital media giants
Canada is one of the leading digital territories in the world, with the Internet quickly gaining on TV and radio in terms of how much time Canadians spend on them, according to a CRTC report.
Six must-attend panels and events
Shifting through this year’s Banff World Television Festival schedule is a bit like going to a candy shop – the menu’s so sweet that it’s hard to decide exactly what to sample. Below are six sessions that are sure to make your festival a real educational treat.
Butt tickled to join his heroes
Brent Butt is humbled to find himself in the company of comedy legends such as John Candy, Bob Newhart and John Cleese – all previous winners of The Comedy Network Sir Peter Ustinov Award for outstanding comedic contribution.
Milos humbled by award of excellence
For actress Sofia Milos, there was no better person to deliver the news that she would receive the Banff Television Award of Excellence this year than Peter Raymont, her executive producer on the CBC series The Border.
Which is the Best Canadian?
The Canadian productions and copros below are nominated in the international categories at the 2008 Banff World Television Awards, to be presented on June 9.
Actress to exec produce and star in HBO’s Sensitive Skin
Sex and the City costar Kim Cattrall is set to star in Sensitive Skin, another HBO sex-themed comedy series set in New York City.
Docs tie as Banff’s Best Canadians
Up the Yangtze and Real Superhumans share Playback‘s best Canadian prize at the Rockies, while U.S./Japan doc about the atomic bomb snags overall bragging rights
Fox buys Little Mosque
Studio takes format rights for hit sitcom, paving way for an American version
Brits enter Temple
BBC Worldwide takes 25% stake in Toronto shop, which gets first-look on Canadian format rights
CTV scoops Hockey Theme
Efforts by CBC to restart talks cut short by surprise save, dealing enormous blow to Hockey Night in Canada. Anthem to play on TSN, RDS and in 2010 Olympics coverage
CRTC boss explains CTF split
Separate boards necessary to run public and private sides, says von Finckenstein
JumpTV merges with NeuLion
Companies come together looking to create Internet TV giant
Crosby drives audience for CBC, RDS
Nova Scotia native and Pittsburgh captain did not get to hoist Stanley Cup in his first NHL final, but helped push viewers to CBC and RDS
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