Virgin Exec to Give Banff/nextMEDIA Crossover Keynote

TORONTO, March 14: The
Banff World Television Festival (BWTVF) and nextMEDIA have confirmed Malcolm
Wall, the CEO of the content division for Virgin Media, to deliver the keynote
at this year’s Banff/nextMEDIA Crossover event, taking place June 8.

Wall joined Virgin Media
as the CEO of content in 2006 and is responsible for the day-to-day running of
the company’s content business. Prior to joining Virgin Media, Wall was the COO
at United Business Media, where he managed the company’s business publishing,
news distribution and market-research businesses as well as being on the board
of Five. He has also held a variety of senior management positions at
broadcasters including Granada Television, Anglia Television and Southern
Television.

The BWTVF takes place June
8 to 11 in the Canadian Rockies at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Alberta,
Canada, while nextMEDIA takes place June 6 to 8 at the same location.

“We are truly honored to
announce Malcolm Wall as a Crossover keynote,” commented BWTVF’s executive
director, Jennifer Harkness. “Mr. Wall is a dynamic and visionary industry
leader who will provide great insight to both our Banff and nextMEDIA
delegates. This is one of the many ways in which we are integrating the
nextMEDIA and Banff audiences this year.”

—By Ned Berke