Top CBS Execs Take BANFF Spotlight

TORONTO: Nina Tassler, the president of CBS Entertainment, is lined up for the opening keynote at this year’s Banff World Media Festival (BANFF), where David Stapf, the president of CBS Television Studios, and Armando Nuñez, the president and CEO of the CBS Global Distribution Group, will deliver a CBS Global Content Keynote.

BANFF has named CBS Corporation as its inaugural "Company of Distinction" for this year’s event. In the years to come, the festival will celebrate a different company each time that has demonstrated significant leadership in the world of screen-based entertainment.

“CBS Corp. is a leading content company worldwide, led by the most watched network and highly successful studio,” said Ferne Cohen, executive director of the Banff World Media Festival. “As this year’s distinguished Company of Distinction at BANFF, we are honored to welcome these top CBS executives who are shaping and distributing the content seen by audiences around the world.”