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Peacock’s “The Day of the Jackal” and “We Are Lady Parts” were among this year’s big winners at Monday night’s Banff Rockie Awards International Program Competition, winning the English-language drama and comedy series awards, respectively. Other big winners included Fox’s “The Simpsons,” for animated series, and the Disney+ doc “Jim Henson Idea Man” for arts & culture.

The UK won 16 awards overall, the most of any country, followed by the US with nine. The Banff World Media Festival merged its Banff Gala Awards and Rockie Awards International Program Competition into a single ceremony during this year’s festival, for the first time.

The Banff Gala Awards honor “visionary executives, creatives, and changemakers shaping the global media landscape,” while the Rockie Awards International Program Competition focuses on TV and digital media. This year’s Rockie Awards International Program Competition includes 152 nominees from 22 countries across 30 categories.

Gala honorees included Hans Zimmer,...

A groundbreaking UK show, The Jury: Murder Trial, which inspired the Australian series The Jury: Death on the Staircase, premieres on Sbs this Wednesday, February 26th at 8:35pm. The four-part series restages a real-life murder case with actors, but with a unique and compelling twist. Here’s the Lowdown: A man admits to killing his wife […]

Real Murder Trial Recreated for TV: The Jury: Murder Trial (UK) Premieres on Sbs...