MUMBAI: CBS Television will be the recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Achievement Award at the Banff World Television Festival. CBS Paramount International Television president Armando Nuñez, Jr., will be accepting the award on the company's behalf.

The Banff World Television Festival takes place 11 to 14 June at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff, Alberta.

According to a Banff press release, CBS is being honoured for "its groundbreaking programming, consistently solid ratings and overall contribution to the television industry."

Nuñez said, "I am pleased to accept the award on behalf of Leslie Moonves and the entire team at CBS. This honour reinforces the high regard to which the international community holds for CBS's legacy of high quality and successful programming."