Freeze Frame -- April 17, 2017
(From l.): Gary Arlen, contributor, Multichannel News; Laura Martin, Needham & Co.; Rob Stoddard, NCTA-The Internet & Television Association; and WICT Washington, D.C./Baltimore chapter president Stacy Hannah of the Multimedia Streaming Industry Association tackle the “State of the Industry” at a WICT event at NCTA headquarters in Washington.
At Spectrum Networks’s “Everyday Heroes” luncheon in Orlando, Fla. (l. to r.): Ybeth Bruzual, morning anchor, Orlando News 13; 102-year-old Barbara Madigo, the viewer-chosen “Hero of the Year” for her work making teddy bears for sick kids at Camp Boggy Creek; and Greg Pallone, reporter, News 13.
Sarah Paulson (l.) and John Landgraf, president and CEO of FX Networks and FX productions, at the network’s “2017 All-Star Upfront Red Carpet Event” at New York’s SVA Theater.
Baron Vaughn (l.), star of Fusion’s Fatherless, with Anne Loder, Fusion development directr, at the show’s premiere screening at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
At the pre-Wrestlemania 33 WWE Business Partner Summit in Orlando, Fla., where Snickers was honored as WWE’s Business Partner of the Year (l. to r.): Paul (Triple H) Levesque, EVP, talent, live events and creative, WWE; Stephanie McMahon, chief brand officer, WWE; Asuka, WWE NXT women’s champion; WWE “Superstar” Bayley; Ray Amati, media director, Mars Chocolate; Berta de Pablos, VP of marketing, Mars Chocolate; and WWE Superstars John Cena and Alexa Bliss.
(From l.): David Westin of Bloomberg TV’s Daybreak; Maureen Reidy, CEO, The Paley Center for Media; and Ken Lowe, CEO, Scripps Networks Interactive, at a Paley Media Council event in New York.
(From l.): Beverly Mitchell of Hollywood Darlings; Joey McIntyre of Return of the Mac; Jodie Sweetin and Christine Lakin of Hollywood Darlings; and Justin Rosenblatt, EVP, programming Pop TV, at the ’90s-themed premiere of Pop’s new series at the iPic Theaters in Los Angeles.
(From l.): Jacob Collins-Levy, actor; Emma Frost, executive producer; Jodie Comer, actor; and Scott Huff, executive producer, at the Starz/Refinery29 special screening for The White Princess at Metrograph in New York.
Ewan McGregor of Fargo bowls a frame during the 8th Annual FX All-Star Bowling Party at Lucky Strike Manhattan in New York.
Multichannel Newsletter
The smarter way to stay on top of the multichannel video marketplace. Sign up below.
Mike Demenchuk has served as content manager of Broadcasting+Cable and Multichannel News since 2016. After stints as reporter and editor at Adweek, The Bond Buyer and local papers in New Jersey, he joined the staff of Multichannel News in 1999 as assistant managing editor and has served as the cable trade publication's managing editor since 2005. He edits copy and writes headlines for both the print magazine and website, wrangles the occasional e-newsletter and reviews TV shows from time to time. He's also the guy to bother with your guest blog, Fates & Fortunes and Freeze Frame submissions.