FREEZE FRAME -- APRIL 18, 2016
At the opening session of the Adaptive Spirit event in Vail, Colo. (l. to r.): Jay Rolls, CTO, Charter; and Michael Powell, president and CEO, and Dane Snowden, chief of staff, National Cable & Telecommunications Association.
Meeting the athletes at the Adaptive Spirit opening reception (l. to r.): Tate Harran, son of Turner’s John Harran; Keith Gabel, U.S. paralympic medalist in snowboard; Carson and Shane Harran, daughters of Turner’s John Harran; and Olivia Smith, daughter of HBO’s Sloan Kennedy and Vubiquity’s John Smith.
Prepping for the Adaptive Spirit opening session, “How We Adapt Together” (l. to r.): Danelle Umstead, U.S. Paralympic medalist; Colleen Langner, SVP, marketing operations, Cox; Tom Wlodowski, VP, accessibility, Comcast; and Steve Raymond, Adaptive Spirit co-chair and VP, affiliate relations, DirecTV.
The stars of Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars — (from l.:) Troian Bellisario, Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse — were on hand at the network’s upfront in New York.
Karey Burke, Freeform’s executive VP, original programming and development, takes the stage at the network’s New York upfront.
The cast and creative team for Disney XD’s Star Wars Rebels embraced the dark side at the show’s season-two finale screening in Los Angeles (l. to r.): Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall and Ashley Eckstein; Dave Filoni, executive producer; Tiya Sircar; Simon Kinberg, executive producer; and Henry Gilroy.
Glenn Howerton (l.) and Danny DeVito of FXX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia share a tender moment at a PaleyLiveLA event at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, Calif.
At NAMIC Denver’s #ALLDIVERSITYMATTERS panel (l. to r.): Rich Jennings, Comcast West Division; moderator Barbara Kreisman, associate dean of the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver; Alvina Vazquez, Strategies 360; Lindsay Gardner, Layer3 TV; and Jim Jones, NAMIC.
(From l.): Nathan Sykes, singer/songwriter; Neil Vendetti, EVP, national video activation, Zenith; and Lynnette Ramirez, SVP, original content, Jason Miller, EVP, ad sales & integrated marketing, and Bill Hilary, president, Fuse Media; at an upfront presentation for Fuse and FM networks held at ZenithOptimedia’s New York office.
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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.
