FREEZE FRAME -- APRIL 6, 2015
(From l.): Diane Sawyer of ABC News; Matthew Weiner, creator of Mad Men; and Katie Couric at the Mad Men final-season celebration in New York.
(From l.): Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO, Americans for the Arts; Waldo McMillan, VP, legislative affairs, Charter; lecturer Norman Lear; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.); and Brad Samuels, EVP, content distribution, Ovation, at the 28th annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
At WE tv’s “The Evolution of Relationship Reality Shows” panel at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills, Calif. (l. to r.): Mark Juris, president/GM, WE tv, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag.
Bert Kreischer, host of Travel Channel’s Trip Flip tagged along with Charter Media’s “Peak Performers” on a recent trip to Costa Rica (l. to r.): Molly Stone Cody, account director, Scripps Networks Interactive; Patty Bullington, senior corporate marketing director, and Jim Heneghan, president, Charter Media; Kreischer and his wife, LeAnn; and Caswell Huff, VP, marketing and communications, Charter Media.
(From l.): Cast members Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan and Tobias Menzies at the Paleyfest LA 2015 panel on Starz’s Outlander.
At Pivot’s upfront presentation at The Lamb’s Club in New York (l. to r.): Tom Szaky, star of Human Resources; Luke Treadaway of Fortitude; Kristin Davis, executive producer, Gardeners of Eden; Jim Berk, CEO, Participant Media; Jacob Sonoroff, host, Investigative Fortitude; and Kent Rees, GM, Pivot.
(From l.): Finn Wittrock, Michael Chiklis and Evan Peters at the Paleyfest LA 2015 honoring American Horror Story: Freak Show at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.
(From l.): Brooke Burns, host of The Chase; Amy Introcaso-Davis, EVP, programming and development, GSN; and Rebecca Romjin, host, GSN’s Skin Wars; at the GSN upfront presentation in New York.
At a screening of Travel Channel’s Breaking Borders at United Talent Agency in Los Angeles (l. to r.): co-hosts Mariana van Zeller and Michael Voltaggio with Shannon O’Neill, president, Travel Channel.
At at the 2015 Fusion Gala LGBT People of Color Film Festival in Los Angeles (l. to r.): Kirsten Schaeffer, executive director, Outfest; Leisha Hailey of Showtime’s The L Word; Rose Troche, Outfest Fusion Achievement Award recipient; and Katherine Moennig of Showtime’s The L Word.
Cast members Holland Roden (l.) and Shelley Hennig of MTV’s Teen Wolf at the Paleyfest LA 2015 panel honoring the series in Los Angeles.
Animal Planet used its Meerkat app to announce “Lil Bub” as its official “spokescat” at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas (l. to r.): owner Mike Bridavsky and Lil Bub; Jackson Galaxy of My Cat from Hell; Rick Holzman, GM, Animal Planet; and Ben Rubin, CEO, Meerkat.
At Ovation TV and Comcast’s screening of American Canvas at San Francisco’s The Cowell Theater at Fort Mason (l. to r.): Mike Pons, SVP, content distribution, Ovation; Jody Haas, marketing manager, customer engagement, and Scott Adams, director of government and external affairs, San Francisco/West Bay, Comcast; Amelia Rudolph, founder/artistic director, BANDALOOP; Sonia Tower, president, Ovation Foundation; and Dave Holmes, host, American Canvas.
Allison Bodenmann (c.), Tennis Channel’s new VP, head of advertising, on set at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif., with commentators Jon Wertheim (l.) and Justin Gimelstob.
Fuse Media brought its upfront presentation to New York ad firm OMD (l. to r.): Jason Miller, EVP, ad sales and integrated marketing; Jesus Rodrigez, SVP, marketing; comedian Gina Brillon; Lynnette Ramirez, SVP, original content; Bill Hilary, president; and Mark Melvin, VP, ad sales, Eastern region.
Talking WGN America’s Salem on a panel at SXSW in Austin, Texas (l. to r.): show co-creator/executive producer Brannon Braga and cast members Janet Montgomery, Shane West and Lucy Lawless.
(From l.:) Scott Adams, director of government affairs, Comcast California; Sal Khan, founder/executive director, Khan Academy; Joanne Pasternack, director, community relations/49ers Foundation, San Francisco 49ers; and Michelle Sharkey, executive director, 49ers Academy, awarded prizes, netbooks and Internet Essentials service to academy students in East Palo Alto, Calif.
At the Los Angeles premiere of VH1’s Barely Famous (l. to r.): Erin Foster, star/executive producer; Tom Calderone, president, VH1; and Sara Foster, star/executive producer.
Cutting the ribbon on Comcast Business’s multi-Gigabit Ethernet expansion at the Fremont (Calif.) Business Park (l. to r.): Ken Maxey, government affairs director, Comcast Business; Toni Seaberry, director, Comcast Business; Doug Nolan, regional director of construction, Comcast California; Fremont Councilwoman Suzanne Chan; Ted Girdner, regional VP, Comcast Business; Cindy Bonior, CEO, Fremont Chamber of Commerce; and Fremont Mayor Bill Harrison.
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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.
