FREEZE FRAME -- FEB. 2, 2015
At the New York premiere party for The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore (l. to r.): David Bernath, EVP of programming and multiplatform strategy, and Kent Alterman, president of content development and original programming, Comedy Central; and Philippe Dauman, president and CEO, Viacom.
At the SAG Awards at Los Angeles’s Shrine Auditorium (l. to r.): Kevin Reilly, president of TBS and TNT and chief creative officer, Turner Entertainment; David Levy, president, Turner Broadcasting System; Eric Dane of TNT’s The Last Ship; Rashida Jones of TBS’s Angie Tribeca; and John Martin, CEO, Turner.
Comcast Spotlight in Washington, D.C., hosted media buyers at a New York reception (l. to r.): Michael Miller, RVP, Comcast Spotlight Mid-Atlantic Region; Joe and Melissa Gorga of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New Jersey; Thomas Whyte, national sales manager, Comcast Spotlight Washington; and Kevin Blute, senior director of content distribution, NBCUniversal.
At the screening for Discovery Life Channel’s World’s Worst Mom at NYU Steinhardt’s Einstein Auditorium (l. to r.): Jon Sechrist, VP, lifestyle production and development, Discovery Networks International; and Lenore Skenazy, host.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Golf Channel at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla. (l. to r.): Pete Bevacqua, CEO, PGA of America; Joe Gibbs, Golf Channel co-founder; and Mike McCarley, president, Golf Channel.
(From l.): Jean-Luc Roy, CEO of MotorsTV, recently launched in the U.S. and Latin America; Aymeric Genty, CEO, Alterna’TV; and Daniel de Simone, director, content and channels, Millicom, at Alterna’TV’s party at the NATPE Conference in Miami Beach, Fla
At the Los Angeles premiere party for FXX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Man Seeking Woman (l. to r.): Andrew Singer, president, Broadway Video Television; Britt Lower, Jay Baruchel, Eric Andre, Simon Rich; and Eric Schrier, president of programming, FX.
Rhea Pearlman (l.) and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Danny DeVito at the FXX party for Sunny and Man Seeking Woman in Los Angeles.
At a screening of Telemundo’s Dueños del Paraíso in Miami Beach, Fla.’s Colony Theater (l. to r.): Joshua Mintz, EVP, scripted programming and GM, Telemundo Studios; Jorge Zabaleta and Kate Del Castillo, cast members; Joe Uva, chairman, Hispanic Enterprises and Content, NBCUniversal; José María Torre, cast member, and Luis Silberwasser, president, Telemundo Network.
Shelly Palmer (l.), managing director, digital media group, Landmark Ventures; interviews Joan Gillman, EVP and chief operating officer, Time Warner Cable Media, at the 2015 CES Innovation Breakfast Series in Las Vegas.
At Bravo’s premiere party for Best New Restaurant in New York (l. to r.): Bill Laughlin, NBCUniversal; Marie DeLuca, Bravo Media; Jamie Cutburth and Lisa Hsia, Bravo and Oxygen Media; Carrie Stimmel and Laura Molen, NBCU; Tom Colicchio, restaurateur; Ellen Stone and Jerry Leo, Bravo and Oxygen Media; and Larry Burstein, publisher, and Adam Platt, chief restaurant critic, New York magazine.
Bonnie Hammer (l.), chairman, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment; Patrick J. Adams of USA Network’s Suits; and Chris McCumber, president, USA Network, at the exhibit “Behind the Lens: An Intimate Look at the World of Suits” in New York.
At FX’s TCA Tour presentation in Pasadena, Calif., Pamela Adlon (l.) and Louis C.K. talk about the new season of Louie.
Kerri Russell of FX’s The Americans was among the panelists at the network’s TCA Tour presentation in Pasadena, Calif.
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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.
