FREEZE FRAME -- JAN. 12, 2015
Gary Levine (l.), Showtime’s EVP of original programming, and Emmy Rossum of Shameless at the network’s West Hollywood premiere event. (Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Showtime/AP Images)
(From l.): John Anderson, anchor of ESPN’s SportsCenter and host of ABC’s Wipeout; Hannah Storm, co-host of daytime SportsCenter; and Chris Soules of ABC’s The Bachelor prepped for the Tournament of Roses Parade at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, Calf. (Rick Rowell/ABC)
Comedian Kathy Griffin (l.) and CNN’s Anderson Cooper ring in the New Year for the network from New York’s Times Square. (Michael D. Appelton/CNN)
Pop duo Chino Y Nacho took the stage at Univision’s Feliz 2015! special at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
At the Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, Calif. (l. to r.): Sean Hanrahan, SVP of marketing solutions, ESPN; wife Dianne and Steve Robinson, SVP and chief marketing officer, Chick-fil-A; daughter Quinn Magnus and Burke Magnus, SVP, programming acquisitions, ESPN; Ed Erhardt, president, global marketing and sales, ESPN; and Jon Bridges, VP, customer experience, Chick-fil-A, and wife, Amy Bridges. (Scott Clarke/ESPN Images)
At New York’s Museum of Natural History for the season four premiere of HBO’s Girls (l. to r.): Michael Lombardo, president of programming, HBO; Lena Dunham, executive producer/star; Casey Bloys, EVP, programming, HBO; and Jenni Konner, executive producer.
Co-creator/actor Steve Zissis, creator/executive producer/writer Jay Duplass, actress Amanda Peet, creator/executive producer/writer/actor Mark Duplass and actress Melanie Lynskey at the premiere of HBO’s Togetherness in Hollywood. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
At Lifetime’s screening of its upcoming biopic Whitney at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, Calif. (l. to r.): Rob Sharenow, EVP and GM, Lifetime; guests Cookie Johnson and Earvin “Magic” Johnson; and Angela Basset, the film’s director. (Todd Williamson/Invision for Lifetime/AP Images)
With parents, kids and SpongeBob SquarePants at the grand opening of Comcast’s Xfinity Store in Brentwood, Calif. (l. to r.): Paul DeLisle, Ken Maxey and Cinthya Ramirez, Comcast; Brentwood Vice Mayor Joel Bryant; Keith Archuleta, East Bay Leadership Council; and Tina Sandoval, Jack Averill, Anthony Esquivel and Juan Balderas, Comcast.
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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.