Olympusat gave away an HDTV at The Independent Show in Kansas City (l. to r,): Olympusat’s Nick Febrizio, John Baghdassarian and Nani Shin; and HDTV winner Brett Bennett of Consolidated Communications.
USA Network brought the cast and creators of DIG to Comic-Con International in San Diego (l. to r.): Gideon Raff and Tim Kring, co-creators and executive producers; and Alison Sudol and David Costabile, cast members.
Camille Ford (seated) interviewed the cast members of The Expendables 3 — Dolph Lundgren, Wesley Snipes, Randy Couture and Kellan Lutz — in the In Demand “Movies on Demand Lounge” at Comic-Con in San Diego, Calif.
(From l.): Jim Delany, Big Ten Conference commissioner; Archie Griffin, former Ohio State running back; Steven Bardo, Big Ten Network basketball analyst; Gerry DiNardo, BTN football analyst; Shonn Morris, BTN basketball analyst; Dave Revsine, BTN lead studio host; Mark Silverman, president, BTN; and Ron Guenther, former athletic director, Illinois, at the Big Ten Network’s Big 10K race in Chicago.
Starz brought the stars of Outlander to Time Warner Cable’s corporate offices in New York (l. to r.): Caitriona Balfe, cast member; Joshua Rosenberg and Eric Perrin, managers, social media, TWC; Allyson Cantor, director, partnership marketing, TWC; and Ronald D. Moore, executive producer, Outlander.
At the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif. (l. to r.): Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, Nickelodeon president Cyma Zarghami and soccer legend David Beckham.
SundanceTV president Sarah Barnett (l.) and star Maggie Gyllenhaal at the New York premiere of The Honorable Woman.
At a Burbank, Calif., screening of Disney Channel’s special Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (l. to r.): “Stormtroopers”; Eric Coleman, SVP, original series, Disney Television Animation; Dan Povenmire, co-creator/executive producer, Phineas & Ferb; Lisa Salamone, SVP, production, Disney Television Animation; Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, creator/executive producer, Phineas and Ferb; Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide; “Ferb”; and “Phineas.”
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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.
