Cast members Constance Marie (l.) and Aimee Carrero high-five at a screening of Disney Channel’s animated series Elena of Avalor, introducing Disney’s first Latin-inspired princess, at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Five military veterans were among the speakers at Mission Media’s “Heroes Work Here” event for vets seeking jobs in the cable industry in Washington, D.C. (l. to r.): Wes Moore, author and host of OWN’s Beyond Belief; Yamil Cedeno, network operations center tech, Charter; Jon Dorsey, associate producer, Discovery Communications Emerging Networks; Carol Eggert, VP of military and veterans affairs, Comcast; and Michael B. Smith, solutions specialist, Cox.
At HBO and Comcast’s Philadelphia premiere of Ballers at XFINITY Live! (l. to r.): Chris Defendis, VP, HBO Domestic Distribution; MacKenzie Roebuck-Walsh, director, Comcast Customer Experience; Donovan Carter, actor; Bernard Hopkins, boxing champion and Philly native; Sarah Stroback, Comcast director, video business unit; and Troy Garity, actor.
Jerry Remy (l.), color analyst for NESN’s Boston Red Sox telecasts, and David Cohen, EVP, Comcast, met up at the New England Cable Telecommunications Association show in Providence, R.I.
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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.
