Freeze Frame -- June 19, 2017
(From l.) David Hill, president of Hilly Inc., Courteney Monroe, CEO, National Geographic Global Networks and Declan Moore, CEO, National Geographic Partners, at the UJA- Federation of New York Broadcast, Cable & Film Division celebration honoring Monroe’s professional and philanthropical achievements in New York.
At the 45th AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Diane Keaton in Los Angeles (l. to r.): Brett Weitz, EVP, original programming, TBS; Sandra Dewey, president of TBS & TNT productions and business affairs and head of Studio T; Diane Keaton; Michael Bloom, SVP, unscripted series and specials, TBS & TNT; and Pola Chagnon, SVP, marketing, brand creative and talent, TCM.
(From l.): Gina Torres, Patrick J. Adams, Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle and Gabriel Macht of USA Network’s Suits celebrate the show’s 100th episode with a table read of the pilot at the ATX Festival in Austin, Texas.
Danielle Brooks (l.) and Kimiko Glenn at the season five premiere party for Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black at Catch in New York.
Tatiana Maslany of Orphan Black (l.) and BBC America president Sarah Barnett at a network screening of the series at the Split Screens Festival at IFC Center in New York.
At the season two premiere event for Pop’s Nightcap at The Crosby in New York (l. to r.): actors Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan, Nightcap star Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos of ABC News.
At the Split Screens Festival at New York’s IFC Center (l. to r.): John Vanco, GM and SVP, IFC Center; Matt Zoller Seitz, artistic director and moderator, Split Screens Festival; Hank Azaria, executive producer and star, and Amanda Peet, star, IFC’s Brockmire; and Raphaela Neihausen, executive director, Split Screens Festivals.
Altice USA presented $2,500 to students from Northport (N.Y.) High School for the Ecumenical Lay Council Food Pantry of Northport/East Northport as a 2016-17 Charity Champions winner (with the students, l. to r.): New York State Sen. Carl Marcellino; Irene Witthoff, Ecumenical Lay Council Food Pantry; Linda Johansen, adviser, Northporth High School Art Club; and Lou Brogno, Altice.
At the 2017 Ford’s Theater Annual Gala in Washington, D.C. (l. to r.): Robert Fisher, Verizon, and Rebecca Fisher; Donna Caruso and Marc Caruso, Angry Mob Music; Karen Anderson, Results for America; Carole Gilligan; Lyndon Boozer, AT&T; Phil Gilligan, Ovation; Alice Segars; Gena Haddox; Melissa Maxfield, Comcast; Jessica Yas, Ovation; Stu Schreiberg, Levity Entertainment Group; Adam Falk, Charter; Noah Falk; Sol Doten, Ovation; Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.); Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal; and Charles Segars, Ovation.
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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.
