FREEZE FRAME -- MAY 19 & 26, 2014
Louis C.K. (l.), star of FX’s Louie, is interviewed by New York Times media reporter Bill Carter at an event at The Directors Guild in New York.
Sam Champion (r.) of The Weather Channel, with his husband, Rubem Robierb, accepts the Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award at its annual gala in Atlanta.
Celebrating “Team XYZ’s” victory at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Cable Association “Cable Apprentice” competition in Denver (l. to r.): Dan Hillen, Sand Cherry Associates; Megan McCourt, president, RMCA; judge David Tashjian, Comcast Mile High Region; judge Amy Bell, Starz; student winners Charles W.K. Thompson, Marylynn Snyder and Austin Mowry; judge Marti Moore, Charter; and Professor Ron Rizutto, University of Denver Daniels College of Business.
At the New York premiere of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful (l. to r.): Matt Blank, chairman and CEO, Showtime Networks; John Logan, executive producer; actors Josh Hartnett, Eva Green and Timothy Dalton; and David Nevins, president, Showtime Networks.
At The Weather Channel’s “Wine and Weather” event at The Cable Show in Los Angeles (l. to r.): David Kenny, CEO, and Jennifer Dangar, president of distribution and business development, The Weather Co., and Mark Bowser, EVP and chief financial officer, Cox.
Bari Koral (l.), host of Veria Living’s Yogapalooza, and Veria CEO Eric Sherman were at the White House to take part in the annual Easter Egg Roll and support First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” fitness initiative.
Actresses Robin Wright Penn (l.) and Molly Parker on the red carpet at the Netflix-Google pre-White House Correspondents’ Dinner party at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C.
Aisha McShaw, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks, MSNBC president Phil Griffin, Ashley Moss, Howard Fineman of The Huffington Post and FCC attorney Amy L. Nathan at MSNBC’s White House Correspondents Dinner afterparty at Washington, D.C.’s National Building Museum.
At the TV Academy’s event for FX’s Fargo in North Hollywood, Calif. (l. to r.): cast members Colin Hanks, Keith Carradine, Allison Tolman and Billy Bob Thornton; producer Noah Hawley; cast member Bob Odenkirk; and producer Warren Littlefield.
Revolt president Andy Schuon (l.) and Entertainment Studios chairman and CEO Byron Allen at the Chairman’s Reception at The Cable Show in Los Angeles.
ESPN SportsNation co-hosts Max Kellerman (l.) and Michelle Beadle on the red carpet prior to The Cable Show’s Chairman’s Reception in Los Angeles.
Kyle (l.) and Kim Richards of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills mug for the cameras at The Cable Show Chairman’s Reception in Los Angeles.
Revolt hosts Armit Singh (l.) and Sibley get to know “Cleatus” the NFL on Fox Robot at The Cable Show Chairman’s Reception.
Drew (l.) and Jonathan Scott of HGTV’s Property Brothers appraise the scene at The Cable Show Chairman’s Reception
Rick Holzman (l.), EVP programming and scheduling, Animal Planet; David Zaslav, CEO, Discovery Communications; and Marjorie Kaplan, group president, Animal Planet and TLC; celebrate “Monster Week” at Discovery’s offices in New York with a fake lamprey.
NAMIC interim president Alicin Williamson (l.); Paula Williams Madison of Madison Media Management, recipient of the 2014 Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award; and Michael D. Armstrong, SVP & GM, BET International and Paramount Channel, Viacom, at the NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast in Los Angeles.
NAMIC honored members of its 2014 Luminaries class at its Annual Awards Breakfast in Los Angeles (top, l. to r.): Michael Quigley, Turner; Terrill L. Gosa, Time Warner Cable; Makesha Benson, Comcast; Sola Winley, A+E Networks; and Damon Phillips, ESPN. Seated (l. to r.): Madu Goel Southworth, AMC Networks; Veronica Cajigas, Discovery; Savalle Sims, Discovery; and Angela Cannon, UP.
Also at the NAMIC Breakfast, held at The Cable Show in Los Angeles (l. to r.): co-chair Douglas Holloway, president, multichannel distribution, ION Media Networks; event co-hosts Leon Krauze of Fusion and Ilia Calderón of Univision; and co-chair Michelle Rice, EVP, affiliate sales and marketing, TV One.
At NUVOtv’s upfront at New York’s Edison Ballroom (l. to r.): Bill Hilary, EVP and head of programming; Craig Gellar, SVP, ad sales; Jennifer Lopez; and Michael Schwimmer, CEO, NUVOtv.
Louis C.K. (l.), star of FX’s Louie, is interviewed by New York Times media reporter Bill Carter at an event at The Directors Guild in New York.
Sam Champion (r.) of The Weather Channel, with his husband, Rubem Robierb, accepts the Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award at its annual gala in Atlanta.
Celebrating “Team XYZ’s” victory at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Cable Association “Cable Apprentice” competition in Denver (l. to r.): Dan Hillen, Sand Cherry Associates; Megan McCourt, president, RMCA; judge David Tashjian, Comcast Mile High Region; judge Amy Bell, Starz; student winners Charles W.K. Thompson, Marylynn Snyder and Austin Mowry; judge Marti Moore, Charter; and Professor Ron Rizutto, University of Denver Daniels College of Business.
At the New York premiere of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful (l. to r.): Matt Blank, chairman and CEO, Showtime Networks; John Logan, executive producer; actors Josh Hartnett, Eva Green and Timothy Dalton; and David Nevins, president, Showtime Networks.
Bari Koral (l.), host of Veria Living’s Yogapalooza, and Veria CEO Eric Sherman were at the White House to take part in the annual Easter Egg Roll and support First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” fitness initiative.
Actresses Robin Wright Penn (l.) and Molly Parker on the red carpet at the Netflix-Google pre-White House Correspondents’ Dinner party at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C.
Aisha McShaw, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks, MSNBC president Phil Griffin, Ashley Moss, Howard Fineman of The Huffington Post and FCC attorney Amy L. Nathan at MSNBC’s White House Correspondents Dinner afterparty at Washington, D.C.’s National Building Museum.
At the TV Academy’s event for FX’s Fargo in North Hollywood, Calif. (l. to r.): cast members Colin Hanks, Keith Carradine, Allison Tolman and Billy Bob Thornton; producer Noah Hawley; cast member Bob Odenkirk; and producer Warren Littlefield.
Revolt president Andy Schuon (l.) and Entertainment Studios chairman and CEO Byron Allen at the Chairman’s Reception at The Cable Show in Los Angeles.
ESPN SportsNation co-hosts Max Kellerman (l.) and Michelle Beadle on the red carpet prior to The Cable Show’s Chairman’s Reception in Los Angeles.
Kyle (l.) and Kim Richards of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills mug for the cameras at The Cable Show Chairman’s Reception in Los Angeles.
Revolt hosts Armit Singh (l.) and Sibley get to know “Cleatus” the NFL on Fox Robot at The Cable Show Chairman’s Reception.
Drew (l.) and Jonathan Scott of HGTV’s Property Brothers appraise the scene at The Cable Show Chairman’s Reception
Rick Holzman (l.), EVP programming and scheduling, Animal Planet; David Zaslav, CEO, Discovery Communications; and Marjorie Kaplan, group president, Animal Planet and TLC; celebrate “Monster Week” at Discovery’s offices in New York with a fake lamprey.
NAMIC interim president Alicin Williamson (l.); Paula Williams Madison of Madison Media Management, recipient of the 2014 Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award; and Michael D. Armstrong, SVP & GM, BET International and Paramount Channel, Viacom, at the NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast in Los Angeles.
NAMIC honored members of its 2014 Luminaries class at its Annual Awards Breakfast in Los Angeles (top, l. to r.): Michael Quigley, Turner; Terrill L. Gosa, Time Warner Cable; Makesha Benson, Comcast; Sola Winley, A+E Networks; and Damon Phillips, ESPN. Seated (l. to r.): Madu Goel Southworth, AMC Networks; Veronica Cajigas, Discovery; Savalle Sims, Discovery; and Angela Cannon, UP.
Also at the NAMIC Breakfast, held at The Cable Show in Los Angeles (l. to r.): co-chair Douglas Holloway, president, multichannel distribution, ION Media Networks; event co-hosts Leon Krauze of Fusion and Ilia Calderón of Univision; and co-chair Michelle Rice, EVP, affiliate sales and marketing, TV One.
At NUVOtv’s upfront at New York’s Edison Ballroom (l. to r.): Bill Hilary, EVP and head of programming; Craig Gellar, SVP, ad sales; Jennifer Lopez; and Michael Schwimmer, CEO, NUVOtv.
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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.
