NYC TELEVISION WEEK
NYC TV Week attendees got a chance to network during a Thursday early-evening cocktail hour at New York’s Park Central hotel.
Wendy Williams, host of the eponymous syndicated daytime talk show, was interviewed with Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein at The Content Show.
The Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame class of 2015 (l. to r.): Dr. Phil McGraw; Don Garber, MLS commissioner; Chris Geraci, president of national broadcast, OMD; Ed Carroll, COO, AMC Networks; Kathie Lee Gifford; Donna Speciale, president, Turner advertising sales; Michael T. Fries, CEO, Liberty Global; Alfred C. Liggins III, chairman and CEO, TV One; Lou LaTorre, retired president, ad sales, Fox Cable Networks; and Dave Lougee, president, Tegna Media.
Donny Deutsch (r.), adman-turned-star of the upcoming USA Network sitcom Donny!, talks about the age of “Peak TV” with Broadcasting & Cable editor Dade Hayes at The Content Show.
John Wildhack (l.), EVP of programming and production at ESPN, with David Stern, former NBA commissioner, at the B&C Hall of Fame cocktail hour.
Javier Farfan (l.), VP of cultural engagement at Verizon, accepts the Award for Leadership in Hispanic Television from Louis Hillelson, VP and group publisher of Multichannel News and B&C, at the Hispanic Television Summit.
Natasha Hritzuk (l.) of Microsoft Advertising and Colleen Fahey Rush of Viacom Media Networks catch up between panels at the Advanced Advertising event. (Photo: John Staley)
Sarah Frampton of QVC (l.), with Jay Samit of SeaChange and Laura Frankel of QVC. (Photo: John Staley)
Francisco Sibauste of Interactive3 (l.) talks with Matt Smith of Anvato. (Photo: John Staley)
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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.