NYC TV & Video Week 2016

(From l.): B&C Hall of Fame co-host Larry Wilmore; honoree Michael Powell, president and CEO of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association; Louis Hillelson, VP/group publisher of Multichannel News, B&C and Next TV; and Bill McGorry, chairman, B&C Hall of Fame.

B&C Hall of Fame honoree Jeff Wachtel (l.), chief content officer of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and president, Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios, with his wife, Sheryl.

Attendees of the VR 20/20 event visit InstaVR’s table at the Times Center in New York.

Panelists in the Next TV Summit case study on go90’s The Runner (l. to r.): Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Studios; Brian Angiolet of Verizon; Melissa Grego, moderator; and Matthew Patrick, aka “MatPat,” host of The Runner.

Turner Ad Sales president Donna Speciale (l.) is interviewed by B&C business editor Jon Lafayette to open the Advanced Advertising event at New York’s Grand Hyatt.

Tara Hines (l.) of Comcast and Malia Moran of Next Media Partners take a break during the Advanced Advertising event.

Lili Estefan (l.) and Raúl De Molina, co-hosts of Univision’s El Gordo y la Flaca, accept the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television at the Hispanic Television Summit.

NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises chairman César Conde (l.), winner of the Award for Executive Leadership in Hispanic Television and Video, with his wife, Pamela Silva Conde, anchor of Univision’s Primer Impacto, at the Hispanic TV Summit.

AT&T Entertainment Group director, multicultural video products Karla G. Sustaita accepts the Award for Corporate Leadership in Hispanic Television & Video on behalf of DirecTV.
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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.