Freeze Frame | Feb. 10, 2020
Honoree Bonnie Hammer (l.), chairman of NBCUniversal Content Studios, and Jimmy Fallon, host of The Tonight Show, at Lincoln Center’s 2020 American Songbook Gala at the Broadway Theatre in New York.
Talking about the importance of indie films at a Tubi-sponsored panel discussion at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah (l. to r.): Adam Lewinson, chief content officer, Tubi; Ryan Winterstern, VP, production, Highlands Film Group; Kristin Harris, VP, acquisitions and distribution, Good Deed Entertainment; and Pip Ngo, VP, sales and acquisitions, XZY Films.
Fox Sports gave $200,000 from its “Gamechanger Fund” to the Hank Kline Club of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade (from l., with club members): Alejandro Rodriguez-Roig, president, Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade; Adrian Garcia-Marquez, Fox Deportes NFL announcer; Eric Shanks, CEO and executive producer, Fox Sports; and Alex Rodriguez, Fox Sports MLB studio analyst.
At the Fox and Debmar-Mercury party at NATPE in Miami (l. to r.): Frank Chicha, EVP, programming Fox Television Stations; Jack Abernethy, CEO, Fox Television Stations; Mort Marcus, co-president, Debmar-Mercury; Nick Cannon; and Ira Bernstein, co-president, Debmar-Mercury.
At the opening of the NBC Boston Media Center in Needham, Mass. (l. to r.): Chris Wayland, GM of NBC Sports Boston and senior VP of NBC10 Boston, Telemundo Boston and NECN; Raul Martinez, sports director, NBC 10; and Mike St. Peter, GM, NBC Boston, Telemundo Boston and NECN.
Kevin Pollak (l.) and Marin Hinkle of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel presented at the 39th Annual Artios Awards celebrating excellence in casting at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
(From l.): Mayors London Breed of San Francisco, Francis X. Suarez of Miami and Quinton Lucas of Kansas City, Mo., arrive for the AT&T TV Super Saturday Night event in Miami.
Mark Cuban (l.) and Green Bay Packers tight end Jimmy Graham at the AT&T TV Super Saturday Night at Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami, Fla.
Lady Gaga arrives for AT&T TV Super Saturday Night in Miami.
At the New York season premiere of USA Network’s Mr. Robot (l. to r.): Dawn Olmstead, president, Universal Content Productions; star Rami Malek; and Alex Sepiol, executive VP, scripted development, NBCUniversal Entertainment & Lifestyle Group.
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