Jurnee Smollett-Bell (l.) of WGN America’s Underground and actress Angela Bassett arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of the series, held at the The Theatre at Ace Hotel.
At the New York premiere of HBO’s documentary Everything Is Copy at the Museum of Modern Art (l. to r.): Richard Plepler, chairman and CEO, HBO; Jacob Bernstein, executive producer/writer/director; Sheila Nevins, president, HBO Documentaries; and Graydon Carter, executive producer.
Marjorie Kaplan, president of content at Discovery Networks International, toasts the U.K. production community at the annual Discovery Networks International Producers Party at London’s St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel.
At the Radio Disney musical showcase at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas (l. to r.): Phil Guerini, VP, music strategy, Disney Channels Worldwide; and artists Daya and Shawn Hook.
At the PaleyFest LA 2016 session honoring FX’s American Horror Story: Hotel (l. to r.): Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, executive producer Tim Minear and supervising producer John Gray.
Mercedes Mason of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead signs autographs for fans at that show’s PaleyFest LA 2016 session at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
(From l.): Julie Klausner, creator/EP, and cast members Billy Eichner, Andrea Martin and James Urbaniak talk up Hulu’s Difficult People at a PaleyFest LA 2016 session at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.
(From l.): Tim Pastore, president, original programming & production, National Geographic Channel; Ron Howard, executive producer of upcoming series MARS; and Courteney Monroe, CEO, National Geographic Global Netorks, at Nat Geo’s upfront at New York’s Park Hyatt.
(From l.): Geraldine Moriba, CNN original program development executive producer and CNN Worldwide VP of diversity and inclusion; Jeff Zucker, president, CNN Worldwide; and filmmaker Jamila Paskima, who collaborated with Moriba on the documentary Until 20, at a New York screening of the film.
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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.
