FREEZE FRAME -- OCT. 20, 2014
(From l.): Rich Sommer of AMC’s Mad Men; Mark-Paul Gosselaar of TNT’s Franklin & Bash; Andrew Capone, NCC Media; Tara Reid of Syfy’s Sharknado; and Greg Schaefer and Ken Little, NCC Media, at NCC’s 2014 Cable Programming & Multiscreen Advertising Upfront at New York’s Gotham Hall.
At Syfy and Universal Cable Productions’ screening of 12 Monkeys at the Paley Center for Media’s Bennack Theater in New York (l. to r): Michael Engleman and Dave Howe, Syfy; Emily Hampshire, star of 12 Monkeys; Bill McGoldrick, Syfy; and Terry Matalas, co-executive producer, Natalie Chaidez, executive producer/showrunner, and Travis Fickett, co-executive producer, 12 Monkeys.
Tim Gropp (l.), SVP, sales, Asia and Pacific at Arris; Mike Hayashi , EVP, architecture, development and engineering at Time Warner Cable; and Michael Adams, president, Broadband Semantics Consulting, racked ’em up at Adaptive Spirit’s “Rack ’em & Stack ’em“ benefit for the U.S. Paralympic National Ski Teams at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Denver.
(From l): Mark Etkind, GM of Destination America; John E.L. Tenney, star of Ghost Stalkers; and Henry Schleiff, group president, ID, Destination America, American Heroes Channel, Discovery Life and Discovery Family Channel, at the New York screening of Destination America’s Ghost Stalkers.
OWN CEO Oprah Winfrey (c.) parties with tailgaters prior to her “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” tour stop in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Pamela Eells O’Connell (fourth from l.) celebrated her 250th episode produced for Disney Channel on the set of Jessie alongside (l. to r.) cast members Karan Brar, Peyton List and Cameron Boyce; Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide; and Jessie’s Debby Ryan and Kevin Chamberlin.
At WE tv and the NAACP’s “Concert for a Cause: A Night to Support Childhood Literacy” in Washington, D.C. (l. to r.): Coko of SWV; Cornell William Brooks, president/CEO, NAACP; Lelee of SWV; U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.); Erica Campbell; Marc Juris, WE tv’s president; Taj of SWV; and Traci Braxton.
At Comcast Spotlight’s Annual VIP Advertiser Event in Boston (l. to r.): John Judkins, Comcast Greater Boston Region; Heather Frugoli, Spotlight New England; Kevin Blute, NBCUniversal; Carole Radziwill of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City; and Angela Jacob, Christy White and Farrah Segaloff, Spotlight New England.
At the Los Angeles premiere screening of FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show (l. to r.): Michael Chiklis, Angela Bassett and FX Networks/FX Productions CEO John Landgraf.
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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.