Photos: February 4, 2009

DirecTV Execs Host Sundance Party for ‘Phillip Morris’

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0800

Actors Jim Carrey, left, Ewan McGregor, center, and Rodrigo Santoro, right, join DirecTV Senior VP of Advertising and PR Jon Gieselman, second from left, and Senior VP of Programming Acquisitions Dan Hartman Jan. 18 at the EW loft in Park City, Utah, at a dinner hosted by DirecTV and the Sundance Channel to mark the Sundance premiere of “I Love You Phillip Morris.”

National Geographic Execs Attend ‘Air Force One’ Screening

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0800

National Geographic Channel General Manager and Executive VP Steve Schiffman, left, Air Force One pilot Col. Scott Turner, producer Peter Schnall and National Geographic Executive VP of Content Steve Burns attend a screening of the network’s “On Board Air Force One” at the National Geographic Society’s HQ in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23. (National Geographic Channel / Stirling Elmendorf)

Wright Joins Sedgwick on SAG Red Carpet

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0800

“The Closer” star Kyra Sedgwick takes a moment with Michael Wright, executive VP/head of programming for TNT, TBS and TCM, at the SAG Awards Jan. 25 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

CNN’s Klein, King, Feist Usher in ‘State of the Union’

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0800

CNN/U.S. President Jonathan Klein, left, anchor John King and Sam Feist, political director and VP of Washington-based programming, celebrate “State of the Union’s” first broadcast at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18. (CNN / Edward Pio Roda)

Scripps’ Baskerville, Fine Living’s Youngblood Present Fall Slate

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0800

Scripps Emerging Networks President Bob Baskerville, left, “Wingman” host Michael Somerville and Fine Living Network General Manager and Senior VP Chad Youngblood attend FLN’s 2009 programming upfront at Eleven Madison Park in New York City on Jan. 21. (Jennifer Graylock)

Judge Karen Celebrates Inauguration at BET Honors

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0800

Samuel L. Jackson, left, and his wife, actress LaTanya Richardson, flank Judge Karen Mills-Francis at the BET Honors in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20.

IFCtv, Sundance Channel Execs Party at Sundance Film Festival

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0800

Stella Artois Brand Team’s David Daniels, third from left, and Eric Albanese, second from right, join IFCtv and Sundance Channel President Evan Shapiro, left, Senior VP of Branded Entertainment and Partnerships Kim Gabelmann, Robert Redford and Sundance Channel Executive VP and General Manager Laura Michalchyshyn at the Sundance Channel/Stella Artois party Jan. 20 in Park City, Utah.

TV Academy’s Shaffner Welcomes ‘Mother’ Stars

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:19:48 -0800

Neil Patrick Harris, left, Alyson Hannigan and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chairman-CEO John Shaffner enjoy “An Evening With ‘How I Met Your Mother’” at the TV Academy’s Leonard H. Goldenson Theater in North Hollywood, Calif., on Jan. 27. (Mathew Imaging / Craig Mathew)

Debmar-Mercury Fetes Williams at NATPE

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:21:23 -0800

Debmar-Mercury Co-Presidents Ira Bernstein, left, and Mort Marcus, right, and Executive VP of Programming and Production Lonnie Burstein, second from right, join LIN Television President Scott Blumenthal, second from left, and Wendy Williams at a cocktail reception at the Four Seasons in Las Vegas Jan. 27 during NATPE.

Sony’s Mosko, CBS’ Madden Mark 5,000 Spins of ‘Wheel of Fortune’

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:23:09 -0800

Sony Pictures Television President Steve Mosko, left, CBS Television Distribution Senior Executive VP Bob Madden, Vanna White, Pat Sajak and “Wheel of Fortune” executive producer Harry Friedman celebrate 5,000 episodes of the syndicated game show at Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif., on Jan. 15.

Tennis Channel’s Whyley, Connors Gear Up for U.S. Open

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:24:52 -0800

Tennis Channel VP of Tournament Production Bob Whyley, right, poses with tennis legend Jimmy Connors at the Tennis Channel studio in Culver City, Calif., after the Jan. 28 announcement that Mr. Connors will be the network’s lead analyst for the U.S. Open in August.

Feldman, Tartikoff Pose With Tartikoff Legacy Honorees at NATPE

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:26:10 -0800

NATPE President-CEO Rick Feldman, left, joins Lilly Tartikoff, third from right, to honor writer-producer Chuck Lorre, second from left, writer-actor-producer-director Tyler Perry, Disney Media Networks Co-Chair and Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney and Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, right, at the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards held Jan. 26 at NATPE at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Peterson Dusts for Prints on Walk of Fame

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:22:41 -0800

“CSI” star William Petersen receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb. 3.