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well, we found out from amc, and we actually showed a clip of it last night, that amc has a new 1960sng show that they're going on put on next year after "mad men" is over. very excited about it. it's very good. we showed a clip. they gave us another clip for it tonight. and i will say, it has everything i love about "mad men." my favorite thing is when don draper on "mad men" gives one of his pitches to the clients. it's like amazing. no one is better at it. you can just tell how impressed the clients are. well, this show has that as well. and i think john hamm is one of the best actors out there. i think he's just amazing, incredible. i will say -- yeah, give it up for john hamm. [ cheers and applause ] the actor they have in this new show is great. he's really good. i'm not saying he is better than john hamm, but he might be better. and take a look at it. you might recognize him. and i think you're going to love him. and here's a clip from the new advertising show that's going to be on amc next year. let's take a look. >> winter. at times it can feel relentless. unending gray skies

so, let's take a look at a clip from this new amc ad show. >> confidence. you, me, it's what everyone one wants. and yet it is so difficult to attain. you see, confidence is intangible. it is not a product you can buy in the store. it is a feeling that comes from within you and influences those around you. i'm not going to stand here today and tell you that clothes give you confidence. they don't. to get personal for a moment, i feel good in this suit and tie. i feel good in these shoes. and let's not underestimate the importance of feeling good when it comes to confidence. clothes don't make the man but they sure can help. burlington socks. put them down your pants so your doink looks bigger. it looks a little bit bigger than a normal doink. "bad men"! [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: that how is really good. and i can say this, right? i think i can i say this now. that was me this whole week. that's been me. we'll be right back with more "late night!" [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ (sign squeaking) (thunderclap) (cheering) (rollercoaster rumbling) ♪ (thunder

. >>> fans of the popular amc series, "breaking bad" will remember this scene.opening scene from the very first episode ever and if this video hadn't just happened, i would k it was the inspiration for this scene in breaking bad. that my friends is an rv traveling down a highway in oklahoma city and yes, those are sparks flying out and police in hot pursuit. who picks an rv to run away from police in. nick, i'm glad you asked that question. the man behind the wheel, 30 year old richard tarver. he had his rv parked at an rv park. when he saw police coming you jumped in and fled the scene. he led police on a 27 mile chase in his rv. ran over several difference ticks the tires flew off and sparks gak s began to plfly. when you flee the scene police are going to get you and they did in fact get him and arrested him. >>> prepare to be impressed to be by a guy here. from the real machinery to the top two you arething that to the fepts. really cool stuff here he is swinging around and moving. he didn't fall to the ground. here he is from the rock and he hops over and i

amc down $0.38. they have a lot of other great shows.vist investors you heard charlie talk mudville blackmon. carl icahn on the show. they have dominated wall street for years. are they losing some of the muscle and shane? we have seen carl icahn, he has backs down saying they have come to agreements. so far failing in his attempt to win seats on the board and kind of did not do so well against sony although you could say they start to look at the business and shave it down it that. bill ackman still on the losing side of the herbalife trade. why can't the big dogs get the business done like they did is just a year or two ago? joining us now, raymond james investment banking vice chair. sometimes they do very good things for a company's stock. what about in these cases, the new group of activists who have been around for a long time. bill ackman has gotten extremely emotional but herbalife. >> par this is almost a philosophical question about multilevel marketing where i have a lot of experience personally as an investment banker. it is

. >> we should point out, gerry amc, will be joining us in the next hour.came out with earnings for the first time as a public company. sabres on set. aereo's network of tiny antennas have sparked a supreme court case. do people really watch network television? we will discuss, next on "surveillance." ♪ >> good morning. a busy morning. "bloomberg surveillance," the final day of april. we thank you for watching us all of april and hope you will be with us every day through the month of may. adam johnson? >> senate democrats admit they will not have enough votes to pass an increase to the minimum wage. the senate holds a procedural vote on a measure to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10 10 cents an hour, 60 votes are needed. in oklahoma, a botched execution of a prison inmate last night, a new combination of lethal drugs left the prisoner writing and clenching his teeth, he died of a heart attack. washer execution delayed. in london, a strike in the third day. demand for london's bicycles jumped 70%. transport workers processing job cuts, those are your

season seven starts sunday night at 10:00 on amc.ld be pare. but it's not pare. >> well, to most people who speak english, i suppose. >> jimmy: yes. and you are french canadian? >> yeah. it's a french name. i'm from montreal. >> jimmy: i love montreal. they have great food in montreal. >> they do. they really do. >> jimmy: and you wouldn't think like they'd have great bagels, for instance, but they have great bagels. >> amazing bagels. you guys have to try them. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: great smoked -- >> it's not a joke. the smoked meat, the bagels. >> jimmy: the poutine. >> yeah. >> jimmy: all the stuff that's great to eat in the middle of the night. what's that one? >> hot dogs. steame. >> jimmy: how do you spell that? >> s-t-e-m accent egu. >> jimmy: oh. you really are french canadian. >> but it's english. >> jimmy: i don't know what you said. but we do know hot dogs. we're very familiar with them. >> who doesn't like a hot dog? >> jimmy: we think of those as very american things. in fact, i think it's a little weird that you guys

you can watch the final season sunday nights 10:00 on amc.eers and applause ] how are you? >> i'm very good. and very happy to be here. thank you. >> jimmy: i want to tell you something a little bit weird. i think about your mother at least once a week. >> that is weird. >> jimmy: because -- the reason why is you talked about your mom always playing harmonica in the car. i always play harmonica in my car. >> i know. >> jimmy: and so when i'm fishing my harmonica out of the wheel well or whatever, i think about your mother doing that too. >> she will be flattered. >> jimmy: will she? okay, good. >> i'm disappointed that's the only way you think about her. >> jimmy: do you play musical instruments? >> i do not. i play nothing. my only musical talent is i can sing jay-z's songs sometimes. >> jimmy: oh, jay-z's -- you're a rapper. >> i know all the words to one song. >> jimmy: that's a very limited scope of talent. >> i like to think of it as specific. >> jimmy: which song is it that you know? >> "i just want to love you," parentheses "give it to

well, the season premiere of "mad men" is this sunday on amc. and i'm very excited.of my favorite shows. any "mad men" fans here? [ cheers and applause ] so excited it's coming back. i love the characters. i love how the show really captures that era of new york in advertising. but i think the thing i love most is when don draper gives one of his amazing ad pitches to a client. i have to admit, i am really sad that this will be the show's last season. we're beginning the last season. but i am excited to announce that amc has a new show about advertising in the '60s. it just announced. and we've been showing clips this week, and it really looks good. i will say, i love jon hamm. he's one of the best actors out there, but i think the lead actor on this new show, this new advertising show, could be better. and you just might recognize him. so let's take a look at this new show. >> home. for every man in this room, it's our haven to return to at the end of the day, our fortress against the cruelties of the outside world. for our wives -- for our wives, it is something mo

the last season of "mad men", but i am excited to announce that amc has a new show. show about advertising in the '60s. they sent us a sneak peek, and i love jon hamm. i don't think there's a better actor out there, but i do think the actor of the new show, maybe he's a little bit better. take a look, because you might just recognize him. so, let's take a look at this new show. >> gentlemen, hershey's doesn't sell chocolate. hershey's sells childhood. hershey's sells memories. fishing with your father. playing baseball in the park. eating a hershey's chocolate bar. these are singular moments in time. when you hold a hershey's chocolate bar in your hand, you're holding the promise of happiness, of joy, of youth. but you realize something. when you eat that hershey bar, all of that happiness, all of that joy is gone. so you make a choice. a moment of instant gratification, or do you make a memory that will last forever. hershey's. when you put it in the pool, it looks like a turd. [ laughter ] >> seth: right? good. "bad men!" [ cheers and applause ] i think it looks gr

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amc has quite a number of them. nbc has come back pretty strong.cbs continues to be strong. the cable entertainment channels, usa is still very strong. who do you think wins the content for? the streamers? the other content providers? >> i think it is going to be people can have a foot in both camps. they can have a foot in content providing and also distributing. there are many winners. you do not have to have 20. if you have one show that really works, you are a winner. hbo happens to produce a lot of winners and that is not easy. of cannot make those kinds judgments. you can have one solid hit and be a winner for life as a producer. as a distributor, you have to constantly enhance your effort. -- >> hbo and netflix and netflix revenue are neck in neck. it is expensive to make really good programming. >> they are paying top dollar for programming. they have 33 million homes subscribers and the price is not bad and is a lot cheaper than apple. a lot of advantages. much more with bob right after the break. ♪ >> remember the days of total request li

from our pastas and epa to come in for them there and it's going to get a little opening the mall the amc also is a canadian israeli businessman was the largest retail bookstores in israel with the securities and poland china. since opening its new store in nineteen seventy nine simple farmer become the largest employer of non jewish israelis with over twenty percent of its work was being arab israeli we as business man cannot change. this is why we have politicians. it's their job for myself as a businessman and try to increase my relations with the palestinians through business corridor business religion cementing by displaying of the interaction between the people the success of this distinctive lifestyle the trade of the background which will pressure politicians to finally make a decision. whenever they find it within their produce to do it like so many cases throughout history web is this the edges so paula to political ties to the only time will tell if the same will happen between the israelis and palestinians again one hour on tickets and in israel. toss well to be treated to a g

you are working with amc as well. what is the primary difference between working with amazon and with one of the very well-known known cable channels or broadcast networks that we know? >> it is not really different at all. different personnel, players, but the approach is always the ,ame, to do something original something smart. that is how i approach my job and have everyone else does too. >> how does the ability to binge watch change the way that you write or direct a show? >> this is my first experience in doing it exactly like this, giving people the opportunity to binge watch. i'm not sure if amazon will put in exactlyt there the way that you could binge watch it. we have not talked about that approach yet. for me, this is my first work off of broadcast network. i'm really looking forward to that for other reasons, including less restriction on what i can say and what i can show. >> we will talk more about just what "the after" is. chris carter, now making a new show for amazon. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg

you're are working with amc as well. what would you say the primary difference between working with a player like amazon and one of the very well known table channels are broadcast networks that we know? >> it's not very different at all. different personnel and players that the approach is always the same, to do something original, something smart and that is really how i approach my job and how everyone else approaches it to. >> how does the ability to binge watch change the way that you write or direct day show? >> this is my first experience doing it like this, giving the opportunity to binge watch and i'm not sure if amazon will put the show out there in exactly the way that you could binge watch. we have not really talked about that approach yet. for me, this is my first chance to work off a broadcast network. i'm really looking forward to that for other reasons including less restriction on what i can say and show. >> cris carter, we will talk to you a little bit more about what the after is after this quick comme

you're working with amc as well.hat would you say is the primary difference between working with a player like amazon, and working with one of the very well-known cable channels or broadcast networks that we know? >> it is not really different at all. different personnel, different players, but he approach it has always been the same. it is to do something original, something smart. that is really how i approach my job and how everyone else approaches it, too. >> how did binge watching, or the ability to binge watch, change how you write or direct a show? >> this is my first experience doing it exactly like this, giving people the opportunity to binge watch. i'm not sure if amazon is going to put the show out there in exactly a way that you can binge watch it. we haven't really talked about that approach yet for me it is the chance to also broadcast on a network. i am really looking forward to that for other reasons, including less restriction on what i can say and what i can show. >> do think at all, when you are cr

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she plays samurai sword-wielding warrior michonne on amc's "the walking dead."[ cheers and applause ] >> you look so much better than you do on the show. >> thank you. i hope i clean up better. >> jimmy: did i do well pronouncing your name? >> no. >> jimmy: danai gurira? is. >> we're going to work on this right now. danai. gurira. double-r roll. gurrrira. >> very good. >> jimmy: with that said, you should probably think about changing the name. that would make it easier. >> if i was in england, they really clean up your name there. if i was there, i would be dana green. that's it. >> jimmy: where are you from originally. ? >> i'm zimbabwen. >> jimmy: you were born in the united states. >> yes. >> jimmy: where? >> in iowa. >> jimmy: they're pretty much the same place. >> yes, very pair mel. yes didn't even notice the difference. >> jimmy: and you are not just a playwright, but an award winning playwrig playwright. you won an obe, and an et cetera, i see here. it's very unusual, what you're doing. i mean, from one day to the next, that's a lot of what they call ra

the amc drama returns to lower ratings.n opener averaged 2.3 million viewers. it is a million viewers less than last year's opener. i tivoed it, watching it later. stocks sliding, dow below 100 right now. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. what are traitors talking about? >> we have come off the highs of the day. this is a volatile market, no doubt. a strong dollar, commodities are higher, their moving in correlation with the 10-year bond. as the yield comes down, stocks come down. noting exactly that. we have been watching the high flyers. most of them tr trying to hold o gains. the market for us has weakened slightly earlier today. the other thing you should know, melissa, as i toss it back to you, is volume. thursday and friday we had heavy volume. it brings volatility along with it. melissa: as we are talking we building back. dropped to about 80. thank you so much. one company is raising more than a little spare change in less than two weeks of crowdfunding. an automated desk that moves from

then there's like entertainment names, amc networks of the world. they're all weak as well.o it's a bit of a selloff in small caps, but it's really not. there's weakness right across the board right now. >> bob, thank you very much. >> 2013 was a very good year for the market, but it was also a stellar year for public pension funds. at the top of the list is the city of jacksonville retirement system with returns of 22.3% last year. joining us right now is the director of finance and chief financial officer for jacksonville, florida. nice to have you here. >> good afternoon to you. >> you did have a very stellar year last year. a lot of it was because of your exposure to the we can weties market. let's start fist of all with the clients for this retirement system. >> we are investing for the general employees of the city of jacksonville and the correctional officers. we have another pension fund i'm not involved with. that's what this one represents. >> go ahead. >> i was going to say we've got 28 managers, 11 different investment strategies to cover this $2 million portfoli

who support the measure say it's a step forward while those who oppose it can be seen sunday night on amc. >> that was snl's weekend update when the president's push for equal pay for women in the work place. but has bill mahrer pointed out, the president is having a little more trouble getting equal pay legislation through congress. >> the republicans in congress had quite a week. just on wednesday alone they blocked the equal pay act, they blocked protections for gays in the work place, they blocked an increase in minimum wage, they even blocked an increase in mine safety. if you're a lesbian who's digging up coal for $6 an hour, you had a very bad day on wednesday. >> only bill can talk like that. but when it comes to congressional republicans, one house member from louisiana distinguished himself, you might say in a way i would rather leave to bill mahrer again. here's his take on vance mcalister after less than five months on the job. >> did you see vance mcallister? do you know who he is? he's the republican congressman from louisiana, ma marry ed. making out with a married staffer.

amc networks. these aren't momentum names. my point here is that the con take jump spread a little bit in the middle of the afternoon. even the ipos are slipping a little bit. we hit a high just in the beginning of march. and now we're down 7, 8, 9% from where we were just a short while ago. s&p 500, we're down 50 points almost in the last two days. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. with us now is art hogan, and j.j. at tdameritrade. you have gold down. >> right. >> it's not big fear and risk reversal, what is happening here? >> bob just touched on some of it. people at the end of the quarter kind of rolled over their portfolios a little bit and some of the things they rolled over, like we saw a lot of our investors selling things like apple at the end of the quarter, with that, people are kind of looking for what's next. the momentum stocks have been out of favor with that. one of the things we do have to look at, the s&p 500 close above 1850. we're right there today. we could use a little bit of bounce at the e

just like in the amc reality show, game of arms, vinny, even though he's retired, is a legend on therm wrestling circuit. >> a little over 100 competitions, arm wrestling. i won probably 98%. >> reporter: and today, he's coming out of retirement. fighting to win the big apple grapple championship in yonkers, new york. >> reporter: and his arm, a good luck charm. >> when somebody saw me, they saw it wasn't actually 5'4". i'm 5'8," they were like no way is this the guy has beaten all of these people. >> reporter: he invited us to show us to his home arm wrestling gym to show us how he's been training for the big match. >> you never want to get in a bad position. you can hurt your arm or shoulder and break it. you stay nice and tight. you lock it up. >> reporter: more than glory is on the line at tonight's throwdown showdown. to claim the title, king of arms, vinnie will have to go through his longtime friend and mentor. >> i was beating everybody. but he totally destroyed me. anyway, we became friends. he taught me how to arm wrestle. >> reporter: even his family and friends got in on

including with the old schoolers like hbo and showtime, then there's amc.the potential to win here? >> it really comes down to vertical integration, and this is an area where netflix is not optimizing as well as it could, so that's a huge growth opportunity. right now they're buying most of their content from, you know, existing content producers, their not making it in-house. they might distribute it in-house with something like "house of cards" distributes internationally differently than in the u.s., which is on netflix. if they could take more of what hbo does and what amazon is doing and make more in-house, completely-owned content, that would give them a great margin advantage. liz: young, andy, when you look at reed hastings who runs the company, is he the man to take this company to the next level? >> yeah. i mean, he's taken the company to this level, and i don't think it shows any signs of slowing down right now. so i certainly think he's the guy to take it to next level, yeah. liz: what worries you about the stock? in the back of your mind, there

>> i'll first say, matt winer created a fantastic show and we couldn't have better partners than amc.e have 34 shows on the air, we're excited about orange is the new black, if you haven't seen that, a hit show for netflix and we like the ratings trajectory of "nashville" on abc, but it's hard to pick a favorite child. >> from an economic point of view, working with netflix, for instance, on original programming versus an amc, is that a new model? is that something you're going to explore to try to do more of? >> we are. we actually have a new show with hulu called "dead beat" as each one of the new platforms emerges around the globe we're trying to create content for it. again it's a good time to be a content creator and distributors. >> michael, i was trying to work out how much "hunger games catching fire" the first movie has grossed. you're getting on for a billion dollars now, aren't you? >> hi, simon. we feel very good about the -- again, the trajectory of the franchises. "divergent" about $116 million right now, should be close to call it $150 million domestic, we think it will

. >> reporter: meth labs, loaded guns and drug busts, all expected in an episode of amc's "breaking bad cleveland suburb, neighbors are feeling duped after learning the man living next door in a million dollar mansion is allegedly a real-life walter white. >> the chemicals that were located in clandestine labs are very difficult and dangerous and, of course, explosive and fire hazards and we acted as quickly as we could. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies arrested 51-year-old madhu dutta after they say he put together a unique meth lab., police say dutta built a cyanide chloride lab, a heisenberg-like method that results in what's considered a superior product. >> methamphetamine was located in the bedroom along with some manuals, as well as equipment for this actual method, which is significantly rare. >> reporter: but it wasn't all flasks, masks and chemicals, police say deputies uncovered guns. they confiscated 11 shotguns and 3 handguns. one of the handguns locked and loaded. >> you don't think that that's going to happen on the shores of lake erie in a million dollar home. >> reporter

the series found a home on amc, a network known for airing old movies but after going into original programmingt bail the cool rebellious outlet paving way for some of the most popular shows like "breaking bad" and "walking dead" the end of "mad men" the end of an era. what will the next wave of tv? who will be the next don draper or my favorite, walter white? what will their big secret big? the shows are more than an hour of enter tanment. they represent part of the cultural fabric, providing commonality and conversation, it's as if characters are our friends. in fact, i recently ran past harvey specter, the lead character from "suits" and i approached him as if we were good friends. his response made it clear we were not friends but this is the impact television has on lives. what's cool about this next era of television, there are no rules. anything goes, true detective, game of anthothrones nothing's weird, sexy or gory and the outlet doesn't matter either. if the show's unique enough and proves it's worth taking the journey, we will find it. why internet companies like hhu amaz amazon, net

. >> amc has done it before, breaking bad aired its last season in two installments a year apart. >> >> sex in the city. >> don't stop believing. >> sopranos. >> and battlestar galactica, all made fans wait for months during their final acts. >> there are a lot of reasons it can make sense to draw out the last seasons. >> networks can maximize dvd sales and sponsorships, the show can compete in two different years of emmys and actors can sometimes be kept from getting a raise. but, and the viewer, these split ends are making me pull my hair out. >> we are seeing it more and more at the box office, as with most things i blame harry potter. >> the final harry potter book the deathly hallows was split into two films. >> that prompted twilight to splits its final book into two films. >> which prompted "the hunger games" to split its final book into two films. >> mocking jay part 1 comes out this thanksgiving season, part two comes out in november of 2015. >> peter jackson has turned the hobbit, a book that is only a little over 300 pages, into three separate movies. >> shrooks you keep t

focuses on creating hits the same way it would have been in her previous job at cbs evening when you have amcal networks, all thinking of making hit shows, maybe the business model around it is different but you are still looking to get people building buzz around a particular show and paying attention to what you're doing. >> there is an old formula on that. create a hit show, created content. content. hit on that front, "the wall street journal" reports that yahoos running its own -- is planning its own programming push is this a big gamble former samir -- four marissa mayer? >> yes is the answer. yahoo! has tried original shows for some time. maybe -- we will see how this plays out -- maybe the dollar figures attached to this part of the strategy are different in the past. of the originals show strategy has been mixed today. in the case of xbox, nit about selling more xboxes. in the case of document is about getting digital advertising dollars or attempting to take the traditional tv ad bucks. yahoo! is dealing with competition from facebook and aol and youtube and twitter, and adding to t

amc has clearly emerged because the younger demo likes "walking dead." >> who is going to lose?table channels do not have a lot of tonnage, like ove shin -- the small cable channels. and the non-premium based video products online as well. >> these guys -- all of these niche players are all creating drama and the networks are creating comedy. what is the future of networks? ofthe future will be a lot comedy, a lot of drama and data analytics to see how demographics are changing and a lot of modeling that way. that is where netflix has a bigger damage. >> everyone wants to get online video right but we have seen scary statistics. ads are seen by no one and 90% are skipped. video ads. are people watching the online ads? what does it mean for advertisers? is theuld argue that famous television. everybody skips television ads as well. i think the real key is the that the and the depth ads go. if you look at netflix, that is a subscription model, obviously. as you go down you get to hulu. arerly the television cpm's enormous. >> we love having you in a from l.a. and we look forward t

the final season of "mad men" premieres this sunday on amc. ginger for a final check on the weather. ginger, are you outside? are you running? >> lara, i hope you can get another out of you at some point. maybe later today. i want to say good morning. and happy birthday. we're not in the 60s anymore. d here. she's 11. and look at the birthdays we're celebrating. good morning, times square. how about we get a check of the forecast. and we start with your pictures because we want to get a look at what's happening here. from norfolk, virginia, just a beautiful scene on the water. doesn't it make you just wait for summer? and mt. shasta out there. we had to check in. good to see a mountain in the morning. and the heavy rain and strong storms for the weekend. i wanted to give you a little hint. if you're in eastern iowa, northern missouri, western illinois, you're in the bulk of that. and severe possibilities start tomorrow and expand for much of the nation. you see in the cent >>> thunderstorms are expected in lake tahoe later this morning just af

they're the stars of amc's "game of arms.", mike, and rob. guys, you're grunting, doing all kinds of things. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> so dan, you were telling me, to prepare for this, you guys do all kinds of strange workouts. it's more than just the guns. >> yeah. all of us do something different individually. a lot of things are pull-ups and pressures and cables. but we all have little silly feats of strength stuff that we like to do. >> i train my mind. i watch them work out and i sit there and i study. they just find their weakest angle. >> does he have a weakest angle? >> you know where it is. >> how heated are these competitions? >> super heated. >> it gets ugly? >> got to bring bouncers over there to break up just in case. >> i can only imagine. >> when you see this show -- i first saw it advertised, i thought, is this a real competition? it's real. >> it's real, yeah. nothing is scripted. nothing is fake. it's completely real. and the amount of energy there is just -- it's fun. >> you can feel it as

playing the theme to "mad men" ] >>> well, the end of an era is set to kick off this sunday night on amcason. our diane sawyer has a look behind the scenes and inside scoop. ♪ >> reporter: here's how it began with this face, don draper, self-inventedm glamorous like america in the '60s. and behind closed doors cracked by secrets of a punishing depression era childhood. he's played by jon hamm. >> he's damaged goods in many ways, and he's doing the best he can. >> reporter: he strives, he drinks, he is brutally careless with women. >> are you alone? >> reporter: like his partner roger sterling. >> when god closes a door, he opens a dress. >> reporter: and every character in the prism of the ad agency in the '60s sprang from the imagination of its creator matthew weiner. >> i don't judge. that's been the secret of the whole show. i judge people in real life all the time. but i don't judge these characters. they're all trying really, really hard to be good people. >> 23. >> reporter: and there with the mad men, three women gladiators in an inhospitable decade. christina hendricks who plays

amc shares are dropping today, after last night's season premiere of madmen, came in below expectationsere and brought in only 2.3 million viewers. shares just fractionally lower. the industry has changed since the days of don draper. no one knows better than wpp ceo sir martin sorrell. >> good to see you on the new set. >> this applause has been around, as has wpp. how much disruption is there in the ad market thanks to the players like buzzfeed? >> i wouldn't sort of highlight buzzfeed beyond anybody else. start with google and facebook and twitter and instagram and pinterest. i mean, buzzfeed has some implications in terms of a news feed but if you look in a "mad men" sense, don draper sense, he wouldn't recognize 75% of our business, revenues $18 billion, if you include associates, 29 boston of $21 billion and 4 billion is in media management and investment, media planning and buying and 5 billion in data and 6 billion in digital, so that's about 15 billion out of the 18 or 21 that is accounted for by things that in don draper's era really weren't significant as that. classic creati

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amc was a little bit of a miss there. they had a quarterly dividend. what impressed me about them.ttendance was up 5% and they were able to raise prices about 2%, still on the downside but raising prices in this environment, pretty impressive. guys, back to you. >> especially in light of the gdp report. thanks, bob. >> today we learned the ceo of a company called shaneer energy has paid $142 million in 2013 to its ceo, a company that's yet to turn an annual profit. the salary of a ceo from a public company requires the approval of the board of directors and reminds us what warren buffett told cnbc last week about boards rubber stamp ing comp. >> the xebization committee comes in and works for a few hours and days and maybe they have consultants and they say we have approved this plan. never yet heard any of the 19 boards i was on, anyone say in the meeting say that they are against it. i've heard them say it outside the meeting. >> did you ever vote for something you were on a board that you disagreed with? >> sure. >> like what? >> voted for compensation plans i haven't agreed wit

a step forward for women in the workplace while those who oppose it could be seen sunday nights on amcy that health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius who oversaw the troubled launch of the affordable care act is resigning from office. sebelius says she's stepping down because she has so many things she wants to barely accomplish. >> kim jong-un this week was re-elected as leader of north korea winning 100% of the vote. easily defeating his challenger or else. during a speech hillary clinton was giving in las vegas, a female protester threw a shoe at her. it's amazing they were able to identify her considering how many ladies in vegas are walking around with one shoe on. >> welcome back to "morning joe." it was inevitable. >> yeah. >> it was inevitable. you had the first wave of -- just like coachella, the first wave where the founder starts it and almost goes bankrupt. then you have the other shoe always falls. well, it has here. we knew this was going to happen. i guess people are now turning places in brothels. >>. >> if you don't know air bnb. rent out your apartment. >