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I cant get that kind of -- >> youre holding up your phone. >> yeah that. go ahead. >> hi my new apple -- >> so go ahead. >> i can get scores here. i dont need to turn on tv to see a talking head. i cant get the interesting parallel howard stern, making $100 million, a lot more in untraditional play that says, look -- >> and you have to go out of your way to see howard stern. >> so a completely bespoke customized age. where im a viewer and i like a piece of talent, i can find my direct path. i do...

Get voted off the island -- >> you guys ready to submit to this challenge? >> fired by the donald -- >> youre fired. >> -- or swim in the shark tank -- >> youre standing there asking for money. >> -- you have this british reality tv producer to thank. mark burnett is the man behind all of those shows. he is rich and successful beyond measure. but three years ago, he and his wife actress roma downey took the risky step of jumping genres and producing a scripted drama that no major broadcast netwo...

Msnbc and comcast both directly fund for employee activist most recently in october sharpton had a big fundraiser for n.a.n. for that event msnbc, comcast and nbc universal proudly ponied up to be preacher level sponsors for the event. they even took out a huge ad. there it is on your screen. in the program proudly putting the name of their cable company, their broadcast network, nbc universal, and their cable news network, msnbc, alongside his saying theyre proud to back the national action net...

And depress them. >> right, right. >> youre in that seat today, gene. >> what would happen to a tv network, a broadcast network if they individualized said we are going to send out certain signals to certain people to see how that affects them? they would be taking people out in handcuffs right now. >> sounds like a science fiction movie. >> facebook has done things not exactly like this but pushed the boundaries before and dont really suffer from it and people are reliant on facebook that they ...

Sounds fun but he explains he and his "league of legends" teammates live together and focus countless hours on perfecting their craft. >> its not just messing around all day. it takes a lot of discipline. we go to practice with a goal and things you want to accomplish. >> reporter: this is big business, not just for the players. gaming draws huge audiences. so much so, theres an entire on-line broadcast network dedicated to it. major league gaming broadcasts competitions that draws thousands of ...

40-hour workweek. that passed with 18 house democrat on board, but the bill, of course, likely to die in the democratic-led senate. bret? >> it appears the president had bigger plans than the rose garden for that sign-up announcement. >> reporter: its interesting because buzzfeed has a story out tonight that the white house asked the broadcast networks, abc, cbs, nbc, fox broadcast for primetime on tuesday night to tout 7 million sign ups being passed, but buzzfeed reports it was turned down by ...

Managing editor of the ewtn news catholic broadcast network. were you offended by noah? >> i wasnt offended by noah. but, let me tell you, bill, i interviewed all of the stars here the director. showed it no-to-my audience. the reaction i have gotten for the last few days from people who have seen it has been nothing short of titanic. they went to see gadd yart gladiator in an ark. dark depiction of thisand deviae story or popular conception of it and i think thats rattled audiences. two biggest...

It looks like the only woman hosting a late night talk show is planning on becoming a free agent. >> now, kim, what is going on with you. who are you sleeping with right now? [ laughter ] >> well, according to the tabloids, a lot of people. so -- are we going see you dating different guys? yeah. >> what about any white guys? >> absolutely. >> a whole new kim. >> chelsea handler is great. shes leaving e at the end of the year. chelsea lately has been on the air for eight years. handlers raunchy s...

Television and if they are going be paid? >> this is a fascinating case because right now a broadcast network like abc and cbs and nbc they make money from every person who is watching cnn. every person who pays for cable and satellite pays for those broadcast networks. as areo recognizes you can get those networks for free over the public air waves. its a start up that has a bunch of antennas. pulls the signals down for free and sends it over networks to paying customers. the networks are up in...

Georgia steadily turns purple and blue and we dont have to deal with the paul browns of the world anymore. >> im glad he wasnt running nasa in the 60s, i dont know what we would have done. next up, number two, this comes from one time candidate and host of the syndicated program, the 700 club, pat robertson who believe it or not went to yale law, known to stoke fear and anxiety about the gay community. this was a whopper of an accusation he made last summer and so controversial that the christia...