Welcome. And we are delighted to have all of you with this today. The committee gathers to examine this state of the television and video marketplace. Im glad to convened this hearing with my colleague, se senator cantwell, hours established panel of witnesses and thank them for appearing. The honorable michael powell, president and ceo of an cta the internet and television association. The honorable gordon smith, president and ceo of the National Association of broadcasters and our former colleague. Mr. David kinney, ceo of nielsen. Mr. Craig aaron, president and ceo of free press. Americans are living in the golden age of television. Weve never had more choices and access to video content. When viewers tend to be home at a certain time to watch their favorite show, they are gone. Television experience is moving away from dependence on fixed schedules, programming links and the confines of the Family Living room. With the development of overthetop technology, digital programming and s
It doesnt seem like youre speaking to me, as a customer. Lemonis he makes terrible investments. This feels like a show that you went to with no research. And hes even using the company as his own personal piggy bank. Skyler i mean, theres so many personal expenses in here. Lemonis what if the business doesnt have the money to pay it . Matthew it does. Were making millions. Lemonis if i cant teach him to respect his people and his company. Theyve done nothing but eat from a bag of [ bleep ] since i met you. The casery will fall apart. My name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not gonna wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. Were gonna wake up every morning wondering how many jobs we have to do. Its not always pretty. Everythings gonna change everything. But i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This. Lets go to work. Is the profit. [ cellphone ringing ] [ text message alert ] the casery has been around for about 3 years
I mean, that would be the last thing id want to do. And i back them up with my own cash. Its not always pretty. Do you want me to get in your face . cause thats your face. But this is business. Ive lost faith. We need to change dramatically. I do it to save jobs. Awesome. And i do it to make money. This the profit. Sweet petes is a candy store located in jacksonville, florida, specializing in chocolates and candy handmade by master chocolatier peter behringer. So you guys like candy . Mmhmm. Petes love of sweets began at the age of 12, when he started making candy for his moms shop peterbrooke chocolatier. I wouldnt do anything else. Family business was thriving, and life was good for pete and his wife, allison. But after a dispute, pete left the business and was forced to start over from scratch. The last 10,000 we had, we put into this business. Starting over required the help of a financing partner. My whole idea was, find talented people and help support them to get a business goin
Were closing the store, were done, im not talking about it anymore. I back them up, spending my own money. Its not always pretty. Man perfect flavor. Lemonis . But this is business. You got to trust the process. I do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. Thanks for your business. This is the profit. Fairfield, connecticut, is a pretty new england town right on the coast of the long island sound, and swansons fish market is one of fairfields local institutions. For over 40 years, theyve been selling fresh fish, hot soups, and doing a little catering and, along the way, got their fair share of critical acclaim. Gary okay, youre getting the works today. Lemonis gary swanson jr. Took the market over from his dad and worked alongside his wife, sue, and they made a comfortable life for his family. But on july 4, 2009, a fire destroyed his original store. [ siren wails ] dispatcher code 6. Gary completely devastated. Lemonis not only did the family lose income for an entire year, but th
Help. Nvidia is the helper. Its the expediter. Its the cost saver. Nvidia allows you to get it done. Theres just one problem. Its widely misunderstood because on most days it is so hidden under so many partnerships its hard to capture what they do in a spreadsheet. They deliver productivity per share for their clients. Thats whats being bought or taught where i am out west covering the huge nvidia Gpu Technology conference hosted by ceo jensen huang. Now, theres a whole other world back east, the one that produces the summaries like the indices or dow advance 76 points, nasdaq jumped 0. 82 and went out near its closing lies. I didnt like that. Wall street we desperately want nvidia to predict the sales. Give us some metrics to allow us to figure out if its worth 3. 1 trillion or 2. 7 trillion or 1. 8 trillion like alphabet or amazon. Instead of the 2. 2 trillion its worth now. Yeah, we want jensen to tell us how nvidia will cure cancer while beating Climate Change and breaking down pla