Mad Men star signs new deal

JON Hamm, who plays 1960s advertising executive Don Draper in “Mad Men,” has signed a new contract with the series’ studio Lionsgate Television Group. Hamm’s publicist, Slate PR, said the deal keeps him with the show for a further three years.

The actor will receive a substantial raise for the upcoming fifth season. By the contract’s final year, he’ll earn more than $250,000 (€174,000) an episode, Variety.com reported.

Hamm had been signed through season six of Mad Men. The new deal keeps him on board through the seventh season.