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‘Game of Thrones’ Renewed for Two More Seasons
6 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
HBO has ordered a fifth and sixth season of “Game of Thrones,” HBO Programming president Michael Lombardo announced today.
The immensely popular medieval-style fantasy drama based on George R.R. Martin’s books returned Sunday with a ratings bonanza that drew HBO’s largest audience numbers since the finale of “The Sopranos” in 2007, (and incidentally, record levels of online piracy). It’s also been a marketing blitz for the premium cable channel, which has more than 60 licensing partners selling “Game of Thrones”-themed merchandise.
“’Game of Thrones’ is a phenomenon like no other,” noted Lombardo. “[Series creators] David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, along with their talented collaborators, continue to surpass themselves, and we look forward to more of their dazzling storytelling.”
The show’s increase in popularity has not weakened its roots in the fantasy genre, argued Variety TV critic Brian Lowry in his review of the season four premiere.
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Miptv: Publicis Chief Maurice Levy And The Billion-Dollar Selfie
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Want to know who really was behind that Oscar selfie that tellingly was snapped on a Samsung phone? And the one last week that featured President Obama and baseball star David Ortiz? Maurice Levy, Chairman and CEO of France’s ad/PR giant Publicis Groupe, spilled the beans during his keynote interview today at Mip-tv in Cannes (watch a clip below). And he backed it up with some serious numbers. “The earned media — all the buzz which has been done around the Oscar [selfie] — represents roughly a value between $800 million to $1 billion because it has been all over the world,” Levy said. The theme of his sit-down with journalist and media commentator Kate Bulkley was “The Future of Content Is Digital.” Here’s the selfie-related clip: »
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Mega Buzz: Scandal's Explosive Finale, Mad Men's Clean Slate and Svu's Standoff
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Every week, senior reporter Natalie Abrams satisfies your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com or tweet them to @NatalieAbrams
Got any Scandal scoop? — Christie
It sounds like Maya's plan to target the president with her bomb will come to fruition. In other words, expect an explosive season finale! Making matters worse, we hear the finale takes place on Election Day, which means that the lives of even more people, including campaign manager Olivia, will be in jeopardy. Anyone want to guess the victim(s)?
Got any more Mad Men spoilers? — Emily
Pete's marriage crumbled in Season 6, but thanks to...
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