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Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead break ratings record American television channel AMC reportedly pulled in 12.4 million viewers for the season three finale of its hugely popular drama series ‘The Walking Dead’. In comparison, the season two finale of the show pulled in about 9 million viewers, and the ratings for the season three finale broke the previous record held by the show, which was 12.3 million for the season three midseason premiere. Irish-shot ‘Game of Thrones’ also broke ratings records by pulling in 4.4 million viewers for its season three premiere on HBO; up 13% from the 3.9 million who tuned in to the season two premiere last year. What these figures indicate is that in spite of the introduction of online viewing, on-demand television, and DV-Rs reducing traditional ratings by allowing viewers to access television shows long after the original air date, watching live television still remains popular among television audiences. And even though ‘Game of Thrones’ was the most-pirated series of 2012, the thrill of watching live premieres and experiencing what everyone else is at the same time still holds appeal to many audiences.
Agatha Christie estate signs with WME The Agatha Christie Estate has signed with global talent agency William Morris Endeavor. The late British writer Agatha Christie wrote many crime and mystery novels, short stories and plays and spawned numerous franchises. The author continues to sell more than three million books worldwide per year and to date has sold more than two billion books. WME will represent all facets of her estate, with plans to expand into television, film, and digital media. Her properties include 80 novels and iconic characters such as Hercules Poirot and Miss Marple, each of whom has had very successful television franchises. With this particular acquisition, we should expect many film and television adaptations of Agatha Christie’s work in the near future.
Watch the trailer for ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’ A new trailer has been released for Harald Zwart’s ‘The Mortal Instrument: City of Bones. Based on the Cassandra Clare novel, the film stars Lily Collins, Lena Headey, Kevin Durand and Irish actors Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Robert Sheehan. Set in contemporary New York City, ordinary teenager Clary Fray (Collins) discovers that she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret organisation of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect the earth from demons. The film is set to be released in Ireland on August 23rd this year.
