“Game of Thrones” scores ratings hit in Germany March 26, 2012 - 17:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A risky programming strategy paid off for the German free-TV debut of Game of Thrones, The Hollywood Reporter said. Local network RTL2 scored a ratings hit with the Emmy-winning fantasy skein by programming the entire first series – 10 episodes – of Game of Thrones over one long weekend, from Friday through Sunday. RTL 2 drew an average 9.6 per cent market share in the key 14-49 demographic over all ten episodes. At its peak, 1.87 million viewers tuned in. RTL 2 program director Holger Andersen said the programming experiment was meant to take into account the “altered viewing habits in the era of Internet, VoD and DVD.” It also established the Thrones franchise in Germany ahead of the hotly anticipated debut of season two, which airs on HBO in the U.S. April 1. Germany is the largest television market in Europe but it has proved notoriously difficult to crack for high-end drama series, in part due to the lack of a strong local pay-TV market.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |
