How 'Game of Thrones' became TV's first global blockbuster
- Written by Amanda Lotz, Fellow at the Peabody Media Center and Professor of Media Studies, University of Michigan
On July 16, viewers around the world will eagerly tune into the premiere of the seventh season of “Game of Thrones.”
That phrase – “viewers around the world” – hasn’t applied to television premieres before. For most of its history, television has been a profoundly national medium. While shows like...
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