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Netflix ends Marco Polo’s journey

Netflix has cancelled its original drama series Marco Polo. The streaming service greenlit the second ten-episode season soon after the first launched on its platform, but it will not get a third outing. The show followed famous explorer Marco Polo’s early days in the court of Yuan dynasty Emperor Kublai Khan in the 13th century, launched […]

Oprah Winfrey net licenses The Butler from Weinstein Company

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has netted rights to The Butler, the Hollywood movie that stars Forest Whitaker and Oprah. The film launched theatrically in August, scooping box office receipts of US$100 million. Oprah’s cable net, a joint venture with Discovery, will be able to show the film in 2017. OWN licensed the film from The […]

Lifetime orders personal shopper show from Weinstein, Endemol’s True

Lifetime has commissioned personal shopper reality series Million Dollar Shoppers. The US cable network ordered the series from Endemol-owned US producer True Entertainment (Real Housewives of Atlanta) and The Weinstein Group (Project Runway). It will debut on the female-skewed channel on October 10 after Project Runway, before moving to a regular Thursday 10pm slot from […]