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UPDATE, 2:29 PM PT: Closing arguments are scheduled for Friday in Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times, after both sides rested their case. PREVIOUSLY: Sarah Palin completed her testimony in her libel case against The New York Times, as she told a New York federal court that the publication’s editorial…

Music Financier Invests In ITV’s ‘The Ipcress File’ EXCLUSIVE: Music financier Cutting Edge Media Music has invested in ITV’s adaptation of Len Deighton’s The Ipcress File and will take full music rights to the upcoming series. Altitude Television’s big-budget six-parter has already pre-sold to AMC+ and producer Andy …

EXCLUSIVE: Masked Singer UK and Hard Cell super-indie Argonon is in advanced discussions over potential acquisitions on the West Coast and has shifted its U.S. development team to LA. The move comes as CEO James Burstall forecasts the London-headquartered outfit’s “biggest year yet,” with a focus on M&A and West Coast…

ITV has commissioned a second season of South Korean spin-off format The Masked Dancer. The eight-episode series-order for Argonon indie Bandicoot Scotland comes as ITV preps to air the third run of The Masked Singer UK, as the two become established parts of the network’s Saturday night schedule. The Masked Dancer…

EXCLUSIVE: Simon Cowell’s ITV format Walk The Line has started attracting interest from global buyers, according to exec producer Lee McNicholas, who praised South Korean entertainment shows for “ripping up the rulebook” and “forcing us to re-examine the way we approach formats.” Distributor ITV Studios Global…

After the hype of the 2021 World Series, which saw the Atlanta Braves take home the championship on Tuesday, primetime resumed regular programming with the usual suspects back at the top. CBS’ Survivor and Fox’s The Masked Singer, after losing out to the World Series last week, were the highest-rated programs of the…

UPDATED with finals: Pairing Riverdale and Nancy Drew into a mystery lineup proved a good move for the CW, at least on premiere night. The Archie comics adaptation opened its fourth season with 1.18 million viewers and 0.4 adults 18-49 rating in Live+Same Day for the tribute to late cast member Luke Perry. That was…

Fox's whacky competition series Masked Singer (2.4, 7.793M) continues to own the demo crown on Wednesdays, climbing 2/10th from last week and logging a full rating point lead over closest competitor on the night, NBC's Chicago Med (1.3, 8.805). Med, however, was the night's No. 1 program in overall audience and topped…

In his 18 years as head of Fox’s alternative department, Mike Darnell built a brand of noisy, often outrageous, envelope-pushing programming, from specials like When Animals Attack! in his early days at the network to attention-grabbing projects like the Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? special and Joe Millionai…