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NEW YORK: USA Network has greenlit season two of the new original lawyer series Suits, which premiered this summer, with season one’s finale to air September 8. The series is shot in Toronto and stars Gabriel Macht (Love and Other …

OTTAWA/SINGAPORE: The CG animated series Rob the Robot has been picked up by Disney Channels Southeast Asia following a broadcast deal with co-producers Singapore’s ONE Animation and Amberwood Entertainment in Canada. Rob the Robot will air throughout the region on …

LOS ANGELES: Jennifer Love Hewitt is to star in and executive produce the new series The Client List on Lifetime, which has also signed a first-look development deal with Hewitt’s Fedora Films. The series is based on the network’s hit …

SINGAPORE: Outdoor Channel Asia has picked up the exclusive broadcast rights to the 2011 Adventure Racing World Series finale. The Outdoor Channel will also provide media coverage of the XPD Adventure Racing World Championship held in Tasmania from October 31 …

TORONTO: Skyreader Media of the Skywriter Media & Entertainment Group has released the Canadian classic children’s story Norbert Nipkin in the form of an eBook available on the Apple iPad. The eBook is available for $2.99 at the App store …

LONDON: Emma Tennant, the former controller of digital channels at ITV, has been made the controller of UKTV, leading the company’s ten channels and multiplatform activities. Tenant will be part of UKTV’s Executive Leadership Team and report to Darren Childs, …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises is offering up the underwater doc Mysteries of the Abyss: A Science Revolution. The HD documentary features a team of marine scientists over a period of two years as they travel the world’s oceans doing extensive research. …

LOS ANGELES: Hulu is bringing its online rental and streaming service to Japan, to launch later this year. In a blog post, Johannes Larcher, Hulu’s senior VP of international, said the company has decided to expand beyond the U.S.—with availability …

BETHPAGE/NEW YORK: Cablevision Systems Corp. and Viacom have come to an agreement in their legal dispute over streaming rights, allowing Viacom programming to remain on the Optimum Apps for the iPad and other Internet-connected devices. The lawsuit, filed in June …

NEW YORK: Syfy’s Haven has planned a seven-episode story arc that flows between the TV show and Twitter, starting August 12 and wrapping up in the second-season finale on September 30. The integrated plot features characters Vince and Dave, who …