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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 …

NEW YORK: Four new male-skewed series have been added to the Spike TV schedule for 2012, including Big Easy Justice and Undercover Stings, from the producers of Cops. American Digger comes from the creators/producers of Auction Hunters, Gurney Productions. Spike …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has secured new investment capital from a group led by venture capitalist Brian N. Sheth as it looks to accelerate expansion plans and has also announced a new management team under CEO Fernando Szew. The capital investment …

LONDON: Endemol Worldwide Distribution and Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific have struck a deal that sees the kids’ series The 99 airing on Cartoon Network’s Indian and Southeast-Asian feeds. Produced in full 3D CGI by Endemol UK in association with …

NEW DELHI: Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific has expanded its portfolio of Indian networks to seven with the addition of Discovery Channel Tamil, which rolls out on August 15. Joining Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo and Discovery HD …

TAIPEI: LI TV Holdings has secured new launches for its Life Inspired (Li TV) network with platforms in Taiwan and Hong Kong. In Taiwan, the cable platform kbro and IPTV service Chunghwa Telecom MOD have added the channel. This adds an additional …

SÃO PAULO: Disney Media Networks Latin America has granted Rede Telecine the exclusive pay-TV broadcast rights in Brazil for a range of films from Walt Disney Pictures, DreamWorks, Marvel and Pixar, among others. The deal kicks off in October, bringing …