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CANNES: Off the Fence has a range of history, science, travel, lifestyle, and nature and wildlife titles, including the documentary Close to Death, which features animals stopping their hearts and brains in the risky survival mechanism known as deep sleep.

SILVER SPRING: Next month, Discovery Channel is due to debut Sherpa, a film focused on the massive avalanche that killed 16 Sherpas on Mount Everest on April 18, 2014.

SANTA MONICA: Ovation TV has slated the U.S. debut of the six-part documentary series Millennials: Growing Up in the 21st Century for May.

SILVER SPRING: American Heroes Channel (AHC) is presenting its first-ever To Live and Let Spy programming event, an evening dedicated to espionage-themed content.

LOS ANGELES: Esquire Network is broadcasting a 12-hour special titled The Real O.J. Simpson Trial, about the infamous 1995 murder case, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 3.

CANNES: The factual series Beach Cops, one of Beyond Distribution's MIPTV highlights, puts viewers at the center of the action on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, following the men and women responsible for street policing and rescue operations.

CANNES: The three-parter Anatomy of Crime Fiction, which ARTE Sales is presenting at MIPTV, explores the whodunit genre and what makes it so successful.

LOS ANGELES: DanceOn, an entertainment-focused digital-media programming brand co-founded by Madonna, and go90 have slated the premiere of the competition series Dance-Off Juniors for April 20 on the mobile-first entertainment platform.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Undercover Angel, a ten-part series from RDF Television, marks the first-ever commission made by Nat Geo People.

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired a 65 percent interest in the unscripted production company Renegade 83, which is behind such hit shows as Naked & Afraid and Blind Date.