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CANNES: The archive-based crime series Encounters with Evil, which TCB Media Rights is showcasing at MIPCOM, looks at what it’s like to come face to face with deranged criminals.

CANNES: At MIPCOM, Distribution360 (D360) is presenting a range of titles, including factual-entertainment shows and documentaries.

CANNES: The performing-arts series Let’s Dance! is a key focus for ARTE Sales at MIPCOM.

BURBANK: Ghen Maynard has been named to the newly created position of senior executive VP of alternative programming at CBS Television Studios.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: Sports Illustrated and Endemol Shine Beyond USA have partnered on a virtual-reality doc series that follows the journey of four climbers during their 2016 summit of Mt. Everest.

CANNES: Silver Wolf International is promoting an array of factual, lifestyle and documentary titles.

CANNES: Female-skewing factual programming features prominently on Breakthrough Entertainment’s MIPCOM slate.

CANNES: The science series The Crowd & The Cloud, which APT Worldwide is showcasing, explores the new frontier of citizen science in the age of mobile technology.

LONDON: Discovery Networks International has unveiled a major restructuring, with Marjorie Kaplan exiting the company and Susanna Dinnage taking on leadership for the international content division.

MUNICH: A new production company, 7Stories, has launched as part of the Red Arrow Entertainment Group to create factual series and branded-entertainment programs for ProSiebenSat.1 Group as well as for broadcasters and platforms around the world.