Hop! Media Group has tapped Michal Butel, who has been with the company since 2013, as its new CEO.

Dr. Markus Schäfer, president and CEO of ZDF Studios, talks about the continued integration of the company’s three main businesses—production, distribution and services—dealing with rising production costs and serving the programming needs of clients and its shareholder, ZDF.

A+E Global Content Sales is showcasing the diverse range of its Lifetime TV movie offering at the TV Movies Screenings Festival, highlighting four thrillers inspired by true stories.

BET Media Group has hired Canela Media alum Jerry Leo as executive VP of programming strategy to drive operations for its portfolio of linear networks, including BET, BET Her and VH1.

Content Budapest, taking place from June 27 to 29 at the Kempinski Hotel, is set to host its first Latin American Showcase, with presentations from a variety of executives, including TelevisaUnivision’s Claudia Sahab.

Ghetto Kids (w.t.), telling the story of a Ugandan dance troupe, is set to be the debut documentary from Toy Green, founded by the team behind Films by Nomad.

Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired the international distribution rights, excluding Australia and Scandinavia, for the three-part series The Black Hand, with Golden Globe and Emmy winner Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace).

Clapperboard Studios (The Teacher, The Holiday) has secured the TV rights for Uncut, a drama based on Chris Thompson’s semi-autobiographical podcast Two Foreskins Walk into a Bar.

Samba TV and HarrisX have unveiled new data showing that account sharing is on the rise, with 51 percent of respondents indicating they share their SVOD subscriptions with others.

WildBrain CPLG and SEGA have inked deals for cross-category licensing partnerships around the world for the Netflix series Sonic Prime.