According to a report by LG Ad Solutions, the Smart TV (CTV) home screen has become the most valuable advertising placement, replacing the traditional “first position in the ad break.”
The Russian State Duma is considering amendments that could equate destructive content with extremist materials. The initiative is being prepared by Andrey Svintsov, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, with the aim of “cleaning the internet of dirt, fakes, and bot-generated content.”
VK has published its results for the first nine months of 2025. The main breakthrough is the fourfold increase in adjusted EBITDA for the entire “Social Platforms and Media Content” segment, which reached RUB 15.6 billion.
Disney and YouTube TV have resolved their high-profile two-week carriage dispute by signing a new multi-year agreement.
The online cinema platform Kion has announced the launch of its own production of original projects in a vertical format (9:16).
According to the annual Pact report, exports of British television programs have surpassed the £2 billion mark for the first time, reaching £2.02 billion in 2024/25.
Paramount Skydance, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing non-binding offers to acquire assets of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The official auction is expected to conclude by the end of 2025.
At the AI Journey conference, Sber introduced its new Sber 7000 TV series, featuring full integration with the GigaChat AI assistant and hands-free voice control.
Research from Hub Entertainment Research revealed that despite the popularity of bundled offerings, viewers still struggle to discover new content — and YouTube is becoming the main “audience absorber.”
The Bidease platform, together with Sensor Tower, has released a report confirming the region’s accelerated mobile market growth.
