💰 Disney+ Raises Prices Again
The streaming service Disney+ has announced a new subscription price increase. This marks the fourth price hike in four years.
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🚫 Subscribers Protected from Unauthorized Payments
The State Duma has passed a law requiring online services to simplify the procedure for users to cancel automatic subscription renewals. The amendments are being introduced to the Law “On Consumer Rights Protection.”
📺 Giant TV Screens Are Taking Over the Market
An Omdia study predicts minimal growth in global TV sales over the next five years. However, one segment is expected to see explosive growth: screens 80 inches and larger.
📉 Growth of the Digital Market is slowing down
According to data from the Runet Rating agency, the growth rate of the Russian digital services market may slow down significantly in 2025 – to 10-15% compared to 29% in 2024.
📊 TV Advertising Shows Steady Growth
The agency “Rodnaya Rech” (RoRe) has updated its forecast for the Russian advertising market in 2025. Overall growth is expected to reach 24% (including retail media); however, without this segment, it will slow down to 14%.
🛰 Starlink to Expand Constellation with D2D Satellites
SpaceX has filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch up to 15,000 additional Starlink satellites into very low Earth orbit (VLEO). This will enable the company to provide direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity to smartphones worldwide.
⭐️ Mediabaza and RTG expand Partnership
B2B content marketplace for the media industry, “Mediabaza,” and the educational TV channel Russian Travel Guide (RTG) are expanding their cooperation. A unique video catalog comprising over 400 RTG programs is now available on the platform’s “Showcase,” in addition to the existing distribution of the channel’s broadcast signal.
A study has revealed that elderly users face difficulties with television interface design
Research conducted by Ofcom in collaboration with the Digital Television Group (DTG) has revealed simple yet effective ways to improve IPTV platforms, making them more user-friendly for older viewers.
⭐️ 20 Years of the Peering Forum: The Industry's Main Meeting in Moscow
On November 17, 2025, the Congress Centre of the CCI of the Russian Federation will once again bring together leading players from the telecommunications and internet industry for the anniversary MSK-IX Peering Forum. The forum has been held without interruption for 20 years and has become the main platform for discussing internet infrastructure, media technologies, and the digital economy.
📺 TV sales in Russia have fallen
In the first half of 2025, 3.3 million TVs were sold in Russia for a total of 105.3 billion rubles. This is 8% less than in the same period last year, according to the GS Group analytical center.