🛒 RKN Reports Decline in 'White' Digital Advertising Volume
The Russian interactive advertising market has encountered a significant discrepancy between official government statistics and expert estimates from leading industry associations.
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👁 Chinese Content Overtakes Korean in Russia for the First Time
The Asian wave in Russia has shifted its trajectory, expanding beyond pure on-screen entertainment to become a comprehensive cultural and consumer phenomenon.
🎁 Rutube Launches Unified Subscription Bundle with Kion
The Russian OTT market continues its trajectory toward deep ecosystem integration and bundling. The video service Rutube (part of Gazprom-Media Holding) has announced the launch of a joint subscription bundle with the online cinema Kion (owned by MTS).
🧾 UK Considers Extending TV License Fee to Streaming Services
The funding system for public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom is on the verge of its most radical overhaul in decades. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has publicly signaled her support for expanding the BBC license fee framework.
🙅♂️ States File Lawsuit to Block Paramount-WBD Merger
The consolidation of US media giants has run into powerful legal resistance at the state level. A coalition of 12 state attorneys general, led by California, has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit in a California federal court seeking to block the $111 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).
🌝 Calls Mount to 'Freeze' Theatrical Run of New 'Spider-Man' Film
The theatrical distributor Atmosfera Kino, alongside the Russian Cinema Owners Association (AVK), has called on exhibitors to refrain from screening the superhero action film Spider-Man: A New Day via the so-called “pre-show service” model until August 20, 2026.
🐭 Disney+ Considers Launching Free Tier
Media giant Disney is exploring the possibility of making a portion of its Disney+ content catalog available entirely for free. The move is aimed at competing directly with YouTube and other free, ad-supported streaming (FAST) services.
⚖️ 'Leopold the Cat' Ignites Intellectual Property Dispute
A major legal conflict has erupted around the upcoming live-action feature film Leopold, co-produced by Welcome Media and Kinotsukh.
🍿 'Moana' Remake Suffers Disastrous Box Office Debut
The 2026 summer season has dealt Disney one of its most painful financial blows in recent years. The highly anticipated live-action remake of the animated hit Moana delivered catastrophic opening weekend results, grossing $52 million internationally and a meager $95 million worldwide (with $43 million coming from the domestic market).