According to the Advanced TV Study 2026, Connected TV (CTV) in Germany and Austria has nearly reached parity with traditional broadcasting. Users now spend an average of 2 hours and 32 minutes per day within apps—trailing linear TV by only a few minutes.
Spanish-language content is experiencing a massive boom, driven by the expansion of global streaming platforms. According to a report by Ampere Analysis, streaming services accounted for approximately half of all scripted series commissions in Spain and Latin America in 2025.
Streaming giant Disney+ has announced a major expansion of its footprint in the Japanese market. The company signed a multi-year partnership with the Tokyo-based studio The Seven, the creative powerhouse behind Netflix global hits like Alice in Borderland and YuYu Hakusho.
The Russian media landscape has witnessed the final formation of a major new content powerhouse. MTS’s “On Media” division has consolidated its streaming service, digital bookstore, and music platform into a single unified cluster under the Kion brand.
Can a neural network truly “act,” and does a digital clone deserve an Oscar? These questions have shifted from dystopian fiction to a pressing legal headache for the world’s leading film academies.
“Traditional values” in Russia have officially shifted from mere declarations to a stringent economic prerequisite for the survival of media businesses.
The animated sensation The Super Mario Galaxy Movie—a joint venture between Illumination, Nintendo, and Universal—continues its triumphant run. Over the past weekend, the film raked in $83.2 million worldwide, propelling its total gross to $747.4 million.
Cupertino has officiallyannounceda major leadership shake-up: Tim Cook will step down as CEO on September 1, 2026. He will be succeeded by John Ternus, the current Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering.
For today’s broadcasters and streaming platforms, moving to the cloud has evolved beyond a mere technical upgrade. Participants at the NAB Show have concluded that the era of “lift and shift”—the simple mirroring of local infrastructure in a virtual environment—is officially over.
Media consumption in Russia has reached a point of no return. According to a study by TelecomDaily, traditional television is rapidly losing its audience, giving way to social networks and news aggregators.
