🇩🇪 German Film Box Office Soars Worldwide
Germany is experiencing a true cinema export boom. According to German Films, worldwide box office for German films and co-productions jumped to $300 million in 2025 — a 115% increase from the previous year.
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🤝 Media-Telecom Secures Exclusive Rights to STREAM
A major deal in the pay-TV market: Media-Telecom has become the first independent exclusive distributor of STREAM channels in Russia.
🎬 Creative industries’ contribution to GDP reaches 4.2%
Rosstat summarizes 2025 results for Russia’s creative economy. The sector shows solid growth: gross value added reached 8.6 trillion rubles, and its share of GDP rose to 4.2% (from 3.9% a year earlier).
📱 Micro-dramas Take Over Online Theaters
Streaming services are betting on a new format — micro-dramas. These are vertical series (9:16) of 50–100 episodes, each 1–2 minutes long.
📑 Lionsgate Surpasses Revenue Forecasts
Lionsgate reported strong results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026. Revenue rose 18% to $724 million, significantly beating Wall Street expectations.
👁🗨 How Russian Viewers’ Tastes Have Changed in 10 Years
Online cinema service Kion and the Kino-Teatr.Ru portal conducted a large study: what we watched in 2016 and what we choose now, at the start of 2026.
🧐 The State Duma Expands Ministry of Culture Powers in Cinema
The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation will receive exclusive rights to annually determine which films receive government funding.
😱 Theaters Frightened by Netflix–WBD Merger
Cinema United, which represents the interests of more than 60,000 cinema screens worldwide, has sent a strong letter to the U.S. Senate.
👁 Rutube Viewership Nearly Triples
Russia’s video hosting platform has reported impressive 2025 results. According to Rutube’s Analytics Center, the platform surged across all key metrics.
🇬🇧 Film Industry Delivers £5.8B to UK Economy
The British Film Institute (BFI) has reported strong 2025 results: foreign investment in films and high‑budget TV series reached £5.8 billion — up 16% from 2024.