NTV Broadcasting Company has announced a scale-up of its niche broadcasting services and a comprehensive brand refresh. Effective September 28, 2026, all of the media holding’s thematic outlets have been consolidated into a single ecosystem family under the unified sub-brand “NTV Thematic” (NTV Tematika).
Universal Studios has become the first film studio to cross the $5 billion threshold in global box office revenue in 2026. This marks only the third time in the major studio’s history that it has achieved this milestone, following previous $5 billion years in 2015 and 2017.
Wink streaming service and Uzbektelecom JSC have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to exchange expertise in the development of video services.
The special theatrical re-release of Avengers: Endgame dominated the global box office, triumphantly capturing the top spot in North America with $26 million over the weekend. International markets contributed an additional $60 million, bringing the re-release’s worldwide total to $86 million.
At the 12th St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, leading Russian producers and media executives discussed a critical issue facing the domestic film market: the box office’s heavy tilt toward fairy tales and fantasy.
In September, Amsterdam hosted the IBC 2026 international convention, gathering 41,225 professionals from 170 countries and over 1,300 exhibiting companies.
At the 12th St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, leaders from top television holdings and major online streaming platforms (Start, Kinopoisk, Wink, Okko, Channel One, Russia-1, and Lenfilm) gathered for a key media industry session titled “Theatrical Distribution, Television, and Digital Platforms: Cooperation or Hostility?” The discussion was moderated by Eduard Iloyan, General Producer of Yellow, Black and White.
The collapse of conventional growth drivers will force major media companies to radically rethink their business models.
The Government of the Russian Federation has issued a favorable opinion on a bill proposing the introduction of the status of “sole proprietor operating in the film industry” into legislation, along with extending a value-added tax (VAT) exemption to such individuals.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Medialogistika, MSK-IX’s terrestrial TV signal delivery platform. Back in 2017, when the project was just gaining momentum, Telesputnik spoke with Grigory Kuzin about its early successes and ambitious plans. Over the past decade, the media market has navigated a global pandemic, an OTT boom, the transformation of satellite broadcasting, and the rise of AI. We decided to test how the perspective of Medialogistika’s leader has evolved by asking him 10 candid, provocative, and at times uncomfortable questions.
