❌ The Russian Far East left without satellite TV
Residents of the Amur Region and the entire Russian Far East have faced a sudden loss of satellite television.
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🥊 Glory launches its own streaming service
The world’s leading kickboxing promotion, Glory, has announced the launch of its own streaming platform, Glory Unlimited.
🏆 Viasat and Custom Production Win Grand Prix at the Global Entertainment Awards
Russian creativity has received top-level recognition on the international stage. At the prestigious Global Entertainment Awards 2026, Viasat and production studio Custom Production emerged as major winners, taking home two top prizes in the European categories.
🎤 Cluster of Media Technologies at MIC Launches a Series of Industry Events
On March 17, at 12:30 p.m., the Media Technology Cluster will host a session dedicated to one of the most discussed topics in the industry – the detection of deepfakes.
🖋 The Writers Guild hands out its awards
The 78th Writers Guild Awards (WGA) ceremony took place in New York. Although the WGA West branch canceled its show due to an ongoing staff strike, the Guild’s East Coast wing went ahead and honored the year’s top writers.
🧩 Merging Paramount+ and HBO Max Is No Easy Task
Billionaire David Ellison has confirmed plans to merge Paramount+ and HBO Max, aiming to create a streaming giant with a base of more than 200 million subscribers. But the road to integration is anything but straightforward.
🔝 YouTube Becomes the New King of Media
The year 2025 was historic for YouTube: the video platform has officially been recognized as the world’s largest media company.
🎦 Hoppers Break Records as The Bride Bombs
Pixar is celebrating a triumphant return to original storytelling. The studio’s new animated film Hoppers delivered the best opening for an original animated feature in the past nine years.
🪐 Avatar and the Mission Finale Take Home Saturns
The 53rd annual Saturn Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles, celebrating the best in fantasy, science fiction, and horror.
🛰 Express-AT1 Officially Declared Lost
The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has confirmed the loss of the Express‑AT1 telecommunications satellite. The failure occurred back on March 4, when the spacecraft suddenly went offline for unknown reasons.