📊 TV Holds Off the Streaming Onslaught in Russia
Online cinemas are gaining ground, but traditional TV is still holding its position. According to data from a ROMIR study, 83% of Russians watch television, while 77% use video streaming services.
Online cinemas are gaining ground, but traditional TV is still holding its position. According to data from a ROMIR study, 83% of Russians watch television, while 77% use video streaming services.
TikTok’s U.S. operations will officially change ownership in 2026. The platform will come under the control of a joint venture led by American investors.
A bill has been submitted to the State Duma introducing administrative liability for online cinemas and social networks for discrediting Russia’s spiritual and moral values.
Director Philip Barantini accomplished the seemingly impossible: he filmed a one-hour music film about Ed Sheeran in a single, uninterrupted take.
A major comeback in the gaming world: an updated FIFA football simulator will be released in time for the 2026 World Cup. After its high-profile split with EA Sports, the international federation has found a new partner — the streaming giant Netflix.
Portugal’s pay-TV market reached 4.7 million subscribers in the third quarter of 2025. According to data from regulator Anacom, year-on-year growth amounted to just 0.7% — the lowest figure since 2006.
A German court has ruled in favor of consumers, finding that Amazon had no right to add advertising to films and series without the explicit consent of existing customers.
The terrestrial TV signal delivery platform Medialogistika has expanded its catalog with a new TV channel, “VHS – Kids,” produced and exclusively distributed by Rainbow.
At the asi 2025 conference, experts discussed the industry’s key challenge: audience fragmentation.
As 2025 draws to a close, the U.S. media industry has found itself at the center of radical changes that will shape its future.