👧 TV Viewing Grows Thanks to Children
According to Mediascope, TV viewing in Russia showed growth in 2025 for the first time since 2022 — driven by the child audience.
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🔝 Top Three Streaming Trends for 2026 Revealed
Applause has presented its forecast for the development of streaming services in 2026. According to senior consultant Adrian Garcia, three key trends will require strengthened quality control.
🙈 Online Cinemas Are Introducing Mass Self-Censorship
Ahead of the law banning films that discredit traditional values, which comes into force on March 1, 2026, Russian online cinemas have begun mass self-censorship of their content.
🇩🇰 Traditional TV in Denmark Is Losing Ground
The share of traditional television in Denmark has fallen to a new low — just 35% of total video consumption. According to an analysis by Mediavision, audiences continue to migrate en masse to online platforms.
🔥 Hollywood Will Never Be the Same — Netflix Acquires WBD
Netflix has reached a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), including its streaming division (HBO Max, DC Comics, and the Harry Potter Universe), for approximately $82.7 billion.
👥 Russian Video Platforms Expand Their Audience
The audience of Russian video services grew by 36.2 million over the past year, reaching 166.7 million, according to the Association of Bloggers and Agencies (ABA).
🗄 Media Companies Bring Archives Back In-House
According to a report by DataCore, the global media market is seeing an unexpected rise in the popularity of on-premises archiving.
☁️ Pantone Names "Cloud Dancer" the Color of the Year
The Pantone Color Institute has selected a neutral white shade called Cloud Dancer as the Color of the Year 2026. Its official identifier is PANTONE 11-4201.
🏴☠️ ACE Targets Sideloaded Apps
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is stepping up its fight against digital piracy, focusing on apps installed on devices outside of official app stores — the so-called sideloaded applications.
⚖️ Italy Files Its First Lawsuit Against AI
Italian media companies RTI and Medusa Film, both part of the Mediaset Group, have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. company Perplexity AI, a developer of generative AI.