The low-budget horror film The Backrooms has crossed the $400 million mark at the global box office. After nearly four months in theaters, the movie has earned $197.5 million in North America and $202.57 million internationally, bringing its total to $400.07 million.
At the “NRA: New Season” conference, Russia’s major media conglomerates—NMG, Channel One, VGTRK, and Gazprom-Media—presented their strategic visions for the upcoming broadcasting year.
Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to generating videos on gadget screens—its next battleground is the physical world and the experience industry. This was the key conclusion reached by experts during a panel at the Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit.
In the first half of 2026, the Russian video market returned to its familiar reliance on a single key player. According to a study by Future Lab based on Mediascope Cross Web data, average daily viewing time per user across major video services rose by 6% to 87.7 minutes.
The U.S. presidential administration has announced the launch of its own information outlet, informally dubbed “Trump TV.” The project’s debut was shared via White House social media, promising a 24/7 stream designed to cover the administration’s key activities in real time.
Yandex and VK are in discussions to create a joint venture by merging their corporate divisions, Yandex B2B Tech and VK Tech, according to IT market sources. Preliminary reports suggest the parties may hold equal 50/50 stakes in the new alliance, with the JV operating under the legal entity BTB Tech LLC.
The era of vertically integrated broadcasting and the strict division between “TV viewers” and “mobile users” has come to an end. To survive in this new reality, the media industry must radically rethink the very concept of broadcasting and place the user at the center of every decision.
Talk of the impending “death” of traditional television has long been a routine refrain. However, statistics reveal that this sentence is both right and wrong at the same time. In Russia, linear broadcasting isn’t plunging off a cliff—it is transforming.
Directed by Zach Cregger, the reboot of the Resident Evil media franchise launched to a phenomenal start at the North American box office.
The conglomerate Paramount Skydance has settled an antitrust lawsuit that was blocking its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The $111 billion deal received the green light following intense negotiations with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a coalition of 12 states, and the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
