⚽️ UEFA joins the ranks of anti-piracy fighters
The European football governing body UEFA has officially joined the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE)—the world’s largest anti-digital piracy coalition.
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📋 Online Cinemas to be obligated to declare traditional values
Online cinemas in Russia may be obligated to complete special declarations stating that their content complies with the criteria for traditional values.
🔮 Netflix forecast disappoints investors
Netflix shares fell by 7% in pre-market trading on October 22 after the streaming service’s Q4 forecast only slightly exceeded Wall Street expectations.
🇩🇪 German media market headed for record high
According to a forecast from the industry association VAUNET, the German audiovisual media market will exceed the €16 billion mark for the first time in 2025 (expected €16.2 billion, a growth of 3.3%).
📉 Viaplay's revenue decline slows
Viaplay Group reported its Q3 results, noting a slight improvement in core metrics amid ongoing business transformation.
📺 Russian-Branded TVs surpass Chinese brands in popularity
According to the results of the first three quarters of 2025, televisions sold under the Private Labels (PLs) of Russian retailers have taken first place in popularity among Russians, capturing 21% of the market (according to data from M.Video).
🛰 Eutelsat continues to lose revenue from TV
The satellite operator Eutelsat has reported a 2.2% decline in total revenue in Q1 to €293 million. The main reason for the drop is the Video segment (47% of revenue), whose revenue decreased by 10.5%.
🏷 WBD considers sale
The Board of Directors of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has announced that it has initiated a review of “strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value” after receiving “unsolicited interest” from multiple parties.
🎤 AI Hosts TV programme in Britain for the first time
As part of the program “Will AI Take My Job?”, Channel 4 debuted the UK’s first ever fully AI-generated presenter.
🚀 Mediabase: accelerating the TV market and national control
Grigory Kuzin, Director of the Medialogistika project at MSK-IX, spoke at the “KonTech 2025” conference about how the Mediabaza platform connects content, transactions, and delivery into a single route. According to him, this combination offers market speed and a state-level of reliability.