📡 India’s DTH Market Survives Thanks to IPTV
According to forecasts by Crisil Ratings, India’s direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV operators will continue to lose revenue, but the decline is expected to slow to 3–4% (compared with 5% last year).
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🛍 AI Has Learned to Insert Ads Into Movies in Real Time
A project called Halftime won at xAI’s hackathon (Elon Musk’s AI venture). The project uses the Grok AI model for a revolutionary — and unsettling — approach to advertising.
🐭 Disney and OpenAI Join Forces
The Walt Disney Company has become the first major content partner for OpenAI’s generative video platform Sora, opening new possibilities for storytelling.
🎓 Where to Find Talent That Doesn’t Exist
Gregory Kuzin, Director of Media Platforms at MSK-IX, explained in an op-ed column why the media market no longer has enough “just engineers” and how companies can cultivate specialists “at the intersection of competencies” themselves.
👁 Time-Shifted Viewing Gains Momentum in Spain
According to a report by Barlovento Comunicación, in November 2025 time-shifted viewing reached 8 minutes per person per day, accounting for 5% of the total time Spanish audiences spent watching television.
⚖️ Google Accused of Unfair Use of Content
The European Commission (EC) has launched an antitrust investigation into Google, suspecting the company of abusing its dominant position by using content from web publishers and YouTube creators to train its AI services.
🇫🇷 France’s Creator Economy Surges by 19%
According to a study by Coherent Market Insights, France’s creator economy reached €6.99 billion in 2025, showing 19% growth.
🔞 Australia Blocks Social Media Access for Children Under 16
As of 10 December 2025, new regulations have come into force in Australia, requiring social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent Australians under 16 from creating or maintaining their accounts.
📹 France Télévisions Tests Airborne 5G Broadcasts
France Télévisions, together with Haivision and Neutral Wireless, carried out a large-scale test during the Bretagne Classic cycling race.
🤝 GPM Plans Cooperation with the UAE
At the first Russia–UAE business forum in Dubai, Gazprom-Media Holding (GPM) presented a strategic initiative: the creation of a Russia–UAE Creative Industries Center.