📊 The End of Sony’s Monopoly in the AR/VR Display Market
The Shanghai Stock Exchange has approved the IPO application of the Chinese company SeeYA.
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📽 Box Office in Russia Is Growing, and the Audience Is Getting Younger
Russian cinemas are ending the year with positive financial momentum. According to Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova, box office takings reached 49.6 billion rubles by the end of December, which is 10% higher than last year’s figures.
🧮 At the Box Office: The Triumph of Games and the Decline of Superheroes
The year 2025 at movie theaters was a real roller coaster. While some studios set records, others were counting losses from “fatigued” franchises.
🎬 Hollywood’s Reshuffle Is in Full Swing
By the end of 2025, the U.S. media market has entered a phase of tectonic shifts. A wave of acquisitions, influenced by Donald Trump’s policies, is reshaping the industry ahead of 2026.
🔮 Disney Will Buy Taylor Swift, and YouTube Will Take Over TV
Journalists at The Hollywood Reporter have released their predictions for how the entertainment industry will develop over the coming year.
📺 Global TV Market Expected to See Demand Decline and Leadership Changes
Analysts at AVC Revo forecast a decline in global TV shipments in 2026. The Chinese market is expected to shrink by 4.8%, Europe will also post negative growth, and sales in North America will stagnate.
⚖️ The Media Market Has Found a New Balance
By the end of 2025, the Russian media landscape has reached an important turning point.
😢 Sony Pictures Suffers a Pyrrhic Victory in Court
The Moscow Arbitration Court has put an end to the dispute between a former Sony Pictures division (now Content Club) and the Cinema Park theater chain.
▶️ The Media Market Has Shifted from a Race for Reach to a Battle for Trust
According to experts from the Russian media industry, 2025 has cemented the transition to a phase of “managed efficiency.”
🚚 Yandex Wants to Transfer Audience Data
Yandex has proposed a data-sharing scheme to online cinemas and social networks for transferring audience data to Mediascope, the authorized internet measurement body.