📺 Terrestrial TV Is Making a Comeback in Germany
Terrestrial digital television (DTT) is gaining popularity in Germany, showing sharp growth driven by increased mobile viewing.
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🇪🇺 Europe Faces a Looming Wave of Piracy
The Live Content Coalition (representing European broadcasters and sports organizations) is calling on the EU for urgent legislative action to combat online piracy of live broadcasts.
🎞 MBG Uploaded Animation and Educational Content Catalogs to Mediabaza
Media Broadcasting Group (MBG), one of the major content and TV channel distributors in the pay-TV market, has expanded its partnership with the industry B2B media-market platform Mediabaza.
🟥 Kion to Change Its Name
The media holding MTS Media will be rebranded as ON Media starting December 2025. Company head Sofya Mitrofanova explained that the new name reflects the holding’s ambition to become a leader in the creative industry while maintaining its connection to parent company MTS.
💰 Russia May Shift Animation to Full State Funding
The Russian Ministry of Culture has submitted a proposal to the government’s law-making commission to introduce full state financing (100% of the estimated budget) for the production and distribution of national animated films for children and teenagers.
🏴☠️ La Liga Urges EU to Take Tough Action Against Pirates
Spain’s La Liga has called on the European Commission (EC) to adopt binding legislation to combat online piracy of sports broadcasts, after an EC report confirmed the ineffectiveness of current voluntary measures.
🇬🇧 Brits Are Turning to “Subscription Cycling”
A study by MTM has identified a critical trend: 63% of SVoD users in the UK either already engage in or are ready to adopt “subscription cycling” — canceling and reactivating streaming services for specific shows or better pricing.
🛒 NRA Seeks to Monopolize Online Advertising
The National Advertising Alliance (NRA), already the sole seller of advertising on federal television, has proposed creating a “single seller” for online broadcasting of TV channels (Connected TV, CTV) through the Vitrina TV platform.
⚖️ Longer Penalties for Screening Films Without a Distribution Certificate
State Duma deputies have passed in the first reading a draft law that extends the statute of limitations for Article 14.58 of the Administrative Code (screening or distributing a film without a distribution certificate) from the current two days to one year from the date of the violation.
🇨🇳 China to Invest 170 Billion Yuan in OLED
Chinese manufacturers have launched a new wave of large-scale investments in next-generation OLED displays. Following the launch of TCL CSOT’s new production line, three more lines are now being built in China.