The Russian box office has wrapped up its weekend results. Total revenue across the top 20 films in Russia reached 603 million rubles (692 million rubles including CIS countries), a 1.7% increase compared to the same period last year.
At the 12th St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures, a key panel titled “Mechanisms for Creating a Single Cinematic Space Across CIS Countries” brought together senior government officials, diplomats, and media executives.
The 12th St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum hosted a panel titled “Movie Holidays: When Are We Going to the Cinema?”, dedicated to the structural imbalance in the domestic theatrical release market.
At the 12th St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures, an industry session titled “Russia Without Hollywood and Hollywood Without Russia” took place.
By 2030, the total demand of Russian users for satellite communications capacity will reach 95 GHz, compared to a planned constellation capacity of 112 GHz. The bulk of this capacity will be concentrated in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
NTV Broadcasting Company has announced a scale-up of its niche broadcasting services and a comprehensive brand refresh. Effective September 28, 2026, all of the media holding’s thematic outlets have been consolidated into a single ecosystem family under the unified sub-brand “NTV Thematic” (NTV Tematika).
Wink streaming service and Uzbektelecom JSC have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to exchange expertise in the development of video services.
At the 12th St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, leading Russian producers and media executives discussed a critical issue facing the domestic film market: the box office’s heavy tilt toward fairy tales and fantasy.
At the 12th St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, leaders from top television holdings and major online streaming platforms (Start, Kinopoisk, Wink, Okko, Channel One, Russia-1, and Lenfilm) gathered for a key media industry session titled “Theatrical Distribution, Television, and Digital Platforms: Cooperation or Hostility?” The discussion was moderated by Eduard Iloyan, General Producer of Yellow, Black and White.
The Government of the Russian Federation has issued a favorable opinion on a bill proposing the introduction of the status of “sole proprietor operating in the film industry” into legislation, along with extending a value-added tax (VAT) exemption to such individuals.
