📊 Wink and digital services power Rostelecom’s growth
Rostelecom has published its IFRS results for 2025, showing confident revenue growth, supported in part by strong performance in its media segment.
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Start World to unveil a new look
The Start World TV channel has announced a major rebrand, with viewers set to see an updated visual concept from March 2.
🏆 Promo Fest Pay TV 2026 Honors the Best Pay TV Promos
As part of Telecom Operator Day at the CSTB.PRO.MEDIA 2026 forum, a gala ceremony was held to recognize the winners of the third Promo Fest Pay TV festival.
📺 Smart TV Market in Russia Sees Rapid Growth — and a Bot Attack
In 2025, Russia’s Connected TV (CTV) segment finally came of age. At the CSTB.PRO.MEDIA 2026 forum, experts noted that smart TVs are now present in 67% of households, and advertisers no longer treat this channel as an experiment.
📊 Pay TV Subscribers Grow Slowly, but Bills Rise Fast
At the CSTB 2026 exhibition, analysts from TMT Consulting presented preliminary 2025 results for the Russian pay TV market.
🏆 Big Digit 2026 Names Its Winners
On February 17, Moscow hosted the Big Digit awards ceremony. This year the industry set a record with 261 submissions and more than 244,000 viewer votes.
🎬 Shadow Distribution in Russia Shrinks by One-Third
Box office revenues from Hollywood blockbusters shown in Russian cinemas without official rights (the so‑called “pre‑show service”) have collapsed.
📊 Yandex Media Services Expand Their Reach
Yandex has reported its 2025 results, with the group showing record growth in content and media services against a backdrop of strong overall financial performance.
🧛♂️ Kion Feels the Stranger Things Effect
The finale of cult series Stranger Things triggered a real boom in dark genres in Russia. According to Kion’s analytics, during peak periods (December 2025 to January 2026), views of mystery and horror content quadrupled.
📡 Tricolor Grows by 10%
Contrary to analysts’ claims about a stagnating satellite market, Tricolor closed 2025 with strong results.