🌴 RTVI Expands Across the Caribbean
The RTVI media group has announced a major expansion: the channel has launched broadcasting in 10 Caribbean countries.
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⚖️ Online Cinemas Fined Again
On February 10, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow issued a series of rulings against several of the country’s largest video platforms.
📉 Russia’s TV Series Boom Is Fading
According to KinoPoisk Pro Index data, in 2025 Russian viewers’ interest in TV series dropped by 8% compared to the previous year.
🚶♂️ Several Thematic TV Channels Withdraw from Russia
SPI International (part of Canal+ Group) has suspended broadcasting of its channels in Russia. Contracts for 2026 will not be renewed.
🤝 Media-Telecom Secures Exclusive Rights to STREAM
A major deal in the pay-TV market: Media-Telecom has become the first independent exclusive distributor of STREAM channels in Russia.
🎬 Creative industries’ contribution to GDP reaches 4.2%
Rosstat summarizes 2025 results for Russia’s creative economy. The sector shows solid growth: gross value added reached 8.6 trillion rubles, and its share of GDP rose to 4.2% (from 3.9% a year earlier).
📱 Micro-dramas Take Over Online Theaters
Streaming services are betting on a new format — micro-dramas. These are vertical series (9:16) of 50–100 episodes, each 1–2 minutes long.
👁🗨 How Russian Viewers’ Tastes Have Changed in 10 Years
Online cinema service Kion and the Kino-Teatr.Ru portal conducted a large study: what we watched in 2016 and what we choose now, at the start of 2026.
🧐 The State Duma Expands Ministry of Culture Powers in Cinema
The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation will receive exclusive rights to annually determine which films receive government funding.
👁 Rutube Viewership Nearly Triples
Russia’s video hosting platform has reported impressive 2025 results. According to Rutube’s Analytics Center, the platform surged across all key metrics.