🎨 Russian Extreme unveils new brand identity
From March 2026, the channels Russian Extreme and Russian Extreme Ultra are switching to a new visual style.
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▶️ Online cinema market grows for the third year in a row
Russian video services continue to set new records: according to TelecomDaily, industry revenue in 2025 jumped 45% to reach 178.2 billion rubles.
🏴☠️ Piracy in Russia is on the decline
The market for illegal video content in Russia shrank by 5.5% in 2025, falling to 34.4 million dollars.
🎞 Law on “protecting traditional values” in film comes into force
A new law has come into force under which films that “deny or disparage traditional Russian spiritual and moral values” will no longer be able to obtain a distribution certificate.
💄 SHOT TV refreshes its image
The SHOT TV channel has unveiled a rebrand, switching to a new visual style from 1 March 2026. This is not just a logo change but a statement of intent to move into the premium movie-channel segment.
🧠 Soyuzmultfilm aims for metaverses and AI
The legendary studio has approved a development strategy that will transform it into a global brand holding, where animation becomes just one part of a broader ecosystem and the main goal is to build product universes around each character.
🔥 Olympics on Okko draws 8 million viewers
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan made history for Russian broadcasting: for the first time, exclusive rights belonged not to TV channels, but to streaming service Okko.
📊 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.
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.