⏸️ During the Holidays, Series Went on Pause
The 2026 New Year holidays revealed an unusual trend: Russian viewers cooled toward TV series.
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📊 Russia Summarizes TV Ratings for 2025
The TV channel Rossiya 1 has retained its status as the country’s most popular channel for the tenth consecutive year. According to Mediascope data, by the end of 2025 the channel once again ranked first, maintaining an audience share of 14%.
🔍 GPM Implements an AI-Based Moderation System
Gazprom-Media Holding (GPM) has invested hundreds of millions of rubles in the Predicto platform.
💰 Russian Cinema Grosses Over 10 Billion Rubles During the Holidays
The 2026 “New Year box-office battle” became the most successful on record.
📽 Box Office in Russia Is Growing, and the Audience Is Getting Younger
Russian cinemas are ending the year with positive financial momentum. According to Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova, box office takings reached 49.6 billion rubles by the end of December, which is 10% higher than last year’s figures.
⚖️ The Media Market Has Found a New Balance
By the end of 2025, the Russian media landscape has reached an important turning point.
😢 Sony Pictures Suffers a Pyrrhic Victory in Court
The Moscow Arbitration Court has put an end to the dispute between a former Sony Pictures division (now Content Club) and the Cinema Park theater chain.
▶️ The Media Market Has Shifted from a Race for Reach to a Battle for Trust
According to experts from the Russian media industry, 2025 has cemented the transition to a phase of “managed efficiency.”
🚚 Yandex Wants to Transfer Audience Data
Yandex has proposed a data-sharing scheme to online cinemas and social networks for transferring audience data to Mediascope, the authorized internet measurement body.
📺 Paid TV in Russia Sees Long-Awaited Growth
The paid television sector in Russia saw a turnaround in 2025: after two years of decline, the subscriber base began to grow again.