Alexey Volin, CEO of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), announced at the Satcomrus 2025 conference an impending drop in revenue for satellite operators from video signal transmission.
Alexey Volin, CEO of the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), announced that the launch of the new “Ekspress AT3” and “Ekspress AT4” spacecraft is scheduled for 2030, with production set to begin in 2026.
Emin Khamzaev has been appointed as the CEO of the STREAM TV Company. The decision was made as part of strategic changes aimed at strengthening the company’s position in the media market.
Yandex has announced significant growth in its television ecosystem: the number of active devices running on the YaOS and YaOS X platforms surpassed 5 million as of August 2025, an increase of nearly 30% year-over-year.
🛒 The Soyuzmultfilm film studio has been privatized by the state. The fact of the transaction is evident from an explanatory note to the draft amendments to the 2025 budget law, which indicates an increase in revenue of 1.12 billion rubles from the sale of shares in JSC “Film Studio ‘Soyuzmultfilm’”.
The Russian paid TV market continues to grow, despite a minimal increase in the subscriber base.
The State Duma has passed a law requiring online services to simplify the procedure for users to cancel automatic subscription renewals. The amendments are being introduced to the Law “On Consumer Rights Protection.”
According to data from the Runet Rating agency, the growth rate of the Russian digital services market may slow down significantly in 2025 – to 10-15% compared to 29% in 2024.
The agency “Rodnaya Rech” (RoRe) has updated its forecast for the Russian advertising market in 2025. Overall growth is expected to reach 24% (including retail media); however, without this segment, it will slow down to 14%.
On November 17, 2025, the Congress Centre of the CCI of the Russian Federation will once again bring together leading players from the telecommunications and internet industry for the anniversary MSK-IX Peering Forum. The forum has been held without interruption for 20 years and has become the main platform for discussing internet infrastructure, media technologies, and the digital economy.
