🗣 Yandex Teaches Neural Networks to Speak Naturally
Researchers at Yandex have developed a new method for evaluating machine translation quality called RATE (Refined Assessment for Translation Evaluation).
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👧 TV Viewing Grows Thanks to Children
According to Mediascope, TV viewing in Russia showed growth in 2025 for the first time since 2022 — driven by the child audience.
🙈 Online Cinemas Are Introducing Mass Self-Censorship
Ahead of the law banning films that discredit traditional values, which comes into force on March 1, 2026, Russian online cinemas have begun mass self-censorship of their content.
👥 Russian Video Platforms Expand Their Audience
The audience of Russian video services grew by 36.2 million over the past year, reaching 166.7 million, according to the Association of Bloggers and Agencies (ABA).
📽 Cinema Attendance in Russia Declines for the Third Year
Over the first 11 months of 2025, Russian cinemas recorded 108.4 million admissions, 8 million fewer than the year before.
🔍 People Can’t Tell AI-Generated Content From Real
Every fifth resident of Russia (21%) regularly encounters AI-generated content. At the same time, 43% of respondents admitted they cannot distinguish a deepfake from material created by a human.
📱 Vertical Content Has Captured the Audience
In 2025, vertical content formats became the main trend on VKontakte, significantly increasing audience engagement, as stated in the platform’s year-end results.
🛡 RSCC Develops Its Own TV Signal Protection System
The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has developed its own conditional access and TV signal encryption system (CAS). The announcement was made by CEO Alexey Volin.
🛰 Tricolor is Building Its Own Teleport
The operator Tricolor plans to launch its own teleport by the end of 2025, with an estimated cost of over 400 million rubles. The facility is expected to be located in Krasnoyarsk.
🎞 Lenfilm to Transfer Into Ownership of St. Petersburg
The President of Russia has signed a decree transferring 100% of the shares of Lenfilm Studio — currently owned by the Federal Agency for State Property Management — into the ownership of St. Petersburg.