Ilya Alekseev has been appointed the new CEO of the streaming service Start. He previously led Start’s subscription development department and, before that, served as Spotify’s General Manager for Russia and the CIS (2019–2022).
According to OCS data, TV sales in Russia fell by 10% in unit terms from January to September 2025. In Q3 alone, the decline accelerated to 15%.
MTS reported a record Q3 2025, with ecosystem, media, and advertising services making a major contribution to its performance.
Telecom operator Rostelecom announced improved financial results and a return to net profit in Q3 2025, largely driven by the active growth of its media and digital services.
Online cinema Kion has fully completed its migration to a proprietary video platform, abandoning the use of a third-party vendor solution. This shift has given the service technological independence from foreign software.
According to AKAR experts, the volume of the Russian advertising market for January–September 2025 reached ₽680–685 billion, up 8% compared to the same period in 2024.
The online cinema KinoPoisk is evolving into a full-fledged platform, introducing a cross-streaming recommendation feature that will include content from third-party services and TV channels.
Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development has proposed expanding the range of data that online cinemas and social networks must provide to Mediascope for measuring internet audiences.
The Russian Premier League (RPL) has adopted a development strategy through 2030.
The explosive development of the Smart TV market in Russia was discussed at the “Brand Day 2025” conference. Penetration of such televisions is approaching 100% of households, and advertising expenditures are actively growing.
