Russian OTT services and TV channels are opposed a plan by the country’s Duma (Parliament) to use the content of foreign copyright holders without their permission.
Russian OTT services get original
OTT services in Russia are spending 30% more on original productions than they did a year ago.
EU sanctions more Russian media outlets
The EU Council has extended the suspension of broadcasting licences to five more Russian media outlets.
Russian pay-TV: the stats
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Russia remained unchanged in the year to March 31.
Russia to legalise some pirate sites
Russia’s Ministry of Digital Transformation is considering unblocking sites that show unlicensed video content of Western companies that are no longer officially present in the country.
Lithuania blocks Russian channels’ IP addresses
The Lithuanian regulator LRTK has blocked IP addresses that allow viewing of Russian TV channels prohibited from broadcasting in Lithuania.
“Interference attacks” hit Russian DTH platforms
UPDATE: All subscribers to national satellite TV services in Russia have in the past week had to contend with signal inference and the temporary unavailability of content. Some reports say […]
France debates effectiveness of Russian media sanctions
French authorities and stakeholders have held a debate on the implementation of sanctions against Russian propaganda TV channels and media companies.
Leading Russian streaming services to merge
Russia’s Rostelecom and the National Media Group (NMG) have agreed to merge their streaming services more.tv and Wink into a joint venture.
Clampdown on “LGBT propaganda” in Russian media
The Russian OTT services Premier and Start, as well as TV channel TNT Music, could be suspended for up to three months for propagating “LGBT propaganda”.