Moscow, March 12, 2025. Press Release

World Content Market – Moscow 2025: A Meeting Place for Television Business Leaders from Friendly Countries

This spring, World Content Market – Moscow, the only television and digital content market in Russia, will take place from 8 to 10 April 2025 in the new two-story exhibition hall “Amber Plaza” in the heart of Moscow.

World Content Market – Moscow will bring together more than 1,500 delegates representing over 500 companies from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, China, Türkiye, Brazil, Mexico, India, and the UAE.

During the market, Russian and international top managers will discuss opportunities for the development of the television and film industry, trends in audience preferences in the modern era, explore exciting projects in content production and co-production, and determine mechanisms for promoting content from friendly countries to Russia and the CIS.

World Content Market continues to foster Russian-Chinese partnerships by organizing a special program that includes conferences and screenings of high-quality Chinese content from exhibitors in the China Pavilion. The China Pavilion is organized by China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) and Shanghai Media Group.

Key participants in the China Pavilion include: BEIJING FILMTAG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, BLUE FOX PICTURES, CHINA HUACE FILM&TV, CHINA INTERNATIONAL TV CORPORATION, PUNCHLINE ENTERTAINMENT, DAGEN CULTURE COMMUNICATION, GUANG DONG WINSING COMPANY LIMITED, GUANGZHOU LOTTA ANIMATION DESIGN, HANGZHOU CHINA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON & ANIMATION FESTIVAL EXHIBITION, JETSEN HUASHI WANGJU CULTURAL MEDIA, LINMON MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, SHANGHAI MEDIA GROUP-SMG PICTURES-WINGSMEDIA, SHANGHAI XIXI PICTURES CULTURE MEDIA, SHANXI RADIO AND TELEVISION ADMINISTRATION, SHANXI YUNSHANGDONGLI MEDIA TECHNOLOGY, SHANXI ZHISHENG MEDIA TECHNOLOGY SHARES, SICHUAN INT’L G. PANDA CULTURE LIMITED, TAIYUAN SANYUANLIUYU FILM&MEDIA, WINGSMEDIA.

Türkiye will be represented by leading companies with exclusive exhibition stands, including TV channels ATV and KANAL D, as well as content distributors GLOBAL AGENCY, MISTCO, OGM UNIVERSE, RAYA GROUP DISTRIBUTION, and THE MEDIAHUB.

India will showcase top content providers, including ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED, ULTRA MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT, ONE LIFE STUDIOS, and STAR INDIA.

A major highlight for the Russian industry is the return of Brazil’s leading telenovela producer, GLOBO TV, to the Russian market.

Among the Russian exhibitors: CLS MEDIA, DEEP, CONTENT CONSULT, EPG SERVICE, SIV-MEDIA, VESTA, AVK PRODUCTION, ANGLET, APOLLO MEDIA GROUP, VIDEO PRODUCTION XXI, ERALASH, IGMAR, INTRA PLUS, RUSSKOYE FILM COMPANY, KINONOTA, KIRILLICA, OWN HANDWRITING COMPANY, MASTER SOLUTIONS, MEDIA BROADCASTING GROUP, MOVE, NP COPYRIGHT HOLDERS ASSOCIATION, ODIN MEDIA, AGENCY, KINOLAND, RVV FILM, RUFILMS, INDIAN FILMS, PARADISE, FIRST PUBLIC ORTHODOX CHANNEL SPAS, PRIME FILM, RED MEDIA, RUSSIAN REPORTAGE, SB FILM, SINTERA MEDIA, STP MEDIA, STUDIO U7, SUPERHEROES, TIME MEDIA GROUP, TV CENTER, TVIN, CHANNEL “GOOD NEWS”, FRIDAY TV COMPANY, CHOR MEDIA.

All major Russian buyers are registered with the World Content Market – Moscow:

150+ TV Channels including VGTRK, CHANNEL ONE, CHANNEL ONE WORLDWIDE, CTC MEDIA, NTV BROADCASTING СOMPANY, TNT-BROADCASTING NETWORK, TV CENTER, TV CHANNEL FRIDAY, TV CHANNEL SUBBOTA, REN TV, TV3, CHANNEL 5, UTV CHANNEL, MOSCOW MEDIA, DIGITAL TELEVISION RUSSIA, TV CHANNEL DOMASHNIY, TV CHANNEL RUSSIA-KULTURA and many others.

40+ OTT platforms, including IVI.RU, OKKO, WINK, PREMIER, KION, RUTUBE, A SERIAL, START.RU, YANDEX/KINOPOISK and others.

180+ distributors, interested in foreign content

On 8 and 9 April 2025, as part of the official World Content Market – Moscow program, conferences on key business topics will take place.

• “Entertainment Formats 2025: Trends and Innovations” (Speaker: Alexey Korlyakov, Head of Format Acquisition and Research at TNT) will discuss the latest trends in entertainment content.

• China Pavilion conference with presentations of Chinese exhibitors

• International content screenings from exhibitors from Türkiye, India and Brazil

• Panel Discussion: “Global South Content in Russia – Practical Experience in Localizing and Launching Projects from Iran and India” will highlight successful case studies of Iranian and Indian content localization for Russian television and cinema.

• Panel Discussion: “Supporting the Production and Distribution of Content for Children and Teenagers in Russia – Opportunities and Prospects? How to Improve the Quality and Volume of Children’s Content” will bring together companies and government organizations involved in children’s media development.

Key Market Figures:

• 1,500+ industry professionals

• 500+ companies

• 90+ exhibitors

• 20 countries

• Exhibitors from Russia, Belarus, China, Türkiye, India, Mexico, Brazil, Armenia, the UAE

• Buyers from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Uzbekistan

Russian participants include:

• 150+ television channels (all platforms)

• 40+ OTT platforms and video portals

• 180+ distributors

• 70+ producers

• 90+ studios/service providers

What to expect at the market:

• All major television industry players from Russia and the CIS

• Content acquisitions from friendly countries

• Pre-scheduled meetings for content acquisition, sales, and co-productions

• A rich program of business conferences