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Intangible assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Intangible assets Intangible assets
Finite-life Indefinite-life
For the year ended
December 31, 2025
Note Software Customer relation-ships Program and feature film rights Other Total Brands Spectrum and other licences Broadcast licences Total Total intangible assets
Cost
January 1, 2025 12,000  1,818  677  514  15,009  2,387  6,500  855  9,742  24,751 
Additions 332    1,403  9  1,744    6    6  1,750 
Business acquisitions 4 64  834  23  1  922  233  30    263  1,185 
Transfers 920      13  933  (13)     (13) 920 
Retirements and disposals (579) (43)   (35) (657)         (657)
Impairment losses recognized in
    earnings
8 (48) (1) (250) (3) (302) (43) (17) (523) (583) (885)
Amortization included in operating
    costs
    (1,105)   (1,105)         (1,105)
Net foreign exchange differences (1) (5)     (6) (2)     (2) (8)
Reclassified to assets held for sale 17   (1)     (1)         (1)
December 31, 2025 12,688  2,602  748  499  16,537  2,562  6,519  332  9,413  25,950 
Accumulated amortization
January 1, 2025 6,517  1,185    263  7,965          7,965 
Amortization 1,225  124    28  1,377          1,377 
Transfers 4        4          4 
Retirements and disposals (572) (23)   (35) (630)         (630)
December 31, 2025 7,174  1,286    256  8,716          8,716 
Net carrying amount
January 1, 2025 5,483  633  677  251  7,044  2,387  6,500  855  9,742  16,786 
December 31, 2025 5,514  1,316  748  243  7,821  2,562  6,519  332  9,413  17,234 
Finite-life Indefinite-life
For the year ended
December 31, 2024
Note Software Customer
relation-
ships
Program
and feature
film rights
Other Total Brands Spectrum and other licences Broadcast licences Total Total intangible assets
Cost
January 1, 2024 11,345  1,778  651  521  14,295  2,432  5,949  1,434  9,815  24,110 
Additions 317  —  1,328  1,649  —  553  —  553  2,202 
Business acquisitions 4 40  —  —  44  —  49 
Transfers 1,279  —  —  —  1,279  —  —  —  —  1,279 
Retirements and disposals (860) —  —  (1) (861) —  —  (1) (1) (862)
Impairment losses recognized in
    earnings
8 (85) —  (144) (10) (239) (49) —  (578) (627) (866)
Amortization included in operating
    costs
—  —  (1,158) —  (1,158) —  —  —  —  (1,158)
Reclassified to assets held for sale 17 —  —  —  —  —  —  (3) —  (3) (3)
December 31, 2024 12,000  1,818  677  514  15,009  2,387  6,500  855  9,742  24,751 
Accumulated amortization
January 1, 2024 6,193  1,089  —  219  7,501  —  —  —  —  7,501 
Amortization 1,142  96  —  45  1,283  —  —  —  —  1,283 
Retirements and disposals (818) —  —  (1) (819) —  —  —  —  (819)
December 31, 2024 6,517  1,185  —  263  7,965  —  —  —  —  7,965 
Net carrying amount
January 1, 2024 5,152  689  651  302  6,794  2,432  5,949  1,434  9,815  16,609 
December 31, 2024 5,483  633  677  251  7,044  2,387  6,500  855  9,742  16,786