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Material accounting policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies, Changes In Accounting Estimates And Errors [Abstract] |
Disclosure of intangible assets with a finite life and property plant and equipment useful life |
| Estimated useful life
Property, plant and equipment |
Network infrastructure and equipment | 2 to 40 years
Buildings | 5 to 50 years
Finite-life intangible assets |
Software | 2 to 12 years
Customer relationships | 2 to 26 years
Program and feature film rights | Up to 5 years
Disclosure of detailed information about 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 |  | 4 |  | 1,649 |  | — |  | 553 |  | — |  | 553 |  | 2,202 |
Business acquisitions | 4 | 4 |  | 40 |  | — |  | — |  | 44 |  | 4 |  | 1 |  | — |  | 5 |  | 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 |

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