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Entertainment and media

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Unlocking new potential in the content industry, elevating cultural value

PwC has deepened its expertise in China’s entertainment and media market. Leveraging cross-industry capabilities and global resources, we empower our clients to achieve industrial value reconstruction and high-quality growth amid technology-driven innovation, content transformation, and capital integration.

We deeply understand the evolving landscape of China’s entertainment and media sector—transitioning from “traditional content production” to “technology-empowered content ecosystems,” “capital-driven industrial integration,” “innovation-activated profit models,” and “global dissemination of cultural content.”

Through comprehensive service capabilities spanning strategic planning, business model innovation, investment and financing management, data governance, and industry globalisation, PwC empowers clients across film and television media, digital platforms, gaming and esports, advertising, and content marketing agencies. We help them draw on best practices from global developed markets while integrating unique Chinese innovations to reshape content ecosystems, optimise profit structures, and ignite innovation momentum. By leveraging technology and data to amplify cultural influence, we build new core competitive advantages.

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Our industry expertise

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PwC’s global Entertainment and Media practice spans several markets. Leveraging systematic insights into content ecosystems, digital technologies, and capital operations, our team collaborates closely with leading entertainment and media clients worldwide. We not only deliver expert advice but also co-create pathways for value generation within the cultural industry.

Through long-term collaboration with Chinese Mainland clients, PwC has developed unique local perspectives and accumulated deep knowledge. By integrating global best practices, we are co-creating long-term value in China’s cultural industries with entertainment and media clients—Guiding innovation with strategic insights, driving industrial upgrades through capital and technology, optimising IP brand management, and empowering the industry to leap from “cultural exports” to “cultural integration and co-creation” on the global stage, thereby building differentiated core competitiveness.


How we can help

Our teams help you navigate media’s shake-up—in areas such as M&A, technology transformation and regulation—while optimising your streaming, gaming, advertising and sports operations. We cut through complexity to simplify operations, unlock growth and deliver measurable results. 

Optimise ad tech

Algorithm optimisation, campaign evolution

We empower media enterprises to refine algorithms and technological ecosystems, redefining advertising strategies. Today, AI-driven targeting and omnichannel approaches alone fall short of delivering desired outcomes. We help build true competitive advantages—precision targeting, personalised expression, and authentic emotional resonance—delivering deeper content experiences. By strengthening brand-consumer connections and elevating content value, we drive sustained revenue growth across all platforms.

Scale AI to get ahead

Scalable AI applications, full-scene empowerment

From the content creation and recommendation engines to financial forecasting and workflow automation—AI can simultaneously drive efficiency gains and creative inspiration, reshaping your core business strengths. We help you implement AI applications across diverse business scenarios through strategic design, standardised governance, and robust scaling, enabling you to lead industry trends.

Personalise customer experience

Personalised experiences, customer first

Audiences consistently expect tailored experiences aligned with their preferences and value propositions. In highly competitive sectors like streaming, gaming, and digital media, the relevance of content and services directly determines user retention rates. Through data-driven solutions, we optimise personalised recommendations, enhance advertising strategy effectiveness, and ensure compliance with privacy regulations. We boost user stickiness, maximise customer lifetime value, and empower you to maintain leadership in fiercely competitive markets.

Reinvent business models

Redefining models, renewing value

Outdated business rules may no longer apply. As content, technology, and distribution channels converge, we help you redefine your business boundaries, adjust development strategies, and pinpoint the right path—direct-to-consumer platforms, enhanced aggregated content production, optimised ad support models—enabling you to proactively capture value opportunities overlooked by competitors.

Leverage cloud solutions

Leveraging cloud-native architecture

Achieving large-scale content distribution relies on flexible yet robust network architecture. Our focus on next-generation cloud-native solutions empowers you with on-demand scalability, accelerating innovation while reducing costs. We also assist in iterating legacy systems, systematically integrating AI applications, and driving automation implementation—enabling real-time, agile responses for your content distribution platform.

Defend against risk

Proactive defense, resilience building

For media enterprises, a robust compliance framework is a vital source of competitive advantage. As regulatory demands intensify and cyber threats evolve, we help safeguard intellectual property, protect user data, and adapt to regulatory shifts—building proactive defense strategies that enhance reputation management, strengthen technical resilience, reinforce audience trust, and ensure operational stability.

Drive M&A advantage

Precision M&A for value creation

As the media landscape continuously evolves, strategic transactions have become pivotal to securing market leadership. We facilitate precision M&A in complex environments—whether acquiring digital platforms, divesting non-core assets, or securing funding for new ventures. We chart a clear, end-to-end process integrating financial, technical, and managerial execution pathways, empowering decisive action in high-risk markets and pinpointing high-value opportunities.

Harness transformation

Harnessing transformation momentum to build new competitive advantages

Today's streaming and social media landscapes have fundamentally reshaped audience-media interactions. We empower you to harness industry transformation momentum and establish new competitive advantages—by building highly synergistic mechanisms, adopting innovative revenue models, and integrating key emerging technologies to achieve industry leadership and transformative upgrades.


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Wilson Chow

Wilson Chow

Global TMT Industry Leader & China AI Leader, PwC China

Tel: +[86] (755) 8261 8886

Jianbin Gao

Jianbin Gao

Asia Pacific & Chinese Mainland TMT Industry Leader, China Technology Industry Leader, PwC China

Tel: +[86] (21) 2323 3362

Charline Ni

Charline Ni

Chinese Mainland Technology Industry Leader, PwC China

Tel: +[86] (10) 6533 2820

Loretta Fong

Loretta Fong

Sustainability Assurance Leader, PwC Hong Kong

Tel: +[852] 2289 1314

Dora Song

Dora Song

Chinese Mainland Telecom Industry Leader, PwC China

Tel: +[86] (10) 6533 2216

Cecilia Yau

Cecilia Yau

China Media Industry Leader, PwC China

Tel: +[86] (755) 8261 8989

Frank Cai

Frank Cai

Chinese Mainland Media Industry Leader, PwC China

Tel: +[86] (755) 8261 8235

Julie Zhan

Julie Zhan

Partner, PwC China

Tel: +[86] (10) 6533 3216

Jasper Xu

Jasper Xu

Consulting Markets Leader, PwC China

Tel: +[86] (21) 2323 3405

Chris Xia

Chris Xia

Partner, PwC China

Tel: +[86] (10) 6533 7868

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