PwC says Romania’s media and entertainment market to hit $3bn in 2019

The media and entertainment industry in Romania will reach the $3bn threshold in 2019, upon a 7.1% advance from last year, but it remains the smallest in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region, according to the 20th edition of the PwC Global Entertainment & Media Outlook report 2019-2023 (GEMO), PwC said in a press release.By 2023, the average annual growth rate will exceed 6%, with the market value rising to $3.8bn. “Following the global trend, personalisation and digitisation are being adopted more rapidly on the media and entertainment market in Romania, with estimates indicating that this segment will have the highest growth rates by 2023,” says Florin Deaconescu, partner and leader of the media and telecoms service, PwC Romania. “This will generate more aggressive competition on the market, but also a wave of investment in innovation. The result will be a media world where consumers, including Romanian ones, will be able to control and select the type of content they want to access using more and more diverse channels, whether we are talking about smart devices, over-the-top (OTT), intelligent house or internet-connected car.”