Media entertainment – the ups and downs of showbusiness

• Published 15 Dec 2011

New restrictions on TV programming and the unpredictability of film making ensure a volatile environment for entertainment companies.

The media entertainment industry, one of the biggest recipients of China's ongoing discretionary spending boom, is recording impressive growth rates. However, competition from foreign blockbusters within the film market and an increasingly tough regulatory environment within the television industry are proving a challenge for even the savviest domestic contestants.

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