Medienwirtschaft

media industry

noun meh-DEEN-virt-shaft Rare

Also means

media business sector

Usage Note

Medienwirtschaft covers the commercial and economic aspects of media production and distribution; it encompasses publishing, broadcasting, online content, and related industries as an economic sector.

Examples

"Die Medienwirtschaft steht vor großen Herausforderungen durch die Digitalisierung."

Natural Translation

The media industry faces major challenges due to digitalisation.

Literal Translation

The media-industry stands before large challenges through the digitisation.

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