Technology, Media & Telcos

At Roland Berger, we support our numerous clients across the Technology, Media, Telecom and Sports industries. Our full-fledge consulting capabilities enable their fast development – both organic and inorganic – while enhancing their operating model, profitability and valuation.

Technology

Technology players – whether hardware, software or IT service providers – are fast-moving customers constantly innovating and adapting to market disruption. Despite high growth / high profitability / high predictability models, they need to continuously challenge themselves to maintain their positioning and scale, and reach their shareholders’ high expectations. As such, more than in any other industry, their need to rethink their strategy, value proposition and operating model frequently, while quickly maturing from startups to scale-up, unicorns and global champions.

Our consulting solutions support hardware, software and IT service providers throughout all issues related to their accelerated growth. These range from fund raising with our Tech Venture and Investor Support teams, to operating model revamping, SaaS transition, partnerships & go-to-market, build-up strategies and post-merger integration.

Media

Media companies grapple with strategic questions surrounding content distribution, audience engagement and revenue diversification. They must assess the impact of shifting customer behaviors, such as cord-cutting and the rise of streaming services, on traditional media channels. Additionally, they need to develop strategies and solutions to effectively monetize digital content while combating issues like ad-blocking and ad fraud. Media companies also face challenges in building and retaining audience loyalty in an increasingly fragmented TMT landscape. Moreover, they must explore opportunities for strategic partnerships, content licensing and international expansion to stay competitive and adapt to evolving market trends.

Telecoms

Telecom networks are at the very core of our society: ever present in our modern life, in our hands, in our pockets and at home. Yet they are facing huge challenges – fierce competition in their home markets, competition with global tech giants and trying to adapt to new breakthrough technologies. Every year, telecoms companies need to mobilize huge investments to cater for the ever-increasing growth in demand. They must also deal with continuous price erosion and pressure on rising costs. And companies need to achieve all this in an highly regulated environment while maintaining extremely high service availability. To succeed, they need to perpetually question their strategy and their operating model to ensure that they can continue to serve millions of clients every day..

Our consultants support telecoms players to address these challenges, using their expertise to identify the right strategy and technology choices to optimize operating models and ensure profitable growth.

Sports

The global sports sector is undergoing significant transformation driven by multiple trends that are shaping its future. Increasing government and private sector investments, technology adoption, enhanced fan engagement and the rising popularity of esports and women's sports are among the critical factors that are rapidly transforming the sports landscape. While such trends have increased the sector’s complexity, they have also presented various attractive opportunities for clients.

With years of sports consulting and sport management experience, the Roland Berger Sports Team advises organizations and bodies all over the world, including sports ministries, national Olympic committees, regional bodies, federations, clubs and investors. We help craft robust strategies and design effective governance and operating models that allow sport organizations to achieve their aspirations. Whether required support involves designing sports investment strategies, transforming club performance or supporting bids for events, our team and network of renowned sport industry experts can help design the right solutions and provide hands-on support throughout execution.For more information on how our consulting expertise can help you, please contact one of our experts or visit our dedicated landing page .