5G will build a new digital social infrastructure and open a development period of “everything connected” in economy and society. The media will play an important role in guiding the popularization of 5G new services，and will become the first field in 5G construction. The media industry has been actively exploring the application of 5G technology，focusing on the two key directions of media convergence and video. In the future，5G technology will bring new development trends for the media，such as integration，precision service ability improvement，intelligent，data，three-dimensional presentation，pan social participation，pan in communication，and close cooperation with the network. To seize the window period of media transformation provided by 5G，the media needs to build new theories，new foundations and new capabilities.