This paper explores how consumer engagement ( CE) in new media can become part of and support the everyday life of companies. Paradoxically, facilitating consumers' engagement in activities such as co-developing products also implies companies ceding control over their value proposition to consumers. Subsequently, this evokes the issue of management or self-management of the CE process, making it vital to address the challenges of governing the facilitation of value co-creation in service ecosystems. By contextualising how activities within, and the co-governance of, the CE process are manifested, this paper discusses if and how consumers' new media activities may offer multi-beneficial opportunities for value creation to both social and economic actors within a service ecosystem. The paper furthers the understanding of co-governance as a nexus, facilitating the CE process, which is essential for generating benefits for supplying companies, beyond traditional aspects of collaboration, monetary gains and loyal customers.