Nearly 60% of Brits watch online video every day. The internet has broadened our tastes – from Venezuelan novellas to K-Pop videos, the living room has gone global. By crowdsourcing subtitles, streaming site Viki makes TV shows from all over the world accessible to everyone.

We've never been so interested in TV shows - but we aren't watching TV. Instead, we're turning to online video - whether it's Netflix or YouTube. But new technology isn't solely responsible – a wider shift in lifestyles is creating a natural path towards hyper-diversification.

United Screens is a new generation media service, which responds to the needs born from existing online behaviours to give audiences the entertainment they want, when and how they want it.

Political drama House of Cards premiered in February 2013, exclusively through Netflix. The streaming giant's first purpose-made series, it reflects the growing power of digital channels and points towards new kinds of viewing behaviour.

Piracy is still a major problem for the entertainment industries, but media producers are inventing new ways to share their creations. Breaking Hollywood tradition, A Field in England will launch in cinemas, on TV, online and on DVD simultaneously.

Despite being blocked by many countries, The Pirate Bay reported in July 2014 its visitor numbers have doubled since 2011. Now, the internet’s primary resource for copyrighted media is entering the mobile era by launching The Mobile Bay for smartphones and tablets.

Advert-blocking browser plugins are growing at a rate of nearly 70% year-on-year. The most popular, AdBlocker, reached 150 million users in June 2014. And if people really are more likely to climb Mount Everest than click a banner ad, what is next for online advertising?

Netflix's foray into original programming didn't just reinforce a trend of 'binge watching' by making entire TV seasons available all at once – it's also triggered viewers to come up with ways of rethinking and editing its content.