While many countries still wait for Series 3 of the BBC's hit showSherlock, Episode 1 was available on China's biggest streaming site Youku just hours after its UK debut - drawing 4.72 million views by making it legally available before it could be pirated.

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.

By 2025, more than one in five Europeans will be aged 65 or over. The EU has dedicated over €7 billion to tackle health issues, demographic change and well-being – and it’s produced a potential solution to the challenges of an ageing society: 3D printed food.

The make-up aisles of today's pharmacies are a bright spectrum of colour – but there's always that one perfect shade of lipstick no company seems to make. Harvard Business School graduate Grace Choi is eliminating this irritation with Mink – a 3D printer just for make-up.

Asda is set to be the first UK supermarket to offer in-store 3D printing services. 3D-printed 'mini me' figures will add a whole new dimension to the shopping experience, and are also expected to be popular as personalised wedding cake toppers.

Think 3D printing is just for mini figurines and organs? Shanghai WinSun Decoration Design Engineering claims it is the first company in the world to successfully 3D print a house. It has printed 10 houses in less than 24 hours - at a cost of just $4,800 each.

In the thriving world of indie content production and distribution, Humble Bundle has amassed $19.5 million in two years from its digital bundles of games, music and books – surprising, considering its pay-what-you-want pricing model.

Don't Make Me Steal is a digital media consumption manifesto launched at a Lift11 conference workshop. 28,000 signatures and 11 languages later, the manifesto reveals a lot about how filesharers value digital content.