With the completion of the first half of the US television season recently taking place, advertisers can see more clearly that the best shows aren’t necessarily the most-watched or the ones being shown on the biggest networks.

As transmedia content becomes increasingly popular, Jane Austen’s classic novelPride and Prejudicehas found a new audience throughThe Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a real-time drama that unfolds across multiple platforms.

With 4.3 million people using internet video last year rather than paying for TV, broadcast and broadband are increasingly fused. While BSkyB hopes to eat into BT's broadband market share, BT is responding by moving into BSkyB's turf: television.

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.

With personalised subscription-based services like Netflix and Spotify changing the way people consume film and music, is e-reader iPhone app Oyster planning on doing the same for books?

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.

Political dramaHouse of Cardspremiered 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.

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.