Over 1.1 million people watched the finale of BBC4's Nordic seriesThe Bridgeback in 2014, following the success of foreign-language programmes likeBorgenandThe Returned. Now, Channel 4 is promising UK viewers the very best of global television with the launch of Walter Presents.

Netflix has 50 million subscribers, and it's offered in over 50 countries – but Australia isn’t one of them. So what do Australians do when they want to stream a movie? They do exactly the same as the rest of us, and watch Netflix – only they do it illegally.

From socialising on Snapchat to getting gourmet dishes delivered to your door to binge-watching the latest Netflix series, digital leisure is having a profound effect on the way Gen Yers spend their downtime. Is staying in really the new going out? And what will prise people from their sofas?

Netflix's plan to focus on original content might be well known, but did you notice that the service has cut 50% of its content? It's estimated that, in 2012, the catalogue contained nearly 11,000 movies and TV shows, but that number has since dwindled to 5,300 titles.