Increased access to the internet has allowed streaming sites like HBO Go and Netflix to capture large segments of the Brazilian market. Rede Globo’s local TV network, Globoplay is set to diversify TV streaming options for Brazilians who are tired of the American TV standard.

Limitless shopping choices and omnipresent marketing have made it difficult to assert where one stands stylistically. LOT 2046 is a subscription-based lifestyle brand that is attempting to relieve these anxieties by minimizing the decisions people need to make about their external appearance.

British brides-to-be are turning to podcasts to support them through the stressful feat of planning their big day. Podcasts offer a rich and empathetic form of storytelling that allow people to gain validation and comfort from the shared stories and experiences of other brides.

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?