Future of digital entertainment

Consider these illuminating figures from a new study about our media consumption habits by the British consultancy Understanding and Solutions: within the next five years, 50 per cent more of our disposable income will go towards entertainment purchases, everything from movie tickets to music downloads. Put in monetary terms, by 2011, consumers around the world will spend $422 billion (£211 billion) on purchases like a night out at the cinema, video games and cable TV, up from $260 billion in 2005.