Welcome to the sixth evolution of television: place-shifting

Having gone from humble black-and-white beginnings, 2016 will see TV set free from the television set to be consumed wherever and whenever you want

Since its first demonstration in the mid-1920s television has gone through five major shifts that affect the way viewers consume it. Now we're on the verge of a sixth shift that will bring it kicking and screaming into a brave new world of TV everywhere.

The UK is the most advanced TV-watching country in the world, according to Ofcom, and has seen a record rise in the use of tablets for consuming media. The living room TV is no-longer the be-all and end-all of television consumption.