1.Sixty seven per cent of the UK online population has tried some sort of digital activity, for example reading blogs.
2.Due to modern technology advances, it is possible for any person to produce their own films. It is unlikely to find a household that doesn't have at least one person owning a digital camera, recorder, or a mobile phone which enables them to film a video.
3.In 2004, one in four people had downloaded a film illegally.
4.84 per cent of households with internet access have a broadband connection.
5.At CES 2006, Microsoft announced that there would be an external add-on HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360 game console; this was released in November 2006.
6.HD DVD is currently in a format war with rival format Blu-ray Disc.
7.Digital cinema is distinct from standard video and high-definition video. In particular, it is not dependent on using television or HDTV standards, aspect ratios, or frame rates. Digital projectors capable of 2K resolution began deploying in 2005, and in 2006, the pace has accelerated. HDTV and pre-recorded HD disks will put great pressure on theaters to offer something better to compete with the improved home HD experience.
8.Digital Cinema Distribution (DCD) is the process of transmitting the DCP to theater servers via different methods that may include: hard drives, LTO data tapes, DVD-ROMs, or satellite.
9."There are many demands on people's time nowadays and people are able to get movies in all ways - on iPods, online, etc. But theatres will continue to work to give people the experience they want and can only get by seeing a movie in a theatre." - Dan Glickman, Motion Picture Association of America
10.An increase in various home entertainment systems, as well as an improvement in the quality has meant that more people would prefer to watch films from the comfort of their own home, and are able to watch films exactly how they want to.