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The controversial fly-on-the-wall documentary series featuring the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for Netflix has been postponed until next year, following the widespread backlash over The Crown. Harry and Meghan had been working on the series as part of their rumoured $100 million (£88million) deal with the streaming giant. But with The Crown accused of fabricating a ‘hurtful’ smear against King Charles by depicting him secretly plotting to oust the Queen, Netflix has now pushed it back. The documentary had been expected in December, following the fifth season of The Crown. A source told Hollywood news website Deadline: ‘They’re rattled...

If you don’t like the way a story ends, why not change it? That’s exactly what Netflix is encouraging viewers do with a brand new children’s show called “Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale.” As the show progresses, kids get to make a series of choices to move the story in any direction.

Netflix (NFLX) shares shot up nearly 7% to 246 in early afternoon trading Monday after Qualcomm (QCOM) said some Android tablets and smart phones will be able to stream Netflix movies and TV shows. Also Monday, an analyst at Caris raised its price target on Netflix to $316 from $224. On Friday, Nielsen reported that Netflix became the first paid online video site to hit the top 10 list of online traffic visitors. Netflix boasted 7.394 million unique online visitors in January, up 15.6% vs. December. Google’s (GOOG) YouTube led with 112.764 million, with Facebook at 32.328 million.