Daniel Farey-Jones and Sarah Shearman

Netflix: content line-up includes 20th Century Fox, BBC and Disney

Netflix goes live in UK and Ireland

Netflix has pulled the trigger on its UK and Ireland launch with a price point of £5.99 and €6.99 for a monthly subscription and the lure of a month's free trial.

Online advertising: UK ad industry receives assurances on cookies

Adland offered assurances on cookies but tensions remain

The British Government has stressed that the advertising industry will not have to gain "prior consent" from internet users before serving a cookie, when the EU's e-privacy directive comes into force tomorrow (26 May).