Streaming & OTT

Netflix Snaps Up Seinfeld After Losing Friends and The Office to Streaming Rivals

All 180 episodes will move to the service in 2021

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In the five-year deal, Netflix has landed global exclusive streaming rights to Seinfeld.Getty Images
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By Jason Lynch

September 16, 2019

What’s the deal with all these classic sitcoms moving to new streaming services?

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Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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