"Absolutely raging, one viewer tweeted upon hearing the news. I'm cancelling my Netflix subscription, raged another. A third, simultaneously managing to capture the mood of the nation while retaining a healthy sense of perspective, wrote: FUCK OFF FRIENDS IS LEAVING NETFLIX IN THE UK WHAT THE FUCK WILL I DO TO RELAX WTF THIS HAS BEEN THE SHOW TO GET ME TO SLEEP SINCE I WAS A BABY WHAT DO U MEAN ITS COMING OFF NEFLIX IM SORRY BUT NO."
"In 2018, Netflix had to renegotiate to keep Friends in its global lineup, and had to shell out $80m-$100m to do so. This was for a one-year deal. In fairness, this still represented a good deal for all involved; even at the higher end, that sum was less than 1% of Netflix's revenue in 2018, and Friends ended up becoming the most-watched show on any streaming service in the UK that year."
Friends will leave Netflix on 30 December, prompting intense fan backlash and social-media outrage. Viewers reported cancelling subscriptions and expressing distress over losing a habitual comfort show. Television series commonly migrate between streaming services, creating access challenges for viewers and prompting repeated renegotiations. Friends maintains enduring rewatch value and broad appeal despite its finale occurring over two decades ago, making the show a highly valuable licensing asset. Netflix previously paid roughly $80m–$100m for a one-year rights renewal in 2018, a cost that remained under 1% of Netflix's revenue that year as Friends became the UK's most-watched streaming series.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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