Just weeks after announcing that it was plume Netflix of one of its most pop serial publication , NBCUniversal has teased out that its forthcoming streaming service will formally launch in April of next year .
VarietyreportedThursday that NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke shared the news during the 2nd quarter earnings call for its parent company Comcast . And follow news that NBCUniversal was taking The Office back from Netflix for its own streaming military service , Burke was quoted as saying that the caller moot the series to be “ one of the tentpole course of study on our platform . ”
NBCUniversalannouncedin June that all nine seasons of the American adaptation of The Office , which earlier air on NBC beginning in 2005 , would stream exclusively on the forthcoming service of process set about in 2021 .
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Pearlena Igbokwe , president of Universal Television , said in a statement at the time that the show was “ one of our most prized series , and we are thrilled it has found an exciting new habitation where multiplication after generation will persist in to strike and rediscover Michael Scott ’s most cringe - worthy moments , Jim and Pam ’s will - they - or - won’t - they , and the incredible quirky corps de ballet that makes each episode a masterclass in clowning . ”
NBCUniversalannouncedits forthcoming streaming service in January , saying at the clip that the service “ will have some of the world ’s most pop television and photographic film franchises , let in homegrown original programming as well as content from out-of-door partners . ” The service will be ad - supported but will also offer an ad - gratis alternative for a fee .
Netflix , in what for certain appear to be a petty dig at the chopine , tweetedin June that it was “ sad that NBC has decided to take The Office back for its own streaming political platform , ” but added that “ members can engorge watch the show to their hearts ’ content ad - free on Netflix until January 2021 ” ( emphasis ours ) . Yeesh .
I ca n’t imagine that losing a individual show is decease to be enough of a pull to see reader jump ship , but then again , analysis by Neilsen found The Office was themost - watched serieson Netflix in 2018 . Plus , Netflix is n’t exactly in a great spot to be losingeven more viewersthan it already is .
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