NETFLIX MAINTAINS HIGH-PRICED RELATIONSHIP WITH ‘FRIENDS'

Netflix will still be there for fans of the old TV series “Friends,” but maintaining the relationship will come at a steep price.

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The video streaming service paid $100 million to keep showing “Friends” in the U.S. through 2019, according to a report in the New York Times. That’s more than triple the $30 million a year Netflix had been paying for the long-running TV series about six 20-something friends in New York. The report cited two unidentified people with direct knowledge of Netflix’s deal with the series’ rights holder, AT&T.

Netflix tweeted that it will continue showing “Friends,” but didn’t disclose financial details. The Los Gatos, California, company declined furth