The streaming giant Netflix went to extreme lengths to renew Friends.

流媒体巨头奈飞竭尽全力续签《老友记》。

After fans of the sitcom¹ went into meltdown upon discovering the show's expiration² from the streamer, Netflix assuaged³ their fears by confirming all 10 seasons would still be available to watch in 2019.

这部情景喜剧的粉丝们在得知该剧将停播后陷入崩溃。后来，奈飞公司证实10季将在2019年继续播出才缓解了粉丝们的担忧。

However, the decision has reportedly proved rather expensive for Netflix as the battle to keep old shows grows increasingly more difficult.

然而，据报道，这一决定对奈飞来说相当昂贵，因为保留这部老剧的战斗变得越来越困难。

Growing speculation⁴ has suggested that Friends, which is owned by WarnerMedia's parent company AT&T, was in danger of being nabbed by the former for its brand new streaming platform that's scheduled to begin in 2019.

越来越多的猜测表明，华纳传媒母公司AT&T旗下的《老友记》有被华纳传媒抢夺过来的危险，因为它计划于2019年推出全新的流媒体平台。

Because of that, Netflix is said to have paid $100m to keep the sitcom having initially⁵ been paying $30m a year.

正因为如此，据说奈飞由最初每年支付3000万美元，到如今支付了1亿美元来保留这部情景喜剧。

According to The New York Times, this new fee “reflects the thirst for content in the streaming age”.

据《纽约时报》报道，新收费“反映了流媒体时代对内容的渴望”。

The report also states that Netflix pre-empted user outcry and began negotiations⁶ to keep the sitcom – which ran from 1994-2004 – months ago.

报道也指出，奈飞先发制人抵制用户的强烈抗议，在几个月前就开始协商，希望保留这部从1994到2004年播出的情景喜剧。