[MarkWaldorf]

Channel 4 has ended its deal with Warner Bros for the rights to air US comedy Friends.

The broadcaster has shown the series, which starred Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courtney Cox and Matt Le Blanc, for 15 years. The station's contract with Warners ends in 2011.

Comedy Central has picked up the rights to the NBC series, according to Broadcast.

Friends ran for ten series between 1994 and 2004, with the final episode drawing 8.6 million viewers in the UK. It has remained a daily staple on both Channel 4 and E4, with average viewing figures of around 400,000.

Head of Channel 4 acquisitions Gill Hay said: "After 15 years, ten hit series and 236 terrific episodes it's time to say goodbye to old Friends and welcome new ones, in the form of more comedy, drama and entertainment from the US and UK.

"We are incredibly proud to have been the home of Friends for so long, but at a point when the channel is undergoing a period of creative renewal it felt like the right time to part company."

Friends is the latest big show to finish airing on Channel 4, following the axing of Big Brother, Wife Swap and How Clean Is Your House?. The station has claimed that the decisions will allow them to "refresh the schedule".

- DS

[King Gizzard]

when nothings on its always the show to turn to....and it never gets old

[Ramsay]

[InOne]

It was everywhere, but wonder what they will replace it with :S

[arista]

They are Repeats so it is about time.
As E4 is like a Yank station due to that Dull show .



Blinkbox site has them.

[Shaun]

[King Gizzard]

thankfully we have the boxset anyway


its silly though cause we dont watch the boxset just the tv ones lol


more effort to get the dvds out..

[arista]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Shaun
it is over , they ended it years ago.


It is so False , anyway.

[ILoveTRW]

Thank **** for that

i hate friends

[Shaun]

I just ordered the first series on DVD, haha.

[bbfan1991]

I like Friends but about time really, it got really annoying.

[MarkWaldorf]

shaun you may as well just order the box set LOL its only like 50 pounds.

[Shaun]

oh yeah only £50 i'll just raid the back of the sofa.

**** off. this was £2.99

[Beastie]

I will have to buy the boxset now lol.

[Gemmer-x]

w-w-w--whaaaaat!? no way -sob-

[\PJ/]

shame

[xDramatick]

Good! I've never found it funny :/

[Jack_]

Heard this on Radio 1 just a while ago, was very shocked. It's like it's home, and you know it's there if you ever want it, just like Big Brother and C4.

[Scarlett.]

O_O

[\PJ/]

I was thinking when will it end the other day actually.

[Beastie]

The boxset is £40 on hmv.com.

[Scarlett.]

;_;

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Darenn

Good! I've never found it funny :/

Oh and Daren 'Homo Mess' Pritchard's opinion overrides others. **** tyra/

[*mazedsalv**]

I have all the episodes so im fine with it, IMO they took too much E4 time.

[Patrick]

Big Brother Live FTW!