Netflix says it will start streaming all 180 episodes of 

&nbsp;in 2021, gaining a hugely popular addition to its library as the battle for viewers heats up.

Netflix Inc. struck the deal with Sony Pictures Television for the global streaming rights to the Emmy-winning television comedy, which aired its final episode in 1998.

Jerry &amp; Elaine &amp; George &amp; Kramer &amp; Netflix All 180 episodes of the Emmy-Award winning Seinfeld are coming to Netflix — worldwide! — starting in 2021 <a href="https://t.co/tLvcCKH4vl">pic.twitter.com/tLvcCKH4vl</a>

Netflix is also the home of Jerry Seinfeld's talk series&nbsp;

Jerry Seinfeld attends the "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee," photo call at The Paley Center for Media, Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

"Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee" Photo Call

&nbsp;comes after Netflix announced in June that it would be losing its most popular TV show, 

Netflix will still carry the show for more than a year, but NBC isn't extending the licence further with NBCUniversal's streaming service launching in 2020.

The Office to leave Netflix as streaming battles heat up

Netflix is losing its most popular TV show, The Office, in a sign of things to come as more TV and movie makers start their own streaming services and take back their offerings.

In this undated publicity photo released by NBC, actor Steve Carell appears in this scene from the television series The Office. Carell was nominated for lead actor in a comedy series, Thursday, July 6, 2006, when the nominations for the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced in Los Angeles.

Steve Carell

Starting in January 2021, a yet-unnamed NBC streaming service will be the exclusive home in the U.S. of all nine seasons of The Office, which follows the hapless employees of the Dunder Mifflin paper company.

The Office

AT&T pulls Friends from Netflix in U.S. for its own streaming service

AT&T is pulling the TV show Friends from Netflix to beef up its own upcoming streaming service. With new services launching, popular shows are splintering onto several different platforms.

AT&T is pulling Friends from Netflix for its own upcoming streaming service, HBO Max. 

Friends Netflix AT T Service

AT&T is taking the show from Netflix for its own upcoming streaming service, HBO Max. 

Netflix will face even more competition in November, when Apple and Disney launch their own streaming services within days of each other.

Beloved sitcom Seinfeld, which turned Michael Richards, left,  Jason Alexander, centre left, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, centre right, and Jerry Seinfeld into household names, is headed to Netflix.

Yada yada yada: Netflix to air Seinfeld starting in 2021

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