The Office, Parks and Recreation, The Good Place, The West Wing and other NBCUniversal shows could be taken off Netflix

NBC is launching its own video-streaming service in 2020 which will be free to existing pay-TV customers and non-customers could subscribe for around $10+

Chief Executive Officer Steve Burke said: 'The best way to gain scale quickly is to leverage our partnership with cable and satellite companies'

The Office licensing agreement with Netflix expires in 2021 but there's a chance they could strike a deal to keep the shows on both services

The Office and other popular NBC shows may be pulled off Netflix as the television network prepares to launch a rival service.

NBCUniversal could cut the comedy show along with the likes of Parks and Recreation, The Good Place and The West Wing in order to increase the chances of success for their unnamed service coming in 2020.

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It was revealed Monday as Chief Executive Officer Steve Burke spoke in an interview about their plans for the upcoming offer that will be free to viewers who already pay to watch their programs and movies but funded by advertising.

The Office (pictured) and other NBCUniversal shows could be taken off Netflix soon

'We believe that the best way to gain scale quickly is to leverage our partnership with cable and satellite companies and to offer our premium product free to consumers,' Wall Street Journal reports Burke said.

But with the licensing agreement expiring in 2021, fans have a while to adjust.

Globally, NBC's customers are estimated at 52 million people via Comcast Cable and Europe's Sky service which Comcast acquired.

Chief Executive Officer Steve Burke revealed Monday in an interview: 'We believe that the best way to gain scale quickly is to leverage our partnership with cable and satellite companies'

Other services that air NBC offerings in the United States such as Charter Communications Inc. and Cox Communications Inc will be able to share the video streaming service with their customers at no extra cost too, the WSJ reports an insider said.

The publication added that even those who don't subscribe to cable will have the opportunity to take advantage of the new service at a price comparable to Netflix, estimated to be more than $10.

It came after the online streaming service announced it would bump costs by 13 to 18 percent depending on the plan. The website's most standard and most popular package will cost $12.99 moving forward, compared to today's price of $10.99.

It infuriated social media users as it was revealed the changes will roll out over the next few months.

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NBC's Parks and Recreation is the third most popular show with 2.3 percent of the share of total episode views

Other services that air NBC offerings such as The Good Place (pictured) in the United States will be able to share the video streaming service with their customers at no extra cost too

According to Jumpshot.com data shared with Business Insider, The Office (US) outdoes Friends in popularity as far as shows on Netflix go.

NBC's Parks and Recreation is the third most popular show with 2.3 percent of the share of total episode views whereas the top two programs obtain 7.2 percent and 4.2 percent of views respectively.

The New York Times reports that Netflix pays $100million to keep Friends on the service so there's a chance they may strike a deal with Bonnie Hammer, chairman of NBC Cable Entertainment, who has been named chairman of direct-to-consumer and digital enterprises for NBCUniversal.

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However Netflix said in 2018 that 85 percent of their budget went towards originals.