Editing Seinfeld (section)

==Distribution==
Free streaming service [[Channel 4 (VoD service)|Channel 4]] has been running ''Seinfeld'' in its original 4:3 format since February 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/channel-4s-all-4-acquires-u-k-streaming-rights-to-seinfeld-1203492378/|title=Channel 4's All 4 Acquires U.K. Streaming Rights to 'Seinfeld'|date=February 4, 2020}}</ref> On April 29, 2015, it was officially announced, during [[Hulu]]'s [[upfronts]] presentation in [[New York City|New York]], that all nine seasons of ''Seinfeld'' would  [[Streaming media|stream]] on the platform starting in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8513149/seinfeld-streaming-exclusively-hulu|title=Hulu confirms it's the exclusive streaming home of Seinfeld|first=Jacob|last=Kastrenakes|publisher=Vox Media|work=The Verge|date=April 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=hulu|number=593416595621453825|title=In the beginning, there was TV. Yada yada yada. "Seinfeld" is coming soon to #hulu. #HuluUpfront15|author=Hulu|date=April 29, 2015|access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref> The deal was for around $130 million to $180 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/28/8512345/hulu-reportedly-lands-streaming-rights-to-all-180-seinfeld-episodes|title=Hulu reportedly lands streaming rights to all 180 Seinfeld episodes|first=Sam|last=Byford|publisher=Vox Media|work=The Verge|date=April 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407210059/https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/28/8512345/hulu-reportedly-lands-streaming-rights-to-all-180-seinfeld-episodes |archive-date=April 7, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> On May 20, 2015, Hulu announced that every episode would be available starting June 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=hulu|number=601058892932485120|title=Sweet Fancy Moses, every "Seinfeld" episode is on #hulu 6/24. Get ready for #AllTheNothing|author=Hulu|date=May 20, 2015|access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref> Hulu's streaming rights for the series expired on June 23, 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nexttv.com/news/seinfeld-set-to-depart-hulu-on-june-23-transition-to-netflix | title= 'Seinfeld' Set to Depart Hulu on June 23, Transition to Netflix | first = Daniel | last = Frankel | access-date = July 14, 2021 | work = Next TV | date= June 16, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/seinfeld-leaving-hulu.html|title=Say Your Good-byes, Seinfeld Is Leaving Hulu This Month|last1=Salazar|first1=Savannah|last2=Adalian|first2=Josef|date=June 17, 2021|website=Vulture|access-date=July 14, 2021}}</ref> In January 2017, [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] acquired the UK rights to all seasons of ''Seinfeld'' for its [[Amazon Prime Video]] streaming service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/amazon-gets-seinfeld-in-uk/|title=Amazon gets Seinfeld in UK}}</ref>

On November 8, 2016, the Australian streaming service [[Stan (streaming service)|Stan]] announced via [[Twitter]] that later in the week all episodes would be available to stream for the first time in Australia.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=StanAustralia|number=795732579492110336|title=You're going to want to turn your sound on for this announcement...|author=Stan|access-date=February 16, 2022|date=November 7, 2016}}</ref> All episodes were available from November 11, 2016, with the remastered versions of all episodes on the service featuring HD and Widescreen enhancements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com.au/stan-seinfeld-sony-pictures/|title=180 Seinfeld episodes come to Stan with new Sony Pictures Television deal |website=MediaWeek|access-date=November 29, 2016|date=November 7, 2016 }}</ref> The widescreen offered was cropped from the original 4:3 format negatives, thus resulting in better visual quality than the previously available DVD version, however, the top and bottom portions of the frame were cut out to achieve the widescreen aspect ratio. In April 2020, all seasons of ''Seinfeld'' were also made available on-demand via pay television service [[Foxtel]], as well as its internet-based alternative [[Foxtel Now]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/foxtel-opens-comedy-vaults-with-complete-seasons-of-classics/|title=Foxtel opens comedy vaults with complete seasons of classics |website=MediaWeek|date=March 31, 2020 |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref>

In September 2019, [[Netflix]] and [[Sony Pictures]] announced that Netflix had acquired the exclusive global streaming rights for ''Seinfeld'', starting on October 1, 2021, superseding the above Hulu and Amazon rights. As of 2023, Netflix's version of ''Seinfeld'' is available in [[4K resolution]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/netflix-becomes-master-of-seinfeld-domain-buys-exclusive-streaming-rights/ | title= It's real and it's spectacular: Netflix buys exclusive rights to stream Seinfeld | first = Sam | last = Machkovech | date = September 16, 2019 | access-date = September 16, 2019 | work = [[Ars Technica]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/16/20868736/seinfeld-netflix-2021-hulu-friends-streaming-wars|title=Seinfeld is heading to Netflix in 2021|last=Alexander|first=Julia|date=September 16, 2019|website=The Verge|access-date=September 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/seinfeld-why-seinfeld-leaving-hulu-when-seinfeld-coming-netflix-1603317|title='Seinfeld': Why It's Leaving Hulu and When It's Coming to Netflix|last=Desborough|first=Jenny|date=June 23, 2021|website=Newsweek|access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/seinfeld-not-on-streaming-netflix-hulu.html|title=Seinfeld Won't Be Streaming Anywhere for a While, and That's Good for Netflix|last=Adalian|first=Josef|date=June 17, 2021|website=Vulture|access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/netflix-announces-premiere-date-for-180-episode-seinfeld-library-issues-cheeky-press-release/|title=Netflix Announces Premiere Date For 180-Episode 'Seinfeld' Library, Issues Cheeky Press Release|last=Tapp|first=Tom|date=September 1, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref> The transition was criticized as the show, initially displayed in 4:3 aspect ratio, had been converted to 16:9, resulting in some gags getting cropped, similarly to how ''[[The Simpsons]]'' was initially rendered on [[Disney+]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/seinfeld-netflix-episodes-cropped-widescreen-ratio|title=Seinfeld Is Finally On Netflix, But There's a Catch|website=GQ|last=Rindner|first=Grant|date=October 5, 2021|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/seinfeld-netflix-hd-cropping-removes-jokes-183004013.html|title='Seinfeld' hits Netflix, but some jokes have been cropped out of view|website=Engadget|last=Ingraham|first=N.|date=October 3, 2021|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/1/22704399/seinfeld-aspect-ratio-netflix-4k-widescreen-letterbox-streaming-hd|title=What's the deal with Seinfeld's aspect ratio on Netflix?|website=The Verge|last=Gartenberg|first=Chaim|date=October 1, 2021|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref> Netflix has yet to comment on this situation.

===Home media releases===
The hour-long, two-part [[clip show]] episode "[[The Highlights of 100]]" became the first ''Seinfeld'' episode available on home video when it was released on [[VHS]] in 1995 by food company [[General Mills]]. [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] (formerly Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment) released all nine seasons of ''Seinfeld'' on [[DVD]] in Regions 1, 2 and 4 between 2004 and 2007.<ref name="TV show region 1"/> On November 6, 2007, ''Seinfeld: The Complete Series'' was released on DVD. The complete series box set includes a 2007 "roundtable" reunion of the four main cast members and Larry David; only highlights of this were also included in the Season 9 set.

The first complete series box set in Australia (Region 4) was released on October 24, 2007. The second boxset was released on December 2, 2008, and was a Collectible Fridge design packaging. On August 5, 2009,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seinfeld - Complete Collection|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2208972/Seinfeld---Complete-Collection|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=Sanity|language=en}}</ref> another Limited-Edition boxset was released, similar to the first boxset but does not include the book and the packaging was slightly different. On November 23, 2011,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seinfeld - The Complete Series|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/seinfeld-the-complete-series-32-dvd|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=JB Hi-Fi|language=en|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112005442/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/seinfeld-the-complete-series-32-dvd|url-status=dead}}</ref> an additional Limited-Edition boxset was released. On November 14, 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seinfeld – Season 1-9 {{!}} Complete Series – Festivus Edition|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2395111/Seinfeld---Season-1-9--Complete-Series---Festivus-Edition|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=Sanity|language=en}}</ref> a ''Festivus Celebration Edition'' was released which contained napkins and cups, playing cards and thumb wrestle gadgets. On August 12, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seinfeld – Season 1–9 {{!}} Complete Series|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2518134/Seinfeld---Season-1-9--Complete-Series|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=Sanity|language=en}}</ref> yet another ''Complete Series'' boxset was released.

The entire series was released on [[Blu-ray]] (in the cropped 16:9 aspect ratio) and [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]] (in the original 4:3 aspect ratio) on December 17, 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/seinfeld-blu-ray-release-where-to-buy-1235145585/ |title='Seinfeld' Will Finally Be Released on Blu-Ray on Dec. 17, Just in Time for Festivus |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Jonathan |last=Zavaleta |date=October 30, 2024 |access-date=October 31, 2024}}</ref>

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! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan="2"| DVD name
! style="padding:0 8px;" colspan="3"| Release dates
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! [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]]
! [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]]
! [[DVD region code#4|Region 4]]
|-
| Vol 1: Seasons 1 & 2
| November 23, 2004<ref name="TV show region 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Seinfeld/3743|title=Seinfeld region 1 DVD release dates|publisher=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]]|access-date=March 23, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405033944/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Seinfeld/3743|archive-date=April 5, 2008}}</ref>
| November 1, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0002W1488|title=Season 1&2 (Region 2)|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=March 20, 2008|date=November 2004}}</ref>
| October 13, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-seasons-1-2-4-dvd-set/231401|title=Season 1&2 (Region 4)|publisher=JB Hi-Fi Online|access-date=March 21, 2008|archive-date=February 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213222608/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-seasons-1-2-4-dvd-set/231401|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Vol 2: Season 3
| November 23, 2004<ref name="TV show region 1"/>
| November 1, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0002W148I|title=Season 3 (Region 2)|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=March 20, 2008|date=November 2004}}</ref>
| October 18, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-3-4-dvd-set/231402|title=Season 3 (Region 4)|publisher=JB Hi-Fi Online|access-date=March 21, 2008|archive-date=December 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209072602/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-3-4-dvd-set/231402|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Vol 3: Season 4
| May 17, 2005<ref name="TV show region 1"/>
| June 13, 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007XIEUS|title=Season 4 (Region 2)|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=March 20, 2008|date=June 13, 2005}}</ref>
| May 25, 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-4-4-dvd-set/236302|title=Season 4 (Region 4)|publisher=JB Hi-Fi Online|access-date=March 21, 2008|archive-date=October 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003061021/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-4-4-dvd-set/236302|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Vol 4: Season 5
| November 22, 2005<ref name="TV show region 1"/>
| November 28, 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000AN33LK|title=Season 5 (Region 2)|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=March 20, 2008|date=November 28, 2005}}</ref>
| November 23, 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/drama-romance/seinfeld-season-5-4-dvd-set/247230|title=Season 5 (Region 4)|publisher=JB Hi-Fi Online|access-date=March 21, 2008|archive-date=January 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114134248/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/drama-romance/seinfeld-season-5-4-dvd-set/247230|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Vol 5: Season 6
| November 22, 2005<ref name="TV show region 1"/>
| November 28, 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000AMYIVU|title=Season 6 (Region 2)|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=March 20, 2008|date=November 28, 2005}}</ref>
| style="padding:0 8px;"| November 23, 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-6-4-dvd-set/247231|title=Season 6 (Region 4)|publisher=JB Hi-Fi Online|access-date=March 21, 2008|archive-date=October 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003061026/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-6-4-dvd-set/247231|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Vol 6: Season 7
| style="padding:0 8px;"| November 21, 2006<ref name="TV show region 1"/>
| November 20, 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/seinfeld-season-7.html|title=Season 7 (Region 2) review|publisher=dvdactive.com|access-date=March 25, 2008}}</ref>
| November 8, 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-7-4-dvd-set/263167|title=Season 7 (Region 4)|publisher=JB Hi-Fi Online|access-date=March 21, 2008|archive-date=January 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114130104/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-7-4-dvd-set/263167|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Vol 7: Season 8
| June 5, 2007<ref name="TV show region 1"/>
| June 4, 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realmovienews.com/dvd/reviews/1480 |title=Season 8 (Region 2) review |publisher=realmovienews.com |access-date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302155646/http://www.realmovienews.com/dvd/reviews/1480 |archive-date=March 2, 2008 }}</ref>
| June 13, 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-8-4-dvd-set/272374|title=Season 8 (Region 4)|publisher=JB Hi-Fi Online|access-date=March 21, 2008|archive-date=January 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114125722/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-8-4-dvd-set/272374|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Vol 8: Season 9
| November 6, 2007<ref name="TV show region 1"/>
| style="padding:0 8px;"| November 19, 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/seinfeld-season-9.html|title=Season 9 (Region 2) Review|publisher=dvdactive.com|access-date=March 25, 2008}}</ref>
| October 24, 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-9-4-dvd-set/279328|title=Season 9 (Region 4)|publisher=JB Hi-Fi Online|access-date=March 21, 2008|archive-date=January 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114130735/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/comedy/seinfeld-season-9-4-dvd-set/279328|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Complete Series (Original)
| November 6, 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Jerry-Seinfeld/dp/B000VECAEE/ref=tmm_dvd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1614993852&sr=8-1 |title=Seinfeld: The Complete Series [DVD] |website=Amazon.com |access-date=December 22, 2021 }}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
| Complete Series (Reissue)
| November 5, 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Studio1-Seinfeld-Serie-Completa-DVD-Box/dp/B00EIJTLK4/ref=tmm_dvd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1614993852&amp;sr=8-1 |title=Studio1 Seinfeld: La Serie Completa DVD Box Set |website=Amazon.com |date=November 5, 2013 |access-date=December 22, 2021 }}</ref>
| style="padding:0 8px;"| October 9, 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.ca/Seinfeld-Complete-Box-Set-Repackage/dp/B07FVFL6K5/ref=tmm_dvd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1611070150&amp;sr=8-3|title = Seinfeld: Complete Series Box Set (Repackage) – DVD|date = October 9, 2018}}</ref>
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===Syndication===
According to [[Barry Meyer]], chairman of [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]] (parent company of Castle Rock Entertainment), ''Seinfeld'' made $2.7 billion through June 2010 through [[Broadcast syndication#Off-network syndication 2|off-network syndication]] and cable syndication.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pilkington|first=Ed|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/jun/07/jerry-seinfeld-rerun-repeat-fees|title=TV show Seinfeld earn $2.7bn from reruns|newspaper=The Guardian|date=June 7, 2010|access-date=June 7, 2010|location=London}}</ref> {{as of|2017|02}} the show had made an estimated $4.06 billion in syndication. [[Steve Bannon]], who invested in the show, later said, "We calculated what it would get us if it made it to syndication. We were wrong by a factor of five".<ref name="craw20170208">{{Cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2017/02/08/steve-bannon-is-still-making-money-from-seinfeld-reruns/ |title=Steve Bannon is still making money from 'Seinfeld' reruns |last=Craw |first=Victoria |date=February 8, 2017 |work=The New York Post |access-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> In September 2019, it was announced that [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]] (now [[Paramount Global]]) had acquired cable syndication rights to the series from [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]], with it airing on [[Comedy Central]] beginning in October 2021, [[Nick at Nite]] from May 31, 2022, until November 12, 2022, and [[TV Land]] since February 11, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/seinfeld-viacom-cable-rights-comedy-series-comedy-central-paramount-network-tv-land-1202740519/|title='Seinfeld': Viacom Nabs Cable Rights To Comedy Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/seinfeld-comedy-central-series-new-cable-home-jerry-seinfeld-promo-video-1234833717/ |title='Seinfeld': Comedy Central To Be Series' Exclusive New Cable Home; Jerry Seinfeld Stars In Promo Touting Lunch |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=September 15, 2021 |website=Deadline |language=en |access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref>

==={{anchor|HD}}High-definition versions===
There are two [[High-definition television|high-definition]] versions of ''Seinfeld''. The first is that of the network television (non-syndicated) versions in the original aspect ratio of 4:3 that were downscaled for the DVD releases. Clips from this high-definition version in its upscale were seen on [[NBC]] during ''The Seinfeld Story'' special.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=14589923#post14589923|title='Seinfeld' in HD on TBS HD! Page 2|date=November 21, 1999 |publisher=videojanitor|access-date=September 23, 2009}}</ref> Syndicated broadcast stations and the cable networks [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] and [[Comedy Central]] (and also [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]) began airing the syndicated version of ''Seinfeld'' in HD. Unlike the version used for the DVD, Sony Pictures cropped the top and bottom parts of the frame while restoring previously cropped images on the sides from the [[35mm movie film|35mm film]] source to use the entire 16:9 frame.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.engadget.com/2008-09-03-seinfeld-goes-hd-on-tbs-hd.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130116201359/http://www.engadget.com/topics/hd/2008/09/03/seinfeld-goes-hd-on-tbs-hd|archive-date= January 16, 2013|title=Seinfeld goes HD on TBS HD|date=September 3, 2008|access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref>