No Hulu For U.K

Bob The Skutter · April 29 2010, 04:30 PM

Looks like Hulu are shelving their plans for a UK version, due to lack of interest from British broadcasters. ITV want people to use their own portal, while the others aren't interested in exclusive deals since they are already in non-exclusive deals with either SeeSaw, MSN or YouTube.

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captcalhoun · April 29 2010, 08:16 PM

wish they'd do a UK version for US shows...

Bob The Skutter · April 29 2010, 08:58 PM

SeeSaw are talking about doing just that, it is going to be a subscription service though, and by the looks of the questionnaire they had it looks to be something like £5 per month per genre for unlimited shows but they will be on rotation rather than always there.

wamdue · April 29 2010, 09:24 PM

Bob the Skutter wrote:

SeeSaw are talking about doing just that, it is going to be a subscription service though, and by the looks of the questionnaire they had it looks to be something like £5 per month per genre for unlimited shows but they will be on rotation rather than always there.

what would be the point of that? if im going to pay for a library of TV, I want it to be there 24/7/356

Serial thread killer · April 29 2010, 09:26 PM

Bob the Skutter wrote:

SeeSaw are talking about doing just that, it is going to be a subscription service though, and by the looks of the questionnaire they had it looks to be something like £5 per month per genre for unlimited shows but they will be on rotation rather than always there.

If there is not a long wait between US air date and the see saw date that is something I would be interested in.

Bob The Skutter · April 29 2010, 09:36 PM

Wamdue, The point, I suppose, is so they can get rights to shows they otherwise wouldn't be able to get, to have an exclusivity window, or to run it like a catch up service but with shows from US channels rather than UK ones.

STK, yeah same here. I did say on the questionnaire that I thought it was important that it was on SeeSaw as soon as possible after airing in America.
The questionnaire is here for anyone interested in taking it...

wamdue · April 29 2010, 10:15 PM

a catch up service similar to BBC iPlayer might work, and I one off events might be cool to.

April 29 2010, 04:30 PM	#1
Bob The Skutter Admiral Location: Bob The Skutter	No Hulu For U.K Looks like Hulu are shelving their plans for a UK version, due to lack of interest from British broadcasters. ITV want people to use their own portal, while the others aren't interested in exclusive deals since they are already in non-exclusive deals with either SeeSaw, MSN or YouTube. link __________________ It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure that we shall never forget Tiny Tim, or this first parting that there was among us.

April 29 2010, 08:16 PM	#2
captcalhoun Admiral Location: gone	Re: No Hulu For U.K wish they'd do a UK version for US shows...

April 29 2010, 08:58 PM	#3
Bob The Skutter Admiral Location: Bob The Skutter	Re: No Hulu For U.K SeeSaw are talking about doing just that, it is going to be a subscription service though, and by the looks of the questionnaire they had it looks to be something like £5 per month per genre for unlimited shows but they will be on rotation rather than always there. __________________ It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure that we shall never forget Tiny Tim, or this first parting that there was among us.

April 29 2010, 09:36 PM	#6
Bob The Skutter Admiral Location: Bob The Skutter	Re: No Hulu For U.K Wamdue, The point, I suppose, is so they can get rights to shows they otherwise wouldn't be able to get, to have an exclusivity window, or to run it like a catch up service but with shows from US channels rather than UK ones. STK, yeah same here. I did say on the questionnaire that I thought it was important that it was on SeeSaw as soon as possible after airing in America. The questionnaire is here for anyone interested in taking it... __________________ It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure that we shall never forget Tiny Tim, or this first parting that there was among us.

April 29 2010, 10:15 PM	#7
wamdue Admiral Location: wamdue	Re: No Hulu For U.K a catch up service similar to BBC iPlayer might work, and I one off events might be cool to. __________________ Im Proud of the BBC

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