Hulu Won't Be Coming To The UK Any Time Soon

It looks like Hulu has finally given up in the UK. Rumours that the American web TV service would be launching in Britain have been going for a while now and the negotiations with UK broadcasters have failed. Competition from YouTube and SeeSaw have been fierce and we can't say we are all that surprised that Hulu has thrown in the towel. 

According to the Telegraph, Hulu had difficulties convincing UK broadcasters to accept its advertisers plans.  

“It has definitely had to postpone its UK expansion plans, which the team are disappointed by. But without being able to secure any exclusive content – because Channel 4 and Five have already signed third party deals with YouTube and SeeSaw and ITV isn’t playing ball, it had to ensure it could sell the advertising inventory around the content it could secure. When those talks fell through – Hulu has been forced to walk away. But it remains hopeful that it can have a UK presence in the future – when the broadcasters realize they need to be more flexible with their business models”, explained a source close to Hulu.