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Who runs U, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest video on demand streaming alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
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Closest alternative
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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs U

U uktvplay.co.uk

U is the on demand home of U&Dave, U&Drama, U&W & U&Yesterday. Stream thousands of hours of the best comedy, drama, entertainment & documentaries for free.

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What U tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

tracker that follows visitors

6 of the 18 alternatives below have fewer, 3 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
OneTrust
US company
2 tools
  • Tag manager

    Loads further tracking scripts, which we can’t always see.

  • Third-party embeds

    Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to U

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to U, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than UNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

20 of the 60 sites closest to U match.

  1. 01
    Channel 4 channel4.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Channel 4 | Stream & Watch Live TV

    Watch your favourite shows online, from Channel 4, E4 and Walter Presents

    Compare Channel 4 with U →
  2. 02
    Tubi tubitv.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Tubi is the largest free movie and TV streaming service in the US. We are not available in Europe due to changes in EU laws.

    American streaming video service

    Compare Tubi with U →
  3. 03
    Pluto TV pluto.tv Top 10K English No trackers

    Pluto TV: Watch Free Movies, TV Shows & Live TV Online

    Watch your choice of free hit movies, free binge-worthy TV shows & live TV online, anytime. Stream Now. Pay Never.

    Compare Pluto TV with U →
  4. 04
    discoveryplus.com English 1 tracker

    discovery+ | Stream Real-Life TV Episodes

    discovery+ | Watch HGTV, Food Network, TLC, ID and more plus exclusive originals, all in one place.

    Compare discoveryplus.com with U →
  5. 05
    Starz starz.com English 1 tracker

    STARZ - Captivating Original Series. Hit Movies. Bold Storytelling.

    STARZ brings diverse perspectives to life through bold storytelling. Sign-up to stream original series, movies, extras, and more—on-demand and ad-free.

    Compare Starz with U →
  6. 06
    ondemandkorea.com English 1 tracker

    ODK Media

    Compare ondemandkorea.com with U →
  7. 07
    o2tvseries.com English 1 tracker

    O2TvSeries Official - Download TV Series and TV Shows for Free

    O2TvSeries - Official Site for TV Shows and TV Series. Free Download TV Shows, Free Download Tv Series and much more, 02tvseries, o2tvseries.com, o2 tv series

    Compare o2tvseries.com with U →
  8. 08
    Prime Video primevideo.com Top 1K English No trackers

    Prime Video | Watch movies, TV shows, Live TV, and sports

    Watch now on Prime Video for a wide selection of movies, TV shows, live TV, and sports.

    Compare Prime Video with U →
  9. 09
    NOW TV nowtv.com English 2 trackers

    NOW - Watch TV, Movies & Live Sports online

    Choose your NOW Membership and stream the latest movies, TV series, live sports and kids entertainment on demand.

    Compare NOW TV with U →
  10. 10
    Zattoo zattoo.com English 2 trackers

    Zattoo - Streaming Live TV from any device: with over 100 TV channels!

    Stream your favorite TV programs live and time-shifted on all devices. Best image quality in Full-HD. Better than cable TV. On Demand + Live TV content. Can be cancelled monthly. This is modern television!

    Compare Zattoo with U →
  11. 11
    BBC bbc.co.uk Top 1K English 1 tracker

    BBC - Home

    The best of the BBC, with the latest news and sport headlines, weather, TV & radio highlights and much more from across the whole of BBC Online.

    Compare BBC with U →
  12. 12
    Channel 5 channel5.com English No trackers

    No access outside UK

    British TV station

    Compare Channel 5 with U →
  13. 13
    RainberryTV rainberrytv.com Top 10K English No trackers

    RainberryTV

    With 20 live channels and over 100 on demand content partners, RainberryTV offers viewers an exciting viewing experience published around the world. Our content spans entertainment news, new music discovery, world news, sports, movie trailers, gaming, viral videos, and more. Our user base of over 65 million is one of the largest for any streaming video platform. Whether you’re looking to tune in and find out what’s happening, or just relaxing and want to enjoy some fun video content, RainberryTV delivers. You won’t find passwords, subscriptions, payments needed to use our service, and it’s fre

    Compare RainberryTV with U →
  14. 14
    Viu viu.com English 2 trackers

    Viu | No Service

    streaming media

    Compare Viu with U →
  15. 15
    Plex plex.tv Top 10K English No trackers

    streaming media service

    Compare Plex with U →
  16. 16
    peacocktv.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Unavailable In Your Region

    American video streaming service

    Compare peacocktv.com with U →
  17. 17
    HBO Max hbomax.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    HBO Max | Stream Series and Movies

    Stream must-see series, hit movies, exclusive originals, family favorites, and live sports.

    Compare HBO Max with U →
  18. 18
    GoodShort goodshort.com English 1 tracker

    Dramas, Movies & Short Films Online Free to Watch - GoodShort

    GoodShort is a short video website dedicated to creating and disseminating high-quality original playlets, providing various types of popular short plays covering: Superpower,Fantasy... Watch popular playlets on GoodShort!

    Compare GoodShort with U →
  19. 19
    Criterion Channel criterionchannel.com English No trackers

    Geo Block | Criterion Channel

    Explore a curated library of essential classic and contemporary movies. Start your free trial on the Criterion Channel today.

    Compare Criterion Channel with U →
  20. 20
    MUBI mubi.com English No trackers

    MUBI: Watch and Discover Movies

    Watch truly great cinema. Wherever you are. From iconic, award-winning directors to emerging auteurs. Transformative films from all over the world. Stream Now. Download to watch Offline. Start your free 7 day trial now.

    Compare MUBI with U →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles U’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones U uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what U adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 9 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,216
Vector
384-d
Query
30 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to U’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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