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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
    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 →
  2. 02
    goojara.to Top 10K No trackers

    Watch movies, series, animes online - Goojara.ch

    Compare goojara.to with U →
  3. 03
    kanopy.com No trackers

    Streaming service for libraries

    Compare kanopy.com with U →
  4. 04
    Joyn joyn.de Top 10K German No trackers

    Joyn - Serien, Filme, Sport & Live TV jederzeit streamen

    Streame ganze Folgen, Filme & Sport online. Verpasse keine Sendung – egal ob nach TV-Ausstrahlung oder im Live TV. Mit Joyn jederzeit und überall.

    Compare Joyn with U →
  5. 05
    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 →
  6. 06
    Channel 5 channel5.com English No trackers

    No access outside UK

    British TV station

    Compare Channel 5 with U →
  7. 07
    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 →
  8. 08
    Plex plex.tv Top 10K English No trackers

    streaming media service

    Compare Plex with U →
  9. 09
    Viki viki.com No trackers

    Watch K-Dramas, Korean Shows & Chinese Dramas | Rakuten Viki

    Stream FREE Asian Dramas & Movies with English subtitles: Korean, Chinese, Japanese Dramas & more. From romance to action, find it on Viki!

    Compare Viki with U →
  10. 10
    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 →
  11. 11
    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 →
  12. 12
    mydramawave.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Welcome a next-gen HD streaming platform offering exclusive vertical TV videos, series, and movies.

    Compare mydramawave.com with U →
  13. 13
    Vegamovies vegamovies.to English No trackers

    Vegamovies VIP — Secure Portal

    Compare Vegamovies with U →
  14. 14
    WeTV wetv.vip English No trackers

    Watch Chinese, Korean, Japanese & Thai Dramas with Subtitles | WeTV

    Watch Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Thai dramas, anime and movies on WeTV — free with subtitles and dubbing, or ad-free with VIP.

    Compare WeTV with U →
  15. 15
    Xumo xumo.com English No trackers

    Xumo | All you can stream

    Xumo is leading the future of streaming for everyone, backed by industry veterans Comcast and Charter.

    Compare Xumo with U →
  16. 16
    JioHotstar hotstar.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Indian over-the-top subscription video-on-demand streaming service

    Compare JioHotstar with U →
  17. 17
    Dacast dacast.com English No trackers

    Professional Live Streaming & Video Hosting | Dacast

    Dacast is the professional live streaming and video hosting platform for organizations that broadcast on a schedule. Reliable, transparent, from $39/mo.

    Compare Dacast with U →
  18. 18
    Philo philo.com English No trackers

    Philo - Stream Live and On-Demand TV

    Why pay more for TV? Start your Philo free trial and enjoy live TV plus on-demand content starting at just $25/month. Stream hit shows, movies, and more.

    Compare Philo with U →
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    Zee 5 zee5.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Zee 5 - Watch TV Shows, Web Series, Movies & Live TV Channels Online

    Watch a world of entertainment on Zee 5 with movies, 100+ original web series, TV shows, live TV channels, kids' content and more in HD quality across multiple languages.

    Compare Zee 5 with U →
  20. 20
    dramabox.com English No trackers

    Your favorite Dramas in one Box-DramaBox

    DramaBox APP's popular short dramas, a journey of continuous pursuit, wherever and whenever, laughter never stops! We carefully select a diverse range of short dramas for you, with continuous updates and always captivating stories to satisfy your viewing desires!

    Compare dramabox.com 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
9,221
Vector
384-d
Query
154 ms

Competitor map

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