Probably for the same reason that there isn't a Google Search Premium (that doesn't show you ads). And probably for the same reason that even if you pay for Hul

Probably for the same reason that there isn't a Google Search Premium (that doesn't show you ads). And probably for the same reason that even if you pay for Hulu Plus, they still show you ads. We could speculate that this is because the ads are too lucrative for them, or because they want to offer advertisers the widest market possible (with no opt-out), or because they want to preserve their image as a "free resource" as opposed to a seller of premium plans. I don't know to what degree those reasons may be valid, but when companies this big choose not to monetize a channel, there is usually a strategic reason.