Glee fans will no longer be able to see the TV show on digital channel E4 after parent company Channel 4 walked away from negotiations for the next series.
Sky is expected to be the show's likely destination after reportedly offering more than double the amount Channel 4 paid for its first two seasons.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Britney Spears are among those to have appeared on the US hit about a high school singing troupe.
Channel 4 said it would free up "huge amounts" by not renewing its Glee deal.
A spokesman said the money would go on "home-grown programming, British talent and... continuing to discover and showcase what the US has to offer".
The broadcaster was "particularly thrilled" to have secured the rights to the US version of Danish crime drama The Killing. ‘Source BBC News’
I for one am pleased to hear that Channel 4 are going to concentrate more on home grown talents rather than investing in expensive American imports. That is not to say, that programme’s such as Glee does not have a place on British networks or indeed Channel 4.
I simply think that Channel 4 has been slow in picking up good British formats and have being lagging behind the BBC and ITV in respect of snapping up some world class British productions.
This will be an opportunity for Channel 4 to show how exciting of a channel they can become and I am very much looking forward to it.
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