Vessel (website)

Vessel Group, Inc
Type of site
 Video hosting service
Founded January 21, 2015
Headquarters 660 4th Street, San Francisco,
California, United States
Area served Worldwide
Key people Jason Kilar
Richard Tom
Industry Internet
Video hosting service
Parent go90 (Verizon)
Slogan(s) Reimagining Tomorrow’s TV Today[1]
Website vessel.com
Launched January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)
Current status Closed (Acquired by Verizon)

Vessel was a commercial video service launched in 2015 by the early team behind Hulu, including former CEO Jason Kilar and Richard Tom.[2][3]

Company history

The service resembled that of YouTube, whereby a viewer can watch videos for free. However, viewers could add "Early Access" at a $3 monthly fee or $20 annual fee to their account, which allowed them to view videos a minimum of 72 hours before the video is released to the general public.[3] Vessel then created mobile applications for iOS and Android devices which optimized the videos for mobile viewing.

The idea behind the site was that creators would be able to gain more revenue from their videos than on YouTube due to the subscription fee as well as advertisements.[4]

Since the site was created, YouTube stars such as Craig Benzine, Linus Sebastian, Connor Franta, Doug Walker, Caspar Lee, Tanya Burr, Good Mythical Morning, Epic Meal Time, Super Best Friends Play, Marcus Butler, Kent Heckel, LaToya Forever, Delaila Johnson, Tre Melvin and Jack Vale signed up to have their content streamed on Vessel.[3]

Vessel was acquired by Verizon on 26 October 2016 and was closed on 31 October 2016.[5] As of 2017, it is known to have been dubbed Verizon Digital Entertainment Engineering & Operations with the team including co-founder and CTO Richard Tom now overseeing Go90[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (2016-06-22). "Here's Everything You Need To Know About Vessel, Jason Kilar's New Online Video Platform". Tubefilter.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. ↑ Stone, Brad. "Vessel: A YouTube Rival That Wants to Be the Streaming HBO". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Spangler, Todd (January 21, 2015). "Vessel Signs More YouTube Stars to Subscription Service, Launches Limited Beta Test". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Here's Everything You Need To Know About Vessel, Jason Kilar's New Online Video Platform". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Vessel Join Verizon!". Vessel. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  6. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (2017-03-31). "Go90, With Help From Vessel Team, Adds New Verticals, Ad Formats". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Verizon’s Go90 General Manager Chip Canter Out as Vessel Team Takes Over". Variety. Retrieved 1 June 2017.


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