Vessel (website)
| Founded | January 21, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters |
660 4th Street, San Francisco, California, United States |
| Key people |
Jason Kilar Richard Tom |
| Industry |
Internet Video hosting service |
| Slogan(s) | Reimagining Tomorrow’s TV Today[1] |
| Website |
vessel |
| Launched | January 21, 2015 |
| Current status | Active |
Vessel is a subscription 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 resembles that of YouTube, whereby a viewer can watch videos for free. However viewers can add "Early Access" at a monthly fee to their account, which allows them to view videos a minimum of 72 hours before the video is released to the general public. [3] Vessel has since created mobile applications for iOS and Android devices which optimizes 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, Caspar Lee, Tanya Burr, Good Mythical Morning, Marcus Butler, Kent Heckel, Latoya Forever, Delaila Johnson, Tre Melvin and Jack Vale have signed up to have their content streamed on Vessel. [3]
Also see
References
- ↑ http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/01/21/jason-kilar-vessel-launch-beta/
- ↑ Stone, Brad. "Vessel: A YouTube Rival That Wants to Be the Streaming HBO". Bloomberg Business (Bloomberg L.P.). Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- 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.
- ↑ "Here's Everything You Need To Know About Vessel, Jason Kilar's New Online Video Platform". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2015-10-19.