Vessel (website)

Vessel Group, Inc
Industry	Online video
Founded	January 21, 2015
Defunct	October 31, 2016
Fate	Acquired by Verizon
Key people	Jason Kilar; Richard Tom

Vessel was a commercial video service launched in early 2015 by former Hulu executives Jason Kilar and Richard Tom.^[1]^[2] Vessel was acquired by Verizon on October 26, 2016 and was closed on October 31, 2016.

^ Stone, Brad. "Vessel: A YouTube Rival That Wants to Be the Streaming HBO". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
^ Spangler, Todd (January 21, 2015). "Vessel Signs More YouTube Stars to Subscription Service, Launches Limited Beta Test". Variety. PMC. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

[1] Stone, Brad. "Vessel: A YouTube Rival That Wants to Be the Streaming HBO". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

[:0-2] Spangler, Todd (January 21, 2015). "Vessel Signs More YouTube Stars to Subscription Service, Launches Limited Beta Test". Variety. PMC. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

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