Vessel's shortform video service sets sail with guns trained on YouTube | Technology | The Guardian

Vessel's shortform video service sets sail with guns trained on YouTube | Technology | The Guardian

Vessel's short-form video service sets sail with guns trained on YouTube Startup launches public beta of $2.99-a-month app, which will offer 'early access' to music, games, vlogging, comedy and sports videos Vessel is launching first as a website and iOS apps. Photograph: PR Online video startup Vessel has launched a beta version of its service, which will charge viewers $2.99 a month for early access to shortform videos from a variety of YouTubers, musicians and production companies. Announced in December , Vessel is training its guns squarely on YouTube, signing up creators to grant it 72-hour exclusives on their new videos, with the promise that they'll make much more money from its blend of subscriptions and advertising than they would on Google's video service. Vessel is launching with a website and apps for Apple's iPhone and iPad, with an Android version to follow in the coming months, as well as plans to make it available through games consoles, set-top boxes and connected TVs.

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