<s>
Vessel	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
video	O
service	O
launched	O
in	O
early	O
2015	O
by	O
former	O
Hulu	B-Application
executives	O
Jason	O
Kilar	O
and	O
Richard	O
Tom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vessel	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Verizon	B-Application
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
was	O
closed	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
resembled	O
that	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
whereby	O
a	O
viewer	O
could	O
watch	O
videos	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vessel	O
then	O
created	O
mobile	O
applications	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
which	O
optimized	O
the	O
videos	O
for	O
mobile	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
behind	O
the	O
site	O
was	O
that	O
creators	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
gain	O
more	O
revenue	O
from	O
their	O
videos	O
than	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
due	O
to	O
the	O
subscription	O
fee	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
advertisements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
site	O
was	O
created	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
personalities	O
such	O
as	O
LinusTechTips	O
,	O
Craig	O
Benzine	O
,	O
Connor	O
Franta	O
,	O
Shane	O
Dawson	O
,	O
Doug	O
Walker	O
,	O
Caspar	O
Lee	O
,	O
Tanya	O
Burr	O
,	O
Good	O
Mythical	O
Morning	O
,	O
Epic	B-Application
Meal	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
Super	O
Best	O
Friends	O
Play	O
,	O
Marcus	O
Butler	O
,	O
Kent	O
Heckel	O
,	O
LaToya	O
Forever	O
,	O
Delaila	O
Johnson	O
,	O
Tre	O
Melvin	O
and	O
Jack	O
Vale	O
signed	O
up	O
to	O
have	O
their	O
content	O
streamed	O
on	O
Vessel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Communications	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
Vessel	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vessel	O
's	O
team	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
revamp	O
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
fledgling	O
video	O
streaming	O
service	O
go90	O
(	O
resulting	O
in	O
155	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
existing	O
staff	O
being	O
laid	O
off	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Richard	O
Tom	O
retained	O
and	O
appointed	O
as	O
chief	O
technology	O
officer	O
of	O
Verizon	B-Application
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
