After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Kilar’s Vessel to operate on Android
By
Jason Kilar (centre) with Vessel team
The online video start-up from former Hulu boss Jason Kilar has launched in beta on Android devices.
To this point the service has only been available on iOS-operated Apple devices and via its website, but has now added a Vessel Android app.The app has launched in beta, and is now available to download.
The service is designed to offer “early access to the web’s best short-form creators”, with users paying US$2.99 per-month to get access to videos – typically for a 72-hour period – before they are available for free on the web on sites like YouTube.
In April, the company raised US$57.5 million in a Series B funding round.
Kilar and his Hulu colleague Richard Tom launched Vessel after they left VOD service Hulu in 2013.
2 min read
