Ex-Hulu CEO unveils Vessel, a video subscription service featuring YouTube stars

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by Sindy Cator on December 17, 2014 at 4:27 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

After departing from Hulu back in Q1 of 2013, former CEO Jason Kilar has unveiled his latest project: Vessel, a video subscription service featuring content creators and media brands. The service is aimed toward viewers who follow YouTube stars and other internet personalities like Marcus Butler, Ingrid Nilsen and Shawn Dawson. Actor Alec Baldwin has also reportedly agreed to produce a Web series titled “Love Ride,” where he’ll dish relationship advice for couples during their taxi ride together. The subscription service will launch in early 2015 as a two-tier service: an ad-supported free version and a $2.99 monthly subscription for fewer ads…