Tucked away in Verizon’s inconspicuous Q1 earnings transcript is a nugget of gold setting the scene for one last, all-encompassing hurrah in OTT video, looking further ahead to initiating full frontal war with AT&T in 5G. About time too, as AT&T announced DirecTV Now is nudging 1.5 million subscribers after adding 312,000 users in Q1 – with the next generation version just around the corner. Verizon EVP & CFO Matthew Ellis said: “We continue to look at OTT options, and as we’ve said previously, we’re not looking to launch a need-to product, but certainly expect to have an overall product offering to consumers in those three to five markets that will be compelling to meet their needs.” He was talking…