Verizon has scrapped plans to build a new live OTT video service, deciding instead to buddy up with a third-party OTT outfit, or perhaps even acquire one, as the US operator is focusing its efforts on 5G. “Our view is we should partner with those that are in the linear game. Let them be very good at what they do. We’ll add digital content to that mix and we’ll position ourselves for where we become more of an OTT video culture versus the linear model that we have today,” said Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam. Rumors have circulated that Verizon is looking to buy sports-centric streaming service fuboTV, which had an estimated 100,000 subscribers at the end of 2017, increasing monthly…