Joost in trouble
Joost was a hot online property at one point of time. It was pretty close to revolutionizing video on the web.
However, it was not to be. YouTube won the video on the web war and Joost had to discard its application model to go web only. Hulu is also another major rival. [...]
Joost looking for a buyer!
Market sources claim that online video service Joost is now looking for a potential buyer.
Time Warner Cable is one of the companies that are said to be in talks with the company.
Comcast has already reportedly declined to enter into a deal with the company.
Comcast incidentally operates Fancast which is [...]
Joost discontinuing software based service
P2P based video service Joost recently launched their service on their website.
Users can now watch Joost programming through their website.
The company has now decided to discontinue their software based service.
Joost said in an email message to current users that they would discontinue delivering videos through the Joost software from [...]
Joost to offer web based video service
Joost is already pretty popular as it enables the user to watch television programming on a personal computer using the Internet service.
However, it was only available as a software based solution as the user required the installation of Joost application.
The service is now launching their web based video [...]
Joost launches China focused services
Internet television service provider Joost has announced the launch of their China focused services.
They are collaborating with TOM Online to expand their offering in this market which is the largest internet market in the world.
Joost CEO Mike Volpi said in a statement: “There’s a great market opportunity in China: content producers [...]
Joost on Linux? Not in the near future…
Joost support team has been quoted on the Joost forum that a Linux client is not really a priority for them.
Joost application is currently available for Windows and Mac platforms.
A forum post quoted this message from the Joost support:
Hi,
We’re currently working on improving the performance of the [...]
NBA Channel now available on Joost
Joost has announced that they have now added a new channel on their service. This new channel features National Basketball Association content.
This new channel on the online television service would broadcast highlights from the past and present.
Joost said that this new channel is similar to another one launched in collaboration [...]
Joost is open to public now!
The developers behind the Joost project have announced that the service is now open to anyone with a net connection.
Umm. Not really though. They are yet to release a Linux version so it is limited to people running Windows OS or Mac OS X.
Joost continues to stay in Beta [...]
Joost working with Creative Artists Agency to develop Internet programming
Internet television service Joost has announced that they are now going to work with Creative Artists Agency to generate content for its television service.
Joost Internet service is currently undergoing beta testing and they already offer around 100 television channels of programming.
Michael Yanover, CAA’s head of [...]
Joost struggling to meet the sudden spike in demand
Internet based television service Joost had opened up its service earlier this month. The beta testers of Joost are now free to invite any number of new users to the service.
This resulted in a massive jump in the number of people connecting to the service to watch [...]
