multichannel.com - 12/18/2008
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Internet TV Venture To Drop Support For Software After Launch of Web Player By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 12/17/2008 5:56:00 PM Internet TV venture Joost this week will discontinue support for its original software application which had been central to its strategy of trying to reinvent ...
downloadsquad.com - 12/17/2008
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downloadsquad.com —
Two months after launching a web-based version of
its online video platform, Joost is turning off its
desktop client. Joost, which is the brainchild of some of the folks behind the Skype VoIP software, was originally launched to provide an ...
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Joost kills internet video desktop client
techcrunch.com - 12/18/2008
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techcrunch.com —
Joost’s two year old online video service was
a pretty darned smart idea when it first launched.
Instead of streaming video through the Joost website, users would download a Mozilla-based client and watch it there instead. The user ...
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Joost Just Gives Up On P2P Altogether
zatznotfunny.com - 12/11/2008
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It’s been well over a year since DivX
and Joost discussed the possibility of bringing Joost content
to the television. And suddenly, with no fanfare at all, a DivX Connected plug-in has appeared . After Davis tipped me off early this ...
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DivX Connected Brings Joost to TV
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Joost Drops Video App, P2P Features; Website Viewing Is The Main Concentration
paidContent —
... will end all software support for its original software application as of this Friday, B&C; reported. The software was a key part of Joost's video distribution through P2P systems. ...
Joost to Go Website-only on Friday
Technologizer —
... , which appears still to be unaffected by the company’s decision. Joost’s software application was an attempt at keeping bandwidth costs low by distributing some of the streaming to the P2P network. However, it must at this point just be an unnecessary extra expense to develop, and streaming videos using Flash (like everybody else) is obviously more economical. With Joost pulling out of P2P, analysts like Forrester’s James McQuivey are saying the use of P2P for legal means is now a thing of the past : Peer-to-peer “as a platform for legal consumer video is dead. The majority ...
Joost lets P2P dreams die, settles on Flash player delivery
Engadget HD —
... It was a valiant effort, it truly was, but even we saw this coming. Way back when, a couple of Skype founders had a brilliant idea of trying to pump out its own software that utilized peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing technology in order to distribute videos ...
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The online video service Joost has killed off its desktop software client, telling users to instead access the service through the website — much the way Hulu, Tv.com and others are doing.
The demise of the Joost desktop client (which will ...
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Joost Launches A Broken iPhone App
techcrunch.com 11/29/2008 — Joost launched their iPhone application on the App Store this evening, giving users access to 46,000 Joost videos, including major television shows and films. The iPhone has a built in YouTube application already, giving them a serious head start ...
Rumour: Warners to buy Joost
techradar.com 4/27/2009 — According to latest reports, a number of major US media outlets – including Time Warner – are considering buying internet TV company Joost. Joost, launched by the founders of Skype and Kazaa, is soon to finalise a deal with a buyer, according to an unnamed source on CNet. While it was ...
Rumour: Time Warner to buy Joost
techradar.com 4/27/2009 — According to latest reports, a number of major US media outlets – including Time Warner – are considering buying internet TV company Joost. Joost, launched by the founders of Skype and Kazaa, is soon to finalise a deal with a buyer, according to an unnamed source on CNet. While it was ...
Joost is loosed on the iPhone. If only it worked…
venturebeat.com 11/29/2008 — Joost , the one mega-hyped online video startup, has just launched a free application for the iPhone to allow for mobile access to its videos. With a nice, clear interface, this app could be a winner — if it can get over the performance ...
Ooyala to Power Joost [NewTeeVee]
newteevee.com 2/25/2009 — NewTeeVee has learned that video platform startup Ooyala will soon power video portal Joost . Representatives for the two companies confirmed that Ooyala would be providing its technology for Joost, but declined to offer further details until they ...
Joost Silent On Report It's Shopping Itself, Time Warner Interested
paidcontent.org 4/24/2009 — Joost has given us a "no comment" to reports it's trying to sell itself. The site is pitching itself as an online video platform to cable and satellite providers, with Time Warner ( NYSE: TWX ) Cable amongst those to have "expressed interest", ...
Joost on Sony PlayStation 3
labs.joost.com 6/17/2009 — We’re happy to announce yet another Joost Labs project today: a version of Joost customized for running on the Sony PlayStation 3.
It makes it a lot easier to play Joost content on a PlayStation 3 by presenting a simplified interface that ...
Joost shopping itself to satellite and cable providers
news.cnet.com 4/23/2009 —
Joost is actively seeking a buyer and the beleaguered video service has told cable and satellite providers that it could be their online video solution, said sources close to the companies.
Time Warner Cable is one of the companies that has ...
Joost: The sequel —
CNET News.com 12/16/2008
After blockbuster hype, the online video start-up debuted to some rough reviews. Now, with an iPhone app and a slew of new deals, it's back in the spotlight.
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