Joost Launches, Adds Five New Partners

By Nick Mokey
May 01, 2007

Joost officially takes itself out of beta and opens for business, while adding Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Larry King Live, Transformers and G.I. Joe.

Billing itself as the first broadcast-quality Internet television service, Joost has officially launched commercial operations. Combining more than 150 channels from a variety of content partners with Web 2.0 social networking and community driven features, the new Internet video service from Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström is currently a front-runner in the race to capitalize on the burgeoning Internet video market—and, to that end, Joost has aligned itself with more than 30 "blue-chip" brands like Intel, Coca-Cola, Hewlett-Packard, and Nike—eager to get their brands and messages in front of Joosts likely young and technically hip demographic.

Joost's channel lineup will vary by region depending on copyright ownership and restrictions from content owners. Viewers in the U.S. will have access to ...

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