Joost, the world’s first broadcast-quality Internet television service, today announced that it has commercially launched. Campaigns from the 32 companies announced as advertising partners last week will begin airing on the platform this month. Additionally, as a part of this launch, all existing Joost beta testers now have an unlimited number of invitations that they can send to their friends, family and colleagues.
“Today marks the beginning of an exciting phase for Joost – we are officially open for business,” said David Clark, executive vice president of global advertising for Joost, in the press release. “We’re enabling our viewers to share Joost with their friends and family, and we’re working collaboratively with the world’s leading advertisers and agencies to design a new ad model for the next generation of television.”
Last week, Joost announced that it had signed more than 30 blue-chip brands, including The Coca-Cola Company, HP, Intel and Nike, as advertising launch partners. Beginning today, advertisements from some of the ad launch partners will begin to play on the platform. Advertisements from all ad launch partners will be on Joost later this month.
Previously available in an expanded beta, Joost now is available to an unlimited number of friends, family and colleagues of existing beta testers. Starting today, when beta testers visit the “Invite Friends” widget in the “My Joost” area of Joost, they will be able to invite anyone they know to the Joost community. Both new and existing users can download a new version of Joost today.
Founded by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström, Joost combines the best of TV and the best of the Internet by offering viewers a unique, TV-like experience enhanced with the choice, control and flexibility of Web 2.0. Joost is the first online, global TV distribution platform, bringing together advertisers, content owners and viewers in an interactive, community-driven environment. Joost can be accessed with a broadband Internet connection and offers broadcast-quality content to viewers for free.
Previously known as The Venice Project, Joost features more than 150 channels with programming across all genres, including: cartoons and animation; entertainment and film; sports; comedy; lifestyle and documentaries; and sci-fi. Channels and programs available on Joost vary by geographic region, based on copyright ownership. While the most programming currently is available to viewers in the U.S., Joost is enhancing its worldwide offering with the addition of international, regional and local partners on a continual basis.
To learn more about Joost, visit http://www.joost.com
I would like an invite, if anyone is in the giving mood
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I would not be adverse to receiving an invite…
Thank you.
Funny, their website hasn’t got around to announcing their launch: it still says “Coming Soon”. And this whole get-an-invitation-from-a-friend marketing model boggles my mind. Advertisers aren’t going to get any exposure if it’s all a closed shop…
I just got it and I have to say, with all this hype, this is very sad…
Out of about 50 channels, I found 2 interesting. 🙁
I would also like an invite if anyone is in a giving mood
can anyone send me an invite?
spokeedokee@yahoo.com
thanx!
I’d like one too if anyone can help me out. Thanks ahead of time!
Me to please!
grasso06@gmail.com
please send me an invite as well….
theratis@hotmail.com
thanx
Hey guys,
this site is giving away free unlimited invites, just ask in the live support:
http://experiencetheweb.info/
I will send an invite to anyone who sends me a picture that pleases me….. :
willdaltrey@gmail.com
Hey, please be a kind and send me an invite, thanks.
still no PPC version? Lame.
i don’t need an invite.
Will someone send me an invite?
privatetime@gmail.com
thank you!
New to this. Can you watch Joost streams on an AppleTV?
Send Me an invite please?
Well – may I chime in and ask for an invite? Looks like it is worth investigating.
josephrosenberg@mac.com
Please send me one?
growthplan111@netscape.net
Looking invite too
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juci_80@hotmail.com
Please help 🙁
dreamage@yahoo.com
Can a good soul send me an invite? Thanks
shockmessage@yahoo.com
anyone wanna send an invite my way?
The invitation thing really isn’t working. No one knows anyone with an invite. The whole invite thing should be removed and a login sign up page should be established.
Thank you for the invite!
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feelinggoood@gmail.com
Gosh Damn!
you’d think they were givin’ invites to a Miss USA orgy.
Intel-Mac only!!!!
My three PowerPC Macs are useless!
@TT
No $h!t !
It’s freaking me out a little I think.
If you want invites just go here and ask for the live support.
http://experiencetheweb.info/
if anyone is in a sharing mood, please shoot me an invite. pallen@csusb.edu
Thank you Anthony, for the invite. I appreciate it. Will be trying it out this evening.
The invite link listed above looks like (after examination) a floodgate from hell of spam to me.
Thanks Ant. From the bottom of my Apple Heart!
hey, if anyone has an invite, please send to stephenchan1@gmail.com Thanks!
Am I right in thinking this is flash based video? If so this is going to blow chunks.
I would like a invite
jddetroit+joost [AT] gmail [DOT] com
I see some spam going to all you soon.
This link really works, I went in and bam got my invite
http://experiencetheweb.info/
wouldn’t mind a peruse if an invite could be sent..
jeffr@advanis.ca
Hey guys,
We don’t use the email address’s for anything else besides sending you the invite.
http://www.experiencetheweb.info
TO Thorin:
Why do you think the link was spam?
I got my invite without any spam!!!
There’s a Miss USA orgy? COOL!
(don’t tell the Donald OR Rosie)
I would like an invite (please)
wintermute1@mac.com
“I got my invite without any spam!!!”
Oh, it’s comin’ baby! LOL
please invite me
boulderfrog@hotmail.com
Hey guys,
We don’t use the email address’s for anything else besides sending you the invite.
We will not send you guys any spam!
http://www.experiencetheweb.info
Just one invitation, plz.
rddf2000@hotmail.com
Guys, be careful. By posting your email address, you run the risk of it getting scooped up by spambots that troll the Web for addresses. You have been warned.
yes it is safer not to post your email address here, if you want an invite go to http://experiencetheweb.info/ and ask for it there.
@Bud Weiser
I thought that I had covered that, but the reception was not very warm.
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Can I join Joost with all you other hipsters?
Any kind souls still spreading the love? Well by all means, spread some Joost my way…
woodsjunk[at]mac[dot]com
Cheers.
If you still don’t have an invite, drop an email. Glad to help you out.
any invitations left? I’ll dance at your wedding@
I am so juiced about this…
Too bad that it’s for Intel-Mac only, it would have certainly been great to have a PowerPC version also available since there are MANY a PPC Macs thriving today, including my 4 or so machines. I just got a iMac G5 last year about this time and I’m definitely not buying another Mac for a few years.
Long story short; bring Joost to PowerPC!
Joost me baby! blugtwarp@hotmail.com
I need a Babelgum invite please.
eigh_baobh at mac dot com
I’ve got the invites.
email me and I’ll consider you – must send a good joke to apply!
Seriously.
email me: joostinvites at mac dot com
SB
MDN: ask, as in ask away…
If you send me a good joke, I will send you an invite as long as I can stand doing it.
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Email me: joostinvites at mac dot com
SB
The website http://www.experiencetheweb.info is a fraud.
I created a new yahoo ID and did the reqired steps and have received NO EMAIL with an invite. I haven’t recieved any SPAM either so not sure how this is working out.
I don’t want an invite! I don’t want IP based TV! This is the worst idea ever! As if we need another way to congest our internet! Until Net2 is a reality I think I’ll stick with my OTA HDTV and DirectTV.
Please send me an invite too. Thank you.
richsajdak@yahoo.com
richsajdak@yahoo.com
Please help out a fellow Mac user. email me please.
Thanks.
Can someone invite me???
macmekrazy@yahoo.com
So if I’m really, really lucky I get to watch tv with ads on my computer. Why am I not interested?
If Joost does get interesting then they’ll be giving away memberships. Now I’ve got an idea. Leave your computers at home and go for walk. You’ll get a better buzz just being out in the fresh air. Oh that’s right it’s free and there are no ads. How boring is that?
Me 2. I hate PCs,
One day after war w 3 and most ppl die
, mac will rule.!!!
Ah ffs, no ppc version. Thats so *&^*
i’d love an invite if possible!
thanks in advance!
I BEG YOU FOR AN INVITE!!!!
drew.ill(AT)hotmail.com
This sounds dumb. The site doesn’t even mention whether this works on a TV or on a computer. Please don’t send me an invite.
Hey everyone,
The site is not a fraud, we were just away from the computers for the night, we are sending invites to everyone who left a message and live support will be up as soon as we have sent invites to everybody who left messages.
Enjoy,
http://www.experiencetheweb.info
Ok live help is up again,
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http://www.experiencetheweb.info
So many dopes that don’t read.
The key is above.
I wanna get joost
on Mateus
and just hang loose.
-RKD
Why do you want an invite?
I have it and there is nothing worth watching on it. There has not been a content update in over a month-same 20 or 30 clips on each channel.
I’ll trade a gmail invite for a joost invite.
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