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
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?