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
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