Here is the news clipping:
Joost, the recently launched internet television service, has signed a deal with independent film channel Raindance.tv.
Raindance.tv was launched at the UK independent film festival Raindance. The channel has created alliances with distribution partners and will broadcast films, shorts and documentaries on Joost.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Thursday, August 9, 2007
viewmy.tv
Someone left a comment about viewmy.tv on one of my earlier posts about Joost and the future of online video. At first I thought that it was comment spam, but actually it is on topic.
I checked out viewmy.tv and it has some promise. Yes, the site is FAR too slow. The team at ViewMy needs to make some bigtime improvements to make the site go faster. But I like the idea behind the site.
Here is what the about us page says:
" Our target is to access a global audience to achieve increased channel, product and brand exposure. We are focused on collaboration and work to empower clients, agencies, publishers and advertisers to work together to achieve continuous product innovation."
Sound familiar? Yup. There are a number of companies talking a big game about the next big thing in Internet TV. Here is what I like about viewmy's early approach:
1. You can find videos from multiple sources. Much better than YouTube if what you're looking for is the last political speech by Barack Obama and that's hosted by CNN instead of Obama Girl
2. Producers at small local channels can submit video directly. There is lots of content out there, this just might become a way to distribute it.
3. The provide RSS feeds, which is cool.
Here is what I don't like:
1. The site is slow slow slow
2. Searching on the site seems broken. I searched for "Barack Obama" and I found nothing at all. Kind of disappointing.
3. The featured channels have no descriptions and tiny pictures.
Overall I kind of like ViewMy.TV so let's hope that they're able to speed things up and improve some of the features.
I checked out viewmy.tv and it has some promise. Yes, the site is FAR too slow. The team at ViewMy needs to make some bigtime improvements to make the site go faster. But I like the idea behind the site.
Here is what the about us page says:
" Our target is to access a global audience to achieve increased channel, product and brand exposure. We are focused on collaboration and work to empower clients, agencies, publishers and advertisers to work together to achieve continuous product innovation."
Sound familiar? Yup. There are a number of companies talking a big game about the next big thing in Internet TV. Here is what I like about viewmy's early approach:
1. You can find videos from multiple sources. Much better than YouTube if what you're looking for is the last political speech by Barack Obama and that's hosted by CNN instead of Obama Girl
2. Producers at small local channels can submit video directly. There is lots of content out there, this just might become a way to distribute it.
3. The provide RSS feeds, which is cool.
Here is what I don't like:
1. The site is slow slow slow
2. Searching on the site seems broken. I searched for "Barack Obama" and I found nothing at all. Kind of disappointing.
3. The featured channels have no descriptions and tiny pictures.
Overall I kind of like ViewMy.TV so let's hope that they're able to speed things up and improve some of the features.
Joost, in the press, but not in the mainstream
The team at Joost is a press machine, they continue to get a ton of magazine and newspaper coverage. Just like Skype was the next telephone, Joost in the next television. It is an easy message to convey.
But it isn't an easy message to deliver on. Joost has signed lots of deals with big video brands, but at the end of the day it isn't nearly as popular as YouTube. How many people do you know who use Joost everyday? I can't easily post and share video clips on my blog. I can't easily send videos around. It just isn't the experience with online video that we've come to expect.
That doesn't mean that it can't become those things. And it definitely doesn't mean that our expectations won't change. Sure, Joost could become the next big thing. But at least for now, it gets a lot more press than it probably deserves.
So someone over there at Joost should give the marketing team a big raise!
But it isn't an easy message to deliver on. Joost has signed lots of deals with big video brands, but at the end of the day it isn't nearly as popular as YouTube. How many people do you know who use Joost everyday? I can't easily post and share video clips on my blog. I can't easily send videos around. It just isn't the experience with online video that we've come to expect.
That doesn't mean that it can't become those things. And it definitely doesn't mean that our expectations won't change. Sure, Joost could become the next big thing. But at least for now, it gets a lot more press than it probably deserves.
So someone over there at Joost should give the marketing team a big raise!
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
New email message from Joost
Here is the latest email message from Joost:
We hope you're enjoying your Joost experience.
We'd like to share some good news and celebrate the launch of the new Joost beta - Now For Friends. This means you can now invite as many friends as you want to try out Joost.
To access your invites, log onto Joost, go to My Joost and fill in your friends' details in the Invite Friends widget box.
If you're running out of friends, you can make new ones by letting people know you've got invites. To help with this, we've made a few goodies especially for you, which you can find at http://www.joost.com/share/goodies.html.
Last but not least, we invite you to enjoy the variety of new shows we're introducing each week.
This week will bring you a host of over 40 new channels in the US including Adult Swim, five new channels from National Geographic, new channels like Spike TV from Viacom, great comedy from Heavy, and classic series from Hasbro such as The Transformers.
And that's just the beginning.
Each week we'll launch new channels - making sure you can watch what you want, when you want. So stay tuned...
If you've got any questions, feel free to check out our forum http://www.joost.com/forums, and don't forget to send us feedback on what you like and things we could improve.
Enjoy, and see you on Joost!
The Joost Team
We hope you're enjoying your Joost experience.
We'd like to share some good news and celebrate the launch of the new Joost beta - Now For Friends. This means you can now invite as many friends as you want to try out Joost.
To access your invites, log onto Joost, go to My Joost and fill in your friends' details in the Invite Friends widget box.
If you're running out of friends, you can make new ones by letting people know you've got invites. To help with this, we've made a few goodies especially for you, which you can find at http://www.joost.com/share/goodies.html.
Last but not least, we invite you to enjoy the variety of new shows we're introducing each week.
This week will bring you a host of over 40 new channels in the US including Adult Swim, five new channels from National Geographic, new channels like Spike TV from Viacom, great comedy from Heavy, and classic series from Hasbro such as The Transformers.
And that's just the beginning.
Each week we'll launch new channels - making sure you can watch what you want, when you want. So stay tuned...
If you've got any questions, feel free to check out our forum http://www.joost.com/forums, and don't forget to send us feedback on what you like and things we could improve.
Enjoy, and see you on Joost!
The Joost Team
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Joost, still not really live
Enough already, come on guys, get Joost live FOR REAL.
Joost announced this week a soft launch, invite only. It sorta works, sorta doesn't.
I think the team at Joost needs to work overtime and get this service live for real, live to anyone who wants to check it out, live = working well without bugs
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of the idea behind Joost and I'm hoping for the best, but this forever-Beta thing is getting old and tired.
Joost announced this week a soft launch, invite only. It sorta works, sorta doesn't.
I think the team at Joost needs to work overtime and get this service live for real, live to anyone who wants to check it out, live = working well without bugs
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of the idea behind Joost and I'm hoping for the best, but this forever-Beta thing is getting old and tired.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Best IPTV Blogs, according to DailyIPTV
DailyIPTV just posted a list of the 10 best IPTV blogs. Well, my Just Joost Blog didn't make the list, but I still found the list interesting.
Here are their top 10 picks =
IPTV Watch
http://iptv-watch.co.uk – This site, covering both U.S. and international topics, provides a balance of both light and heavy subjects. Recent examples include the entertainment industry’s concerns over piracy, and reality TV making its way to IPTV.
NewTeeVee
http://newteevee.com – This blog is sister to the tech blog GigaOM and offers quality commentary on the online TV and IPTV industries. Recent topics include five technologies changing video and how to create your own TV channel.
FierceIPTV
http://www.fierceiptv.com – This highly popular blog and news site is one of the best known in the industry for its high quality coverage. Recent topics include commentary from Comcast’s CEO about dealing with IPTV competition, and the possible expansion of Apple TV.
Informitv
http://informitv.com/news – This blog, based in Europe, covers both U.S. and international topics. Recent entries include CBS’ creation of its Interactive Audience Network, which will distribute content online through partners such as AOL, Joost, and Brightcove, and Google Video coming to Europe’s Sky online and terrestrial TV network.
3Screens.net
http://www.3screens.net – If it’s AT&T’s U-Verse you’re interested in, this is the blog for you. Alan Weinkrantz blogs his first-person experiences trialing U-Verse in San Antonio, but also covers a wide variety of other online TV and IPTV topics. Recent examples include ten Joost channels worth watching and where to learn more about fiber to the home. For more targeted results click on the topic tags on the left.
Broadband TV News
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com – This blog provides excellent coverage of the international IPTV scene. Recent topics include the setup of a test center in France to simulate and troubleshoot potential real-world IPTV rollouts, and a BBC trial to explore how content could be delivered to hybrid platforms that combine both broadcast and Internet connectivity.
TMCnet
http://blog.tmcnet.com/iptv – This site offers in-depth commentary on the IPTV industry. Recent topics include what’s wrong with the TV viewing experience today and how to create a friendly user interface for high quality IPTV viewing.
IPTV Evangelist
http://www.iptvevangelist.com – In addition to providing quality industry commentary, this site includes interviews with many of today’s top new media and IPTV pioneers such as Revision3 CEO Jay Adelson and Todd Boes, vice president of product management at Maven Networks. Other topics such as the expansion of Akimbo’s VOD service are covered.
IPTV News
http://eyeptv.blogspot.com – This site links to both U.S. and international stories around the web and offers the ability to comment on stories. Recent examples include a new Amino HD PVR-capable IPTV platform and how IPTV providers can target ads to viewers based on their behavior.
The Register
http://search.theregister.co.uk – This U.K. publication’s “no nonsense” IPTV coverage is hard-hitting and sometimes asks the tough questions. Recent examples include “Why the world has lost interest in IPTV services” and the potential wave of Apple TV imitators.
Here are their top 10 picks =
IPTV Watch
http://iptv-watch.co.uk – This site, covering both U.S. and international topics, provides a balance of both light and heavy subjects. Recent examples include the entertainment industry’s concerns over piracy, and reality TV making its way to IPTV.
NewTeeVee
http://newteevee.com – This blog is sister to the tech blog GigaOM and offers quality commentary on the online TV and IPTV industries. Recent topics include five technologies changing video and how to create your own TV channel.
FierceIPTV
http://www.fierceiptv.com – This highly popular blog and news site is one of the best known in the industry for its high quality coverage. Recent topics include commentary from Comcast’s CEO about dealing with IPTV competition, and the possible expansion of Apple TV.
Informitv
http://informitv.com/news – This blog, based in Europe, covers both U.S. and international topics. Recent entries include CBS’ creation of its Interactive Audience Network, which will distribute content online through partners such as AOL, Joost, and Brightcove, and Google Video coming to Europe’s Sky online and terrestrial TV network.
3Screens.net
http://www.3screens.net – If it’s AT&T’s U-Verse you’re interested in, this is the blog for you. Alan Weinkrantz blogs his first-person experiences trialing U-Verse in San Antonio, but also covers a wide variety of other online TV and IPTV topics. Recent examples include ten Joost channels worth watching and where to learn more about fiber to the home. For more targeted results click on the topic tags on the left.
Broadband TV News
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com – This blog provides excellent coverage of the international IPTV scene. Recent topics include the setup of a test center in France to simulate and troubleshoot potential real-world IPTV rollouts, and a BBC trial to explore how content could be delivered to hybrid platforms that combine both broadcast and Internet connectivity.
TMCnet
http://blog.tmcnet.com/iptv – This site offers in-depth commentary on the IPTV industry. Recent topics include what’s wrong with the TV viewing experience today and how to create a friendly user interface for high quality IPTV viewing.
IPTV Evangelist
http://www.iptvevangelist.com – In addition to providing quality industry commentary, this site includes interviews with many of today’s top new media and IPTV pioneers such as Revision3 CEO Jay Adelson and Todd Boes, vice president of product management at Maven Networks. Other topics such as the expansion of Akimbo’s VOD service are covered.
IPTV News
http://eyeptv.blogspot.com – This site links to both U.S. and international stories around the web and offers the ability to comment on stories. Recent examples include a new Amino HD PVR-capable IPTV platform and how IPTV providers can target ads to viewers based on their behavior.
The Register
http://search.theregister.co.uk – This U.K. publication’s “no nonsense” IPTV coverage is hard-hitting and sometimes asks the tough questions. Recent examples include “Why the world has lost interest in IPTV services” and the potential wave of Apple TV imitators.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Joost was to blame, not Comcast
A bunch of Comcast users were complaining about video problems on the Joost beta over the weekend. The story was a big digger on Digg.com. Some Digg readers suggested that Comcast may have been interfering with the Joost Beta (Comcast may consider Joost a competitive threat).
However, Joost has investigated the problem and taken full blame. The problem stemmed from bugs on the Joost side.
"Comcast is not blocking access to Joost in any way, and our customers should have no problem accessing the beta application on its site," said Jennifer Khoury earlier in the week. She is a Comcast spokeswoman - and she was right.
HealthiNation will be a featured content partner on Joost
Yet another partnerhsip announcement from the guys at Joost. HealthiNation will be a featured content partner on Joost.
The two companies said the digital health networks advertisers will be offered a range of interactive features such as overlays, integrated video-placement opportunities and other engagement-oriented features.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
The Joost Buildup
So Joost seems to be doing a pretty good job of building anticipation for the public launch.
The announced beta version 0.9 this week. They're signing content deals and pushing press releases. They're catering to bloggers with badges and tokens and invites.
Joost.com already has 67,976 backlinks, according to iwebtool. That's a lot more backlinks than I have for my blog!
The three big questions that remain are:
1. How and when will they open the doors to the public?
2. Can they gather enough content before then to make sure that most people's first experience is a good one
3. How can they set the hook, how will they get people to come back to Joost again and again?
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
BlogCritics is critical of Joost
A negative review of Joost today from Blogcritics. While I'm personally hoping for great things out of the Joost team, I have to agree with this criticism. Basically it boils down to this - content is king. Especially in video. Joost needs to very rapidly scale up the content available, or it simply will not win against YouTube and Google, not to mention Daily Motion and the others.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Joost 0.9 launches
Just got an email invitation to check out Joost version 0.9
"It's showtime! The latest version of Joost is now available for download
- and it's our biggest release yet."
Looks like Joost has added lots of video content and changed around some user interface stuff...
"We've also added a load of new content, so you now have many more channels from which to choose, including some of the biggest brands in entertainment."
The FAQ has new answers too...
"You'll notice one or two other changes too, including a new login procedure which will require a unique user name. As one of our early testers you have the opportunity to choose the name that you want - well ahead of the pack, so make sure you get a good one!
If you have any questions about how the registration process works, please check our FAQ at http://www.joost.com/support/faq/
As always, we hope that you enjoy the Joost viewing experience. We look forward to your feedback.
The Joost Team"
"It's showtime! The latest version of Joost is now available for download
- and it's our biggest release yet."
Looks like Joost has added lots of video content and changed around some user interface stuff...
"We've also added a load of new content, so you now have many more channels from which to choose, including some of the biggest brands in entertainment."
The FAQ has new answers too...
"You'll notice one or two other changes too, including a new login procedure which will require a unique user name. As one of our early testers you have the opportunity to choose the name that you want - well ahead of the pack, so make sure you get a good one!
If you have any questions about how the registration process works, please check our FAQ at http://www.joost.com/support/faq/
As always, we hope that you enjoy the Joost viewing experience. We look forward to your feedback.
The Joost Team"
Friday, March 30, 2007
Liberating people from time schedules
“We’re liberating people from time schedules,” he said of Joost. “There is a level of activity on the Internet that we want to bring to Joost.” says Niklas Zennstrom of his latest project, Joost.
Monistry of Sound signs up for Joost distribution
Ministry of Sound has signed a distribution deal with Joost. Joost keeps on rolling business development deals...
Hack Apple TV to add Joost
This is a great article by Tutorial Ninjas detailing how to hack an Apple TV to add all sorts of applications, including Joost TV. Note however that this hack still seems to have trouble with Joost fonts, but the video clips seem to work.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Viacom Google YouTube and Joost
This week, Viacom announced that it's suing YouTube for $1 billion. That is a lot of money!
Viacom claims that 160,000 video clips of its content have been viewed 1.5 billion times. First of all, that means that the average video clip in dispute got almost 10,000 views - way more than any video I've ever uploaded to YouTube. This is the most popular stuff on YouTube... it's the life blood of the service.
These stats also imply that Viacom values a view of a video clip at about $0.66. Not sure about you, but there is no way that I would have paid that much to watch "Dick in a Box" as many times as I did. I also doubt that YouTube could make $0.66 in advertising revenue.
So what is going on here? I think Viacom is just creating sensationalism around the story. ONE BILLION DOLLARS is more news-worthy and interesting than smaller numbers. Even if YouTube is found guilty, I seriously doubt that Viacom will be awarded a billion bucks. No way.
But, I'll tell you who is laughing all the way to the bank! Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis. The boys over at Joost are loving this battle.
Viacom claims that 160,000 video clips of its content have been viewed 1.5 billion times. First of all, that means that the average video clip in dispute got almost 10,000 views - way more than any video I've ever uploaded to YouTube. This is the most popular stuff on YouTube... it's the life blood of the service.
These stats also imply that Viacom values a view of a video clip at about $0.66. Not sure about you, but there is no way that I would have paid that much to watch "Dick in a Box" as many times as I did. I also doubt that YouTube could make $0.66 in advertising revenue.
So what is going on here? I think Viacom is just creating sensationalism around the story. ONE BILLION DOLLARS is more news-worthy and interesting than smaller numbers. Even if YouTube is found guilty, I seriously doubt that Viacom will be awarded a billion bucks. No way.
But, I'll tell you who is laughing all the way to the bank! Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis. The boys over at Joost are loving this battle.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
CHUM Television and Joost.com
CHUM's MuchMusic, Space, FashionTelevision and CityLine brands are all getting Joosted.
Joost.com just announced a revenue sharing deal with CHUM Television.
Joost.com just announced a revenue sharing deal with CHUM Television.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
March Madness is a huge opportunity for online TV and video sites
“March Madness and the Final Four online TV watching is going to be hot, red hot” states Eric Bryant of Asseenontheinternet.tv
I agree...if any of these online video and TV networks can get their products together in time to show highlights from each of the basketball games. How great would it be to be able to log on to Joost.com and catch the 5 or 6 best plays from the first weekend of March Madness?
Come on Joost, get it together!
Monday, March 5, 2007
Joost Video on YouTube
Something very ironic about watching a Joost.com "Show and Tell" on their main rival, YouTube. Here it is...
JumpTV signs with Joost
The CEO of JumpTV, Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, said that JumpTV will continue to show videos on the JumpTV proprietary network, but also plans to use Joost.com to reach a ‘broaderwider audience’.
Chalk this one up as yet another deal for Joost.
Chalk this one up as yet another deal for Joost.
Friday, March 2, 2007
BBC signs with YouTube
"This groundbreaking partnership between the BBC and YouTube is fantastic news for our audiences," said Mark Thompson, director-general of the BBC. "YouTube is a key gateway through which to engage new audiences in the UK and abroad."
Joost and Youtube are now in direct competition for content deals with the major media companies.
The business development race begins...
Joost and Youtube are now in direct competition for content deals with the major media companies.
The business development race begins...
i-concerts and Joost
i-concerts has announced a distribution deal with Joost. Joost will soon feature archive concert footage from Bob Marley, BB King and Andrea Bocelli.
Natalia Tsarkova, president of i-concerts, said, "As consumer demand for entertainment on the internet continues to grow at a rapid pace, Joost has hit the nail on the head in terms of providing an innovative way of watching TV."
Another solid deal by the guys at Joost. Now they just need to get the product working to spec!
Natalia Tsarkova, president of i-concerts, said, "As consumer demand for entertainment on the internet continues to grow at a rapid pace, Joost has hit the nail on the head in terms of providing an innovative way of watching TV."
Another solid deal by the guys at Joost. Now they just need to get the product working to spec!
Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom
Why so much press interest in Joost? Well, the co-founders have some history...
Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom are the guys behind Skype, and before that Kazaa. People take them seriously because they've revolutionized other industries in the past.
That said, the early beta of Joost isn't yet impressive. So far, it is mostly talk and a bit of negotiation success with the big media companies. We'll see what they can come up with on the tech end soon.
Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom are the guys behind Skype, and before that Kazaa. People take them seriously because they've revolutionized other industries in the past.
That said, the early beta of Joost isn't yet impressive. So far, it is mostly talk and a bit of negotiation success with the big media companies. We'll see what they can come up with on the tech end soon.
Viacom votes for Joost over YouTube
Viacom's 3 major divisions, MTV Networks, BET Networks, and Paramount Pictures, have decided to distribute premium TV content on the Joost platform. Viacom has been in heated discussions and disputes with Joost rival, YouTube, and this move seems aimed at increasing Viacom's leverage in those discussions.
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