Joost - p2p Internet TV
Joost is a new way of watching TV on the internet, which uses new and established technologies to provide the best of both the internet and TV worlds. We're in the process of making it as TV-like as we can, with programmes, channels and adverts. You can also see some things that we think will enhance the TV experience: searching for programmes and channels, for example, as well as social features like chat. There are many more new features to come!
How do the Joost internet TV channels work?
Currently, Joost internet TV channels are like playlists of videos. You can flip between channels, or use the programme guide to choose a channel or a video to watch. The channels start when you play them and not at any particular day or time. If you let them continue they will loop round to the beginning again. If you change channel and then switch back again, you'll start at the beginning of the programme again. In later versions will have different kinds of channels, including ones that behave more like ordinary TV channels. Occasionally, you may see an advert.
The program is based on P2P TV technology and is expected to deliver near-TV resolution images. It turns a PC into an instant on-demand TV without any need for additional set top box. News updates, discussion forums, show ratings, and multi-user chat sessions (often linked to the active stream/channel) are made possible through the use of semi-transparent widget overlays.
Channel listing
Joost is currently in negotiations with TV networks. It has signed up with Warner Music, Ministry of Sound TV and production company Endemol for the beta. In February 2007, Viacom entered into a deal with the company to distribute content from its media properties, including MTV Networks, BET and film studio Paramount Pictures.
The Joost applications includes three special channels What's Popular, Search, and Joost Suggests which offers services, like searching the channel list or gathering statistics about channels, that can be used to find a channel that can be viewed. Apart from that, it also lists a number of channels, serving various genres of content:
- Alliance Atlantis Sci-Fi (Worldwide excluding United States and Canada)
- Atlantic Street (United States)
- BET (United States)
- Beyond the Pit (United States)
- Bite TV (Worldwide)
- BoomChicago (Worldwide)
- Braindead (Worldwide)
- Bridezillas (Worldwide excluding United States)
- Channel Frederator (Worldwide)
- Chat the Planet (Worldwide)
- Classica Channel (Worldwide)
- Comedy Central (United States)
- Critical Shorts (Worldwide)
- DR (Worldwide)
- Explora Channel (Worldwide)
- Fabchannel Concerts (Worldwide)
- Fifth Gear Shortcuts (Worldwide)
- Fight Network (Worldwide)
- Floating Worlds (Worldwide)
- GameStar TV (Worldwide)
- GONG (Europe)
- Guinness World Records TV (Worldwide)
- Havoc Action Sports TV (Worldwide)
- Havoc Music TV (Worldwide)
- Healthination (Worldwide)
- Hot & Wet (Worldwide)
- i-concerts (UK)
- IndieFlix Premier Hits (Worldwide)
- IndyCar Series (Worldwide)
- Intimate & Interactive (Worldwide)
- Joost Suggests (Worldwide)
- Jump TV Arabia (United States)
- Jump TV Latino (United States)
- Lassie (Worldwide)
- Lazy TV (United States)
- Lazy TV UK (Europe)
- Life on Terra (Worldwide)
- Lime (Worldwide)
- Live @ Much (Worldwide)
- Logo (United States)
- LXTV (Worldwide)
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- Ministry of Sound Access All Areas (Worldwide)
- Ministry of Sound Music Videos (Worldwide)
- MTV (United States)
- MTV Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg)
- MTV Nordic (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden)
- MTV Staying Alive (Worldwide)
- Much Does Wakestock (Worldwide)
- MuchAdrenaline (Worldwide)
- MuchMusic Video Awards (Worldwide)
- MuchNews Weekly (Worldwide)
- MuchOnDemand (Worldwide)
- Music Is My Life (Worldwide)
- Music Nation (Worldwide)
- Nardwuar (Worldwide)
- National Geographic (United States, Canada)
- Nettwerk (Worldwide)
- New Atlantis (Worldwide)
- Ren and Stimpy (United States)
- Off the Fence Docs (Worldwide)
- OnSet (Worldwide)
- PokerHeaven TV (Worldwide)
- Rehearsals.com (Worldwide)
- Saavn (Worldwide)
- Saturday Morning TV (Worldwide)
- SecondsOut.tv (Worldwide)
- The Circus Channel (Worldwide excl IT)
- The Diddy Channel (United States)
- The Hobby Channel (Worldwide)
- The New Music (Worldwide)
- The Recipe Channel (Worldwide excl ES, PT)
- The Roger Sisters (Worldwide)
- The Soccer Channel (Europe, United States, Middle East)
- The Trance Channel (Worldwide)
- VH1 (United States)
- Virgin Fest 2006 (Worldwide)
- VOY TV (Worldwide)
- Warner Bros. Records (United States)
- Whereitsat.tv (Worldwide)
- WildLight (Worldwide)
- Witness (Worldwide)
- World Poker Tour (Worldwide excluding United States)
- World's Strongest Man (Worldwide)
- XL Recordings Channel (Worldwide)
- What's Popular (Worldwide)
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Does Joost work on the Windows, Mac or Linux?
Currently, Joost beta/alpha software supports: Windows XP Home/Professional with SP2, Windows Vista and Mac OS X 10.4.6 and above. A Linux version is also in the works.
www.joost.com
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