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The Year in Online Video

Now that we are in December, the final month of the year, I thought it would be fun to go back through our archives and take a look at some of the highlights of different sectors of our industry, and reflect on everything that has happened over the year 2008. January seems so long ago. So much has happened.

Joost Gets Serious About Online Video Competition

Today, Joost launched a new flash-based version of its popular (but not popular enough) online video service, which will allow users to use it without having to download an application. They announced over a month ago that they would be launching this, but it has just now finally come to fruition.

Potential Hulu/Joost Killer Begins Beta Testing

A new player in the online video game is emerging in Sling.com. Well the service is new, not really the player. Owners Sling Media have been around for a while, focusing primarily on hardware, but that is all about to change, starting with Sling.com, which has just begun beta testing to select users.

Joost Trying to Play Catch Up

As online video (particularly online TV) grows in popularity, at least one provider has been left in the rear view mirror. Joost, which excited many people upon its launch, isn't so exciting anymore.

BBC Squeezes Joost CTO

Dirk-Willem van Gulik departs video service startup Joost for the warm embrace of Auntie Beeb as BBC Future Media & Technology Chief Technical Architect.

Joost, Meebo Partner On Channel Chat

When watching a movie in a public theater, it’s usually best not to talk.  But when watching online videos in your own home, there’s no reason not to, and Joost and Meebo have just partnered to provide a new communication option.

Joost Finally Launches - Will Anybody Care?

So Joost says that it is now finally open to the public (Liz Gannes at NewTeeVee and Kara Swisher at BoomTown have the details, including interviews with CEO Mike Volpi), after a long beta program that started as invitation-only.

Warner Bros. To Expand Digital Content

Studio 2.0, the original programming, digital branch of the Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG), has begun production on 23 new shortform series projects for broadband and wireless.

Blinkx, Joost Develop Deal With Cycling.tv

For you Tour de France fans - you fans whose favorite cyclists haven’t been booted for lying or doping, that is - there’s good news: Cycling.tv just made distribution deals with Blinkx and Joost.  But the arrangement is really intended to draw in those of you who aren’t fans.

National Lampoon Launches On Joost

National Lampoon said today that it would launch the National Lampoon channel and bring its program content to Joost, an Internet television service.