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Joost + YouTube = Veoh TV

It seems like form Disney exec Michael Eisner is determined to make online video his next domain, with the beta launch this week of Veoh TV.

VeohTV Launches In Beta

Internet Television company Veoh has launched the beta version of VeohTV. VeohTV acts as a video browser and DVR for finding, viewing and managing online video.

New Google Toys

First, Google comes out about their video fingerprinting tool (we mentioned it earlier this week) (via Barry Schwartz at SEL)

Joost Names New CEO

Internet television service Joost has named Mike Volpi as their new chief executive officer. Mr. Volpi is taking over for the company's founding CEO, Fredrik de Wahl, who will become Joost's chief strategy officer. "Joost Names New CEO"

Joost Adds New Content Partner

Joost has partnered with Next New Networks who will offer three channels on the Internet television service. "Joost Adds New Content Partner"

ISPs Threaten to Stall Online Video Apps

Steve O’Hear — who also writes for ZDNet on social media — has a great post up at Last100 about how bandwidth-stingy Internet Service Providers threaten to stall many online-video apps such as Joost by throttling the download speeds that their users get.

Joost Signs Deal With CAA Talent Firm

The Creative Artists Agency (CAA) represents some incredibly famous people, including Stephen King, Robin Williams, and Bruce Willis.  The CAA also represents Joost, the Internet television service, thanks to a deal announced earlier this week.

Is Viacom's YouTube Lawsuit A Smokescreen?

Groklaw has the whole lawsuit and response posted in their legalese glory online, and asks a question about Viacom's involvement with Joost.

Joost Receives $45 Million In Funding

Internet television service Joost has raised $45 million in venture funding from five companies.

Networks Put Money on Joost

It may not be a $1.6-billion takeover, but Joost seems to be doing pretty well nevertheless, attracting $45-million in funding from a group of backers — including CBS and Viacom, two of the TV networks it has signed content deals with.