Wednesday, April 18, 2007

CBS to air on Joost

[For those who have not tried Joost, I highly recommend you download the Beta. The quality of the video is outstanding, even on a relatively slow broadband link. Joost is a peer to peer video streaming technology developed by the same people who created Skype -- BSA]

From www.convergedigest.com

CBS to Air on Joost
CBS agreed to provide video programming for the upcoming Joost service, which is expected to launch sometime this spring. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Content to be made available is coming from across the CBS divisions and includes new and previously-aired, full episodes from popular, current CBS programs, including the full CSI franchise: CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, CSI: NY and CSI: MIAMI, NCIS, NUMB3RS, SURVIVOR and brands including SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, CSTV, CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC and CBS SPORTSLINE.

CBS is the first broadcast network to join Joost. http://www.joost.com 12-Apr-07