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Joost just got another boost when it announced their latest deal with Warner Bros. Yes! Warner Bros is offering exclusive content online with Joost with it’s WBTV: SCI-FI FIX and WBTV: Before They Were Mega Stars channels.

Both WBTV channels will launch on Joost this month. WBTV: SCI-FI FIX will feature popular shows like Adventures of Briscoe County, Aquaman, Babylon 5, Crusade, Human Target, Invasion, Max Headroom, My Favorite Martian, Prey, Time Trax and V.

The WBTV: Before They Were Mega Stars channel will include shows from the past that feature some of today’s biggest stars of the big screen. Before they were famous, celebrities like Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson made guest appearances on shows like Growing Pains, Kung Fu, Sisters and Spenser: For Hire. Viewers will be able to find these guest appearances and more exclusively on Joost.

Joost has a growing list of partners which includes CNN, Sony, NHL and now Warner Bros. Is Joost going to be the Internet TV monopoly of the future? We are going to find that out soon.

I would really love to see Joost offering alternative bit rate for low-bandwidth viewers like myself. I love Joost but I can’t make it to not go into “choppy mode” on my 384kps connection at home or even at a higher bandwidth connection at the office. I would really really appreciate if they can make this happen.

So I was able to download the executable installer a bit quicker than expected. I installed the Joost client on my Windows XP Home powered laptop without a hitch, though the firewall software prompted me to confirm the connection being initiated by the client program to joost.com’s servers. The authentication is done via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) so it’s fairly secure.

The Joost client prompted me to login or create a name and so I happily clicked the ‘create a name’. I was excited! I was prompted with a form requiring me to enter the e-mail I used during the “beta testing sign-up” process. Everything went well for me and I was taken to the Joost Suggest’s “Welcome To Joost” video after the signup/login process.

Here are some of the screenshots:

Channel Catalog Home - beautifully laid out for your viewing pleasure

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I signed up as a beta tester for Joost (formerly called Venice Project) late last year but was not accepted due to a long list of applications. Today, I got a message from Joost letting me know that a downloadable software is now available at their website. The message reads:

Hello XXXX,

A while ago, you showed interest in trying out Joost and signed-up
as a beta tester, but haven’t confirmed your email address yet.

The good news is that you can download Joost right now by
clicking on the following link:

https://www.joost.com/download/__deleted_parameter.html

As you may know, we’re working on a project that will
revolutionise the way you’re watching TV - bringing you the best
of TV and the best of Internet.

If you’ve got any questions or want to share your thoughts, feel
free to check-out our forum www.joost.com/support and send us
your comments.

We hope you will enjoy our beta test program and thanks in
advance for helping us put on the finishing touches to Joost.

Enjoy and see you on Joost!

The Joost team

If you don’t download and register Joost within 14 days we will
delete your information and will not contact you again.

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