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Joost(TM) Launches Commercially



    Joost(TM) (www.joost.com), the world's first broadcast-quality
    Internet television service, today announced that it has commercially
    launched. Campaigns from the 32 companies announced as advertising
    partners last week will begin airing on the platform this month.
    Additionally, as a part of this launch, all existing Joost beta
    testers now have an unlimited number of invitations that they can send
    to their friends, family and colleagues.

    "Today marks the beginning of an exciting phase for Joost - we are
    officially open for business," said David Clark, executive vice
    president of global advertising for Joost. "We're enabling our viewers
    to share Joost with their friends and family, and we're working
    collaboratively with the world's leading advertisers and agencies to
    design a new ad model for the next generation of television."

    Last week, Joost announced that it had signed more than 30
    blue-chip brands, including The Coca-Cola Company, HP, Intel and Nike,
    as advertising launch partners. Beginning today, advertisements from
    some of the ad launch partners will begin to play on the platform.
    Advertisements from all ad launch partners will be on Joost later this
    month.

    Previously available in an expanded beta, Joost now is available
    to an unlimited number of friends, family and colleagues of existing
    beta testers. Starting today, when beta testers visit the "Invite
    Friends" widget in the "My Joost" area of Joost, they will be able to
    invite anyone they know to the Joost community. Both new and existing
    users can download a new version of Joost today.

    Founded by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, Joost combines the
    best of TV and the best of the Internet by offering viewers a unique,
    TV-like experience enhanced with the choice, control and flexibility
    of Web 2.0. Joost is the first online, global TV distribution
    platform, bringing together advertisers, content owners and viewers in
    an interactive, community-driven environment. Joost can be accessed
    with a broadband Internet connection and offers broadcast-quality
    content to viewers for free.

    Previously known as The Venice Project, Joost features more than
    150 channels with programming across all genres, including: cartoons
    and animation; entertainment and film; sports; comedy; lifestyle and
    documentaries; and sci-fi. Channels and programs available on Joost
    vary by geographic region, based on copyright ownership. While the
    most programming currently is available to viewers in the U.S., Joost
    is enhancing its worldwide offering with the addition of
    international, regional and local partners on a continual basis.

    About Joost(TM)

    Joost(TM) provides a new way of watching TV that combines the best
    of full-screen television entertainment with online interactive and
    community benefits to bring an unprecedented selection of video
    content to viewers anytime, anywhere. Joost is based on a
    state-of-the-art, secure, peer-to-peer streaming technology.

    To learn more about Joost, visit www.joost.com.

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