IPTVision > Skype founders to try online video distribution with Joost

[ TightReviews.com] Filed under: Home Entertainment Chances are that anyone remotely in the loop these days would be familiar with “Kazaa” and “Skype,” but only time will tell if folks warm up to “Joost.” The two Danes who founded one of the most popular P2P networks as well as a mainstay in every VoIP conversation are finally naming (and launching) its video distribution service, aiming to “cheaply and efficiently distribute high-quality video over the internet” via the same P2P technology that has treated them so well thus far. Unfortunately for them, the road from here is quite rocky, especially when you consider the already well-established iTunes Movie Store, YouTube, and the variety of download-to-burn services currently available. Additionally, Joost has yet to nail down any “marquee partnerships with top film or TV producers,” which will almost certainly make gaining marketshare an all but impossible chore. The one thing this rendition has going for it, however, is the general experience in...