Ooh, snap. Viacom has snubbed video-sharing kingpin YouTube and has formed a partnership with the Joost service to provide its content online. Last October, Viacom requested that YouTube remove a number of its Comedy Central videos from its site. Earlier this month, Viacom told YouTube to yank more than 100,000 copyrighted clips when the two failed to come to some sort of financial agreement that was palatable to both parties.
Enter upstart Joost, an online video service brought to you by the same guys behind Skype (and still in beta). Instead of using its own central servers, Joost employs peer-to-peer file sharing networks to deliver content. Not much is known about the deal, but in a nutshell, Viacom will be offering up its videos on Joost, including programming from the company's MTV and BET Networks, as well as its Paramount movie studio.
If this interests you, then head on over to Joost and apply to be a member of the site's beta program.
