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Joost seems to heading ever closer to death. It’s refocusing on becoming a white label video provider, is letting go of most of its staff, and has lost Mike Volpi as CEO. Less than three years after being founded, the Joost story looks set to come to an end fairly soon.
Everything In Place
Joost seemed to have every chance of succeeding when it launched as The Venice Project in October of 2006. Early hype made it a much in demand start-up, with everyone wanting to test the new high quality, on-demand video streaming service out. Which they did in their droves thanks to an invite-only beta.
The funding was also there in place, with $45 million raised from some big names including Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Viacom, and CBS. It was Hulu before Hulu was even a twinkle in its shareholders eyes. Success seemed guaranteed but clearly nothing is guaranteed in the world of technology.

The Pirate Bay has sold out, to a Swedish company no one has ever heard of. The acquisition has been confirmed but the future of the site is still mired in confusion. Could this be a Napster moment for the file-sharing community, or could this actually be a good thing?
Big-hitting and ever-popular shows such as The Simpsons and CSI now carry a higher advertising rate on the Web than they do on television. Is this the moment we have been waiting for - when the digital revolution starts to pay for itself?
Everyone knows YouTube is losing lots more money to run than it’s bringing in, right? Wrong. Sure, a Credit Suisse report suggested as much earlier this year but the figures may not actually stack up. In fact, new research suggests YouTube may actually be close to breaking even.
Google is continuing to struggle to make YouTube profitable. All those eyes watching the site should be worth a mint, but turning viewers into revenue isn’t as easy as it sounds. Maybe giving users the choice of which adverts to watch is the solution?
Hulu is currently in a fantastic position, gaining viewers every month, and bringing in enough money to just about get by. But is that ever going to be enough? Or are the paymasters and networks providing the content going to want more?
The Performing Rights Society (PRS) collects royalties for music artists, and it generally does a good job. Except when it pushed YouTube to the limit a couple of months ago and got music videos booted off the online video site. But things now look set to change for the better, and about time too.