YouTube jilted, Joost is Viacom's new BFF
Not two weeks after Viacom served YouTube with a major smackdown, Viacom has announced it is getting cozy with new Internet Television company Joost, and will provide free programming from MTV, BET, and Paramount Pictures.It seems obvious that Viacom wanted more order to the chaos of YouTube as is apparent from the Press Release: Janus Friis, founder of Joost said, “We built this platform from the ground up, with companies like Viacom in mind.