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Joost retreating to US, BBC iPlayer reigns supreme in the UK - Tech Digest
According to a report in the Sunday Times business section, online video portal Joost could be about to retreat back to the US, following ongoing problems with getting media and sports companies to sell it global rights to show programming over the web. "The company is expected to rein in its global ambitions to focus solely on the US market," the article says. Of course, that's a huge market, and it may be easier to convince rights holders to allow content to be shown within one country...
Andy Merrett