Joost Launches NTV Programming

Flash-based, global, web video service Joost has launched the first offerings from its distribution partnership with the Nippon Television Network, Yoshimoto Kogyo and Dentsu. The first four episodes of the Kaiji and Buzzer Beater anime series are now available. An additional four episodes will be added every two weeks. The first three episodes of live action comedy series Denpa Shonen are also now available. Additional comedy and reality titles will be added regularly

“We plan to continue to expand our offering of authentic Japanese-language anime favorites simultaneously or immediately after airing in Japan,” says Joost Director of U.S. Content Strategy & Acquisition and Global Head of Programming Danny Passman.