Joost

E277031

Internet television service online video platform video on demand service

Joost was an online video distribution service and Internet TV platform co-created by Skype and Kazaa co-founder Niklas Zennström.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Joost canonical	6
Joost N.V.	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2556615 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Joost
Context triple: [Niklas Zennström, coFounded, Joost]

A. Joost
Joost is a masculine given name of Dutch origin, historically associated with figures such as the poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel.
B. Jo Willems
Jo Willems is a Belgian cinematographer known for his work on feature films, including the horror movie "30 Days of Night," as well as music videos and television projects.
C. Jos Wienen
Jos Wienen is a Dutch politician who serves as the mayor of the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands.
D. Adam Pijnacker
Adam Pijnacker was a 17th-century Dutch painter known for his Italianate landscapes and association with the artistic community in Delft.
E. Tim Kruithoff
Tim Kruithoff is a German local politician who serves as the mayor of the city of Emden in Lower Saxony.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Joost
Target entity description: Joost was an online video distribution service and Internet TV platform co-created by Skype and Kazaa co-founder Niklas Zennström.

A. Joost
Joost is a masculine given name of Dutch origin, historically associated with figures such as the poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel.
B. Jo Willems
Jo Willems is a Belgian cinematographer known for his work on feature films, including the horror movie "30 Days of Night," as well as music videos and television projects.
C. Jos Wienen
Jos Wienen is a Dutch politician who serves as the mayor of the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands.
D. Adam Pijnacker
Adam Pijnacker was a 17th-century Dutch painter known for his Italianate landscapes and association with the artistic community in Delft.
E. Tim Kruithoff
Tim Kruithoff is a German local politician who serves as the mayor of the city of Emden in Lower Saxony.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Internet television service ⓘ online video platform ⓘ video on demand service ⓘ
betaRelease	2007 ⓘ
businessModel	advertising-supported ⓘ
coCreator	Janus Friis ⓘ Niklas Zennström ⓘ
competitor	Hulu ⓘ Netflix ⓘ YouTube ⓘ
contentType	movies ⓘ music videos ⓘ short-form videos ⓘ television shows ⓘ
developerOf	peer-to-peer based Internet TV platform ⓘ
formerName	The Venice Project ⓘ
foundedByCoFounderOf	Kazaa ⓘ Skype ⓘ
founder	Niklas Zennström ⓘ
genre	Internet television ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Netherlands ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Leiden ⓘ
initialAccessModel	invitation-only beta ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
laterPlatformChange	web-based video service ⓘ
launchDate	2007 ⓘ
notableFor	attempting to combine P2P technology with TV-like experience ⓘ
offeredFeature	channel-based content navigation ⓘ chat and messaging ⓘ full-screen video playback ⓘ social networking features ⓘ
offeredMonetization	sponsorships ⓘ video advertising ⓘ
operatingSystem	Windows ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Windows macOS ⓘ
parentCompany	Joost self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Joost N.V.
reasonForDecline	competition from browser-based streaming services ⓘ shift away from client-based P2P video ⓘ
serviceType	ad-supported video service ⓘ
shutdownDate	2012 ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
targetMarket	global ⓘ
usedTechnology	Mozilla-based client software ⓘ peer-to-peer technology ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Niklas Zennström → coFounded → Joost ⓘ

Niklas Zennström → founded → Joost ⓘ

Janus Friis → coFounded → Joost ⓘ

Janus Friis → employer → Joost ⓘ

Janus Friis → notableWork → Joost ⓘ

Joltid → associatedWith → Joost ⓘ

Joltid → relatedCompany → Joost ⓘ

this entity surface form: Joost N.V.

Joost → parentCompany → Joost self-linksurface differs ⓘ