The Venice Project
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The Venice Project, later known as Joost, was an early internet TV service that attempted to deliver television-style video content over peer-to-peer technology in the mid-2000s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Venice Project canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11656889 — 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: The Venice Project Context triple: [Joost, formerName, The Venice Project]
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A.
Venice Horizons
Venice Horizons is a competitive sidebar section of the Venice Film Festival dedicated to showcasing innovative and emerging trends in world cinema.
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B.
A Night in Venice
A Night in Venice is a comic operetta by Johann Strauss II, known for its lively waltz melodies and humorous romantic intrigue set during the Venetian carnival.
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C.
The Bravo of Venice
The Bravo of Venice is a Gothic romance novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, adapted from a German tale and set amid intrigue and adventure in Renaissance Venice.
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D.
A History of Venice
A History of Venice is a comprehensive historical book by John Julius Norwich that chronicles the political, cultural, and maritime rise and fall of the Venetian Republic.
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E.
Watermark: An Essay on Venice
"Watermark: An Essay on Venice" is Joseph Brodsky’s lyrical, meditative book-length essay that blends memoir, travel writing, and philosophical reflection on the city of Venice, especially as experienced in winter.
- 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: The Venice Project Target entity description: The Venice Project, later known as Joost, was an early internet TV service that attempted to deliver television-style video content over peer-to-peer technology in the mid-2000s.
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A.
Venice Horizons
Venice Horizons is a competitive sidebar section of the Venice Film Festival dedicated to showcasing innovative and emerging trends in world cinema.
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B.
A Night in Venice
A Night in Venice is a comic operetta by Johann Strauss II, known for its lively waltz melodies and humorous romantic intrigue set during the Venetian carnival.
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C.
The Bravo of Venice
The Bravo of Venice is a Gothic romance novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, adapted from a German tale and set amid intrigue and adventure in Renaissance Venice.
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D.
A History of Venice
A History of Venice is a comprehensive historical book by John Julius Norwich that chronicles the political, cultural, and maritime rise and fall of the Venetian Republic.
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E.
Watermark: An Essay on Venice
"Watermark: An Essay on Venice" is Joseph Brodsky’s lyrical, meditative book-length essay that blends memoir, travel writing, and philosophical reflection on the city of Venice, especially as experienced in winter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet television service
ⓘ
peer-to-peer video platform ⓘ startup company ⓘ |
| aimedToCompeteWith |
cable TV
ⓘ
traditional television broadcasters ⓘ |
| approximateEndOfBrand | 2007 ⓘ |
| backedBy | venture capital investors ⓘ |
| businessModel | ad-supported streaming ⓘ |
| contentDeliveryModel | hybrid P2P and centralized servers ⓘ |
| contentLicensing | licensed TV content from media companies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| developmentPhase | beta ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Janus Friis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niklas Zennström NERFINISHED ⓘ founders of Skype ⓘ |
| hadUserAccessModel | invitation-only beta ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | http://www.theveniceproject.com/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Leiden, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
Internet television
ⓘ
online video ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Joost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early attempt at Internet TV using P2P
ⓘ
founded by Skype founders ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
macOS ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Joost N.V. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | desktop application ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Joost web-based service ⓘ |
| primaryContentType |
TV shows
ⓘ
professional video content ⓘ television-style video ⓘ |
| reasonForRebranding | commercial launch as Joost ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs | Joost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kazaa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skype NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| softwareDistributionModel | proprietary software ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Joost web-based streaming platform ⓘ |
| supportedFeature |
channel-like navigation
ⓘ
full-screen playback ⓘ social features ⓘ |
| targetAudience | broadband Internet users ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
P2P video streaming
ⓘ
peer-to-peer networking ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| videoQuality | near-TV quality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Venice Project Description of subject: The Venice Project, later known as Joost, was an early internet TV service that attempted to deliver television-style video content over peer-to-peer technology in the mid-2000s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.