Joost to offer live NCAA Tounament Coverage

Online video platform Joost may offer full length TV episodes, but Joost is more of a video on demand service than a live TV service. But that could change, starting today. NewTeeVee reports that Joost will offer live streaming video of College Basketballs March Madness tournament.

Personal video recorders are changing the way people watch television shows and movies. But for the most part people like to watch sports and other live events…….live. The odds of taping CSI and then walking down the street the next morning only to have the plot spoiled by a front page newspaper story isnt going to happen. But that’s exactly what happens if you record last night’s basketball game with plans to save it until the weekend.

While video on demand is the right business model for most online video, the ability to provide live streams of some content seems crucial. Now let’s see how many people actually turn to Joost instead of, you know, a television set for their NCAA March Madness coverage.

Which do you prefer? Digital cable vs satellite