JumpTV Inc. and Joost have partnered to make a significant part of JumpTV's library of video-on-demand television content on the Joost platform. The offering will feature Spanish-language series from Columbia , Chile and Peru as well as Arabic-language comedies, dramas and news programs from the Middle East . JumpTV also intends to launch programming from other countries, including Romania , Turkey , Russia and Bengal . "Given the track record of the Joost founders, we believe that the Joost platform could be as transformational for online television as their previous ventures have been," said Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, the president and CEO of JumpTV International.

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