Beet.tv: Keith Kocho, the founder of Extend Media, a company that manages online video assets for content owners, says that cable operators might "throttle" Joost.

Investors Business Daily via CNN/Money: As NBC Universal and News Corp. prep their Web site Hulu.com for its first major close-up with a test launch next week, the picture isn't pretty, say some people in the industry.

Clickz: A recently launched service is designed to bridge the gap between the video haves and have-nots and to make it easier for everyone to produce unique video content for the Web.

DigitalArts: More than half of U.S.residents want the government to regulate Internet video in some way, according to a poll released Wednesday.

Hollywood Reporter: Court dismisses YouTube suit.

WebWare: Roommates, the new MySpace TV original Web series, has all the plot dexterity, acting ability, and subtlety of a low-budget porno flick, without any of the payoff, writes Molly Wood.