Joost has just announced that they have teamed with Viacom for distribution on their site. Under this agreement, spokesperson Brian Baumley told Gear Live that Viacom’s divisions of MTV, BET, and Paramount will now be a part of the web site that we first mentioned last month. Also included in the package will be Comedy Central, CMT, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Spike TV, VH1, and full length Paramount films of both classics and recent releases.

Still available in limited beta, the free Joost is accessible with only a broadband Internet connection, and offers broadcast-quality reception. Those of us without cable capability are thrilled with the news and can’t wait to be a part of Joost’s testing group. If you are interested in becoming a tester, visit Joost’s web site.