Comcast Tells Joost 'We'll Pass': Report

Internet TV site Joost, which has reportedly been trying to sell itself to a cable or satellite operator, has met with Comcast — and the nation’s biggest cable operator has turned the startup down, according to the AP.

Well, there wouldn’t appear to be any reason for Comcast to acquire Joost, given that the cable company has spent almost a year and a half developing Fancast, the entertainment portal and video site.

Time Warner Cable may or may not still be interested in picking up Joost. TWC doesn’t have its own online destination analogous to Fancast and might presumably have an interest in getting to market more quickly than rolling its own site.