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PodcastBuzz Watch: Inside The World Of Alpha-Geeks at GoogleAuthored by Jay Baage on September 22, 2006 - 8:02am.
 Have you wondered what the Alpha-Geeks at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View are up to every day? BBC World Service have gone behind the scenes at the mythical company. In the first podcast of two, Mike Embley, a dry British reporter takes a funny and interesting look at the relation between innovating and eating fried chicken made according to Elvis’ favorite recipe by a chef that used to cook for the legendary band The Grateful Dead. In the second podcast, BBC explores what Google’s vision really is and how powerful the company really has become. This is an interesting and very entertaining piece of journalism you don’t want to miss.Audible to Distribute "The Ricky Gervais Show" PodcastAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 21, 2006 - 6:39am.
Wayne, N.J. - Audible, a distributor of spoken word audio content, announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to offer seasons two and three of "The Ricky Gervais Show" -- currently the world's most-downloaded audio podcast, according to Guinness. Episodes of the show, from the creators of the BBC series "The Office" and HBO's "Extras," will be available for $1.95 each, or $6.95 for an entire season of at least four weekly episodes.
PodShow, Limelight Networks Partner on Podcast Delivery NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 14, 2006 - 9:59am.
San Francisco - PodShow, a provider of podcast creation and distribution software, said on Tuesday that it has partnered with content delivery network provider Limelight Networks to launch PodShowPDN, an accelerated delivery network for podcasts. The companies said PodShowPDN can be used to manage, deliver and track tens of thousands of shows, millions of episodes and hundreds of millions of downloads.
CSTV to Offer Podcasts of Weekly Coaches' ShowsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2006 - 3:19am.
New York - CSTV Networks, a unit of CBS Corporation that provides on-air and online coverage of college sports, announced on Thursday the launch of a new podcasting initiative. The company will now offer podcasts of the weekly press conferences, coaches' shows and other events from schools including UNC, Georgia, Washington and Villanova on CSTV.com, as well as from Apple's iTunes Store.
Guinness: "The Ricky Gervais Show" is World's Most-Downloaded PodcastAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2006 - 3:50am.
London - Ricky Gervais, creator of the BBC series "The Office," and his team have been awarded the Guinness World Record for creating the world's most-downloaded podcast. The podcasts, which consist of random discussions between Gervais and his friends Karl Pilkington and Stephen Merchant, are downloaded an average of 261,670 times per episode, Guinness said. Gervais said Pilkington and Merchant initially wanted to charge a pound for each podcast, but that he refused. "We've had nearly 3 million downloads so far," he said. "It's difficult doing a show with two people who won't talk to me now."
VH1 Launches Four Video PodcastsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 7, 2006 - 4:40am.
New York - MTV Networks' VH1 announced on Tuesday that it has created four new video podcasts that it will offer through its own website, as well as from podcast directories on iTunes and Yahoo. The podcasts will feature five-minute summaries of the network's "Best Night Ever" and "Best Week Ever" recap shows of recent pop culture news, in addition to "Best of VH1," featuring clips of the network's own shows, and "Flavor of Love," offering extra footage from its reality series starring Flavor Flav.
Karl Lagerfeld to Post Fashion Week Runway Show Podcast on iTunesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 2, 2006 - 7:11am.
New York - Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld said on Thursday that his runway show during New York Fashion Week will be captured in HD and made available as a video podcast from Apple's iTunes Store.
Oxford Dictionary Names "Podcast" 2005 Word of the YearAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2005 - 8:29am.
New York - The editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary announced on Tuesday that they have selected "podcast" as the Word of the Year for 2005. Defined as "a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player," the word will be added to the next online update to the dictionary due in early 2006. Runners-up included "bird flu," "IED," "persistent vegetative state," "reggaeton" and "rootkit." "Podcast was considered for inclusion last year, but we found that not enough people were using it, or were even familiar with the concept," said editor in chief Erin McKean. "This year it's a completely different story. The word has finally caught up with the rest of the iPod phenomenon."
Heavy.com Launches Burger King-Sponsored Video PodcastAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2005 - 3:30am.
New York - Broadband entertainment site Heavy.com announced on Thursday that fast food chain Burger King will sponsor a series of free video podcast programs produced by Heavy.com. The podcasts will include episodes of Heavy.com Web-based programs like "Behind the Music that Sucks" and "Archibald of Uranus."
Frederator Launches Free Weekly Cartoon Video PodcastAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2005 - 3:53am.
New York - Frederator Studios, a producer of animated TV series including "The Fairly Oddparents," announced on Wednesday the launch of a free, weekly cartoon podcast that will contain original and vintage cartoons from producers around the world. The first episode features four original cartoons, a mix of amateur creations and studio productions from Wild Brain and Blur Studio. Frederator founder Fred Seibert previously served as president of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons.
Odiogo Launches Text-to-Speech Podcast Service for News, BlogsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2005 - 9:04am.
San Francisco - Odiogo on Thursday introduced an application that can convert news articles and blog posts into audio files on the fly, which may then be downloaded to an MP3 player, much like a podcast. A single page of text translates into, on average, a 2MB audio file. The $29 software can convert any website containing RSS feeds using advanced text-to-speech technology, which the company says observes punctuation and more natural speech patterns. Odiogo comes with 200 pre-installed news feeds, from sources including The New York Times, CNN, The Wall Street Journal and the BBC.
Publisher Simon & Schuster Launches Weekly PodcastAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 29, 2005 - 3:55am.
New York- Publisher Simon & Schuster on Thursday announced the launch of its SimonSays Podcast, a subscription-based weekly half-hour program that will offer interviews with best-selling authors, special features about the publishing industry, and excerpts from Simon & Schuster audiobooks. The company added that titles from Simon & Schuster Children's publishing will be added to the podcasts in 2006.
Apple Adds Podcast Support, Updates iPods With Color ScreensAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 28, 2005 - 7:38am.
Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple on Tuesday introduced a new version of its iTunes music player software, which for the first time incorporates podcasting, an audio format whose name was coined for its ability to be automatically downloaded to Apple's iPod portable player. Apple's iTunes 4.9 lets users subscribe to over 3,000 free podcasts, from providers including ABC, Adam Curry, the BBC, Clear Channel, Disney and NPR. The release also includes a software update for iPods, which will now include a "Podcast" menu, as well as the ability to bookmark podcasts and display color podcast artwork. The company also announced that all future iPods will come with a color screen, and shrank its iPod offering to a 20GB ($299) and 60GB ($399) model, while also lowering the price of its 1GB iPod Shuffle to $129. Apple said that it has sold over 15 million iPods, as of March 31, while its iTunes Music Stores have now sold a combined 430 million songs worldwide.
Radio Giant Clear Channel to Expand Podcast ProgrammingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2005 - 8:19am.
San Antonio, Texas -- Clear Channel, the nation's largest radio station owner, announced on Thursday that it plans to expand the number of podcast feeds offered by its stations. The format offers pre-recorded programs in digital files that can be automatically downloaded to an MP3 player. After debuting the podcast show "Phone Tap" on Clear Channel's WHTZ-FM Z100 station, the company today launched 20 new podcast feeds from an additional 12 stations, with 10 more planned to launch later this week. Among the new Clear Channel stations to offer talk radio shows in podcast format will be WAQX and WKTU in New York; KYSR in Los Angeles; WLW-AM in Cincinnati; and WDVE in Pittsburgh.
"BadApple" Software Adds Podcast Support to Apple's iTunes PlayerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 21, 2005 - 8:57am.
San Francisco -- A start-up called BadFruit has released a plug-in software application for Apple's iTunes music player program that supports direct downloading of podcast radio programs, CNET News.com reported. The "BadApple" software was released before Apple's planned application that will also support podcasts, due for inclusion in iTunes version 4.9. "BadApple is NOT from the Beatles," the company said in a note on its website. "It's also not from Apple Computer Inc. It's definitely not endorsed or approved by Apple. In fact, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't want you to use BadApple." News.com reported that BadFruit appears to have some connection with MP3.com founder and current MP3Tunes.com head Michael Robertson.
NBC to Launch Hourly Podcast News Updates in JuneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 24, 2005 - 6:43am.
New York -- NBC News announced on Tuesday that it plans to begin delivering hourly news updates via podcast, beginning in June. The NBC podcasts, accessible at MSNBC.com, will include news and business headlines from MSNBC.com, in addition to clips from "Today," "NBC Nightly News," "Hardball with Chris Matthews" and "Countdown with Keith Olbermann." The technology will let users subscribe to the audio news feeds and have then automatically downloaded to their iPod or other portable MP3 player. "Whether you are heading out the door for your commute, at the gym working out or simply want to have the freedom to take the headlines with you, this is for you," said NBC News president Neal Shapiro. MSNBC.com publisher and general manager Charlie Tillinghast added, "With the proven success and leadership of our free video, 41 million streams in the month of April alone, podcasting NBC and MSNBC features was a natural next step in serving relevant news to our viewers."
Apple to Offer Podcast Support in Coming iPod Software UpdateAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 23, 2005 - 6:58am.
Washington -- Apple chairman Steve Jobs has announced the company plans to release its first software that supports "podcasts" in an update to the software for its iPod music players due in the next two months, MarketWatch.com reported. Independent programmers such as former MTV personality Adam Curry have to date created the most popular software used to create and distribute podcasts -- or, recorded MP3 files that users can subscribe to, and have automatically downloaded to an iPod or other portable MP3 player. In addition to offering podcast software for the iPod, Apple plans to solicit podcast content from amateurs and then offer some of these feeds to users of its iTunes software.
Report: 29% of iPod, MP3 Player Owners Have Downloaded a PodcastAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2005 - 4:32am.
Washington -- Of the estimated more than 22 million American adults who own an iPod or other digital music player, 6 million or 29% have downloaded a "podcast" audio program from the Internet, according to a new survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Most podcasts consist of talk radio programs produced by either amateurs or professional media groups; NPR recently launched a slate of podcasts for most of its popular radio programs. Free podcast software is first downloaded to a PC, which may then be programmed to automatically download MP3 files of audio programs and sync them to a connected iPod or other player. The Pew survey also found that nearly half of iPod owners ages 18-28 have downloaded podcasts, compared with 20% of owners over age 29.
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