iTunes Hits 125,000 Podcast Milestone
Sep 5th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: GeneralSteve Jobs today announced that Apple’s iTunes podcast directory had hit a milestone of 125,000 podcasts. Jobs made the announcement as part of his introduction of the fall iPod line.
“This is amazing material,” said Jobs. “It’s free, and over 25k are video podcasts.”
The announcement is a sign of the continuing strong growth of podcasting and video podcasting. While the iTunes podcast directory only includes a portion of the podcasts that are available, it is a good indicator of both the number of “show” style podcasts and the growth of podcasting in general.
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