In an unusual letter to its shareholders, podcasting mega service Wizzard Software explains why it’s bullish on the prospects for podcasting: Wizzard has surprised many people by becoming the largest distributor of digital media via RSS (podcasting). While many other companies took the route of launching online video websites and treating RSS distribution as nothing […]

BlogHer, the online community (and conference) for women bloggers, has entered a strategic partnership with iVillage, a subsidiary of NBC Universal and a popular website toward female viewers/readers. The agreement provides iVillage access to BlogHer’s network of 2200 member blogs, and shared promotional and advertising opportunities across BlogHer’s audience. As part of the arrangement, NBCU […]

Social media guru Chris Penn has published a free eBook, the 8 Step Guide To Podcast Marketing Basics. Penn is the creator of the Financial Aid Podcast, co-founder of PodCamp unconferences, and co-host of the Marketing Over Coffee marketing podcast. “This is a super-short eBook (13 pages total) that asks 8 questions of you in […]

Internet video startup Revision3, the home of Diggnation, XLR8R TV, Epic Fu and other popular video podcasts, has been making headlines since its founding in 2005.

The most recent headlines, though, have surrounded Revision3’s extended outage over Memorial Day weekend, and the way CEO Jim Louderback’s very publicly pointed the finger at anti-piracy firm MediaDefender as the cause for the outage.

Podcasting News’ Publisher Elisabeth McLaury Lewin caught up with Louderback, who answered questions about Revision3, how they plan to respond to the MediaDefender attack and his vision for the future of Internet media.

NewTeeVee has introduced a new site and video podcast, NewTeeVee Station, that offers their take on the best in Internet television. According to Om Malik’s announcement, the site: Features editorial reviews of online videos written by a team lead by Liz Shannon Miller, who comes to us from Variety and the Daily Reel. Has over […]

PodCamps are a great opportunity to learn about podcasting and meet people involved in new media. The events are user-organized conferences for “new media enthusiasts and professionals including bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers, social networkers, and anyone curious about new media.” The first PodCamp was held September 8-10, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts, but they are now being […]

The Chicago Daily Herald reports that the the Chicago Area Podcasters Network has been growing since its inception in 2006, and is now an active, vibrant group. The group started with 10 members and has grown to about 50.  “Things really changed once iTunes made podcasting available,” said Tom Kim of Libertyville, founder of the podcasting […]

The long tail of cinema is coming soon to Internet television, according to New York Times article. It looks at Cinetic Media, a company that is working on distributing indie films via the Internet: John Sloss is one of the top sales agents for independent films. Mr. Sloss, 52, has handled the sale of such […]

PodShow, the heavily-hyped podcasting startup from podfather Adam Curry, is dead; it’s changing its name to Mevio. NewTeeVee attributes the name change to a so-called “curse of the ‘Pod”” – the idea that any company with “pod” in the name is cursed. They note that PodZinger has changed its name to EveryZing & PodBridge has […]

The Association for Downloadable Media, a recently-formed industry association “focused on creating standards and guidelines to support the continued and increasing monetization of downloadable media,” last week unveiled proposed guidelines for audience measurement at the ad:tech conference in San Francisco. The draft proposal is open for public discussion and comment for the coming thirty days […]