PlayNetwork, a provider of branded audio and video media services for businesses, today announced it has launched a promotional music podcasting service. The company plans to offer “branded podcasts” that use music to create a “brand-building entertainment relationship”.”Branded Podcasts take branded entertainment experiences outside of the store environment and put them directly into the listening […]

From the Good Things Happening To Nice People We Know Department: Austin (Texas) musician and songwriter Jeffrye Tveraas has been producing a podcast for the last year. His Austin Connection podcast features some of the best songwriters in the Austin area performing their tunes and offers insight into their careers and music. “My own musical […]

Sine Ministries, a California religious organization, is offering “The Story of the Messiah.” The story weaves significant events from the four Gospels into one tapestry telling the life story of Jesus, “the greatest life ever lived.” ‚Ä®‚Ä®The complete story is presented in 28 episodes that are each approximately 15 minutes. The podcast is available through […]

The Suffolk County (NY) Psychological Association has introduced a new podcast, Psyched Up, to help educate the public about the field of mental health. “People are becoming more aware of the important roles that behavior, attitudes and emotions play in not only overcoming illness and solving problems, but also in maintaining a healthy lifestyle,” said […]

Singapore-based radio network MediaCorp Radio has launched a new site to showcase its podcast content, and to feature user-submitted podcasts, Podcast.sg. Current podcasts include offerings from MediaCorp stations 987 FM, Malay “infotainment” station Warna 92.4 FM, RSI Chinese-language movie reviews (I had fun trying to make sense of the review of the new “Casino Royale” […]

Six new podcast series about six major Scottish cities — from the young adult perspective – are set to debut throughout this week. The “MPsix” project was created by about three dozen youngsters from six Scottish cities, working together in scripting, performing and editing short audio guides to their home cities. Adults who usually work […]

CUNY Radio, a service of the City Universtiy of New York, has introduced a series of podcasts, ranging from school news to¬†sports and other topics. “With these free podcasts we are now able to reach faculty, students, friends of the City University and the general public with timely, important and useful information,” said CUNY Senior […]

The University of Florida Warrington College of Business has introduced its first podcast, Tuesdays with Tosi.¬† Hosted by Henry Tosi, a McGriff professor of management, the weekly podcast features conversations with some of the business college‚Äôs leading researchers and entrepreneurs addressing such topics as management, finance, entrepreneurship and marketing. In the first podcast, Tosi talks […]

Pluggd, a startup that focuses on using speech-recognition to enhance audio and video search, today disclosed the investors who have backed the company since its inception, and the addition of Intel Capital as an investor. The company is reported to have raised $1.65 million to build out its technology. A demo of the company’s HearHere […]

InfoWorld podcaster and writer Jon Udell announced via his podcast (MP3) today that he is moving to a new job at Microsoft, where he will be a Microsoft Evangelist. Udell’s move highlights the increasing importance of corporate podcasting and the growing demand for people that are as comfortable with new media as they are with […]