March 20 was the final day of the first European Corporate Podcasting Summit. Following on the format of the previous day, the second day kept up the same very brisk pace. Presenters and panels were each given a scant thirty minutes in which to give their talks — meaning a lot of ideas and information […]

The Corporate Podcasting Summit, being held March 19-20 in London, UK, kicked off today. We’re in London to cover the event and to participate in some of the sessions. (disclaimer: Podcasting News is a marketing partner for the Summit). Show organizer Anita Yaa Ageyman has put together two very densely-packed days, with sessions ranging from […]

Use of streaming video increased 38.8% in 2006 across all entertainment and media sites, including free (ad-supported) and subscription services. Internet music radio grew by 17.9% in ‚Äò06. The largest streaming video networks include Internet aggregation sites such as Yahoo, MSN, Real Networks. Traditional media brands such as Disney/ABC and CBS also command significant video […]

JobsinPods.com is a new service that advertises jobs through audio podcast interviews & via the site’s blog. Podcasts start at $300 per podcast, with discounts for multiple podcasts. “Recruiting is marketing,” says C.M. Russell, the founder of Jobs in Pods. “We allow employers to bring their jobs to life and connect with job seekers in […]

March 04: It‚Äôs 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. Every day in March, we‚Äôre going to do our best to hook you up a great free music podcast. Previously, we‚Äôve highlighted a free electronic music podcast, a classical music podcast., and a free music podcast from guitarist Ottmar Liebert. Today’s free music […]

Wizzard Software has announced that it has signed the final merger agreement for the acquisition of podcasting company Webmayhem, Inc., dba Liberated Syndication, which the company says creates the largest podcasting distribution network in the world. Liberated Syndication‚Äôs customer base consists of nearly 6,000 independent and commercial producers of radio and television style internet shows. […]

Holland America Line is using shipboard art tour podcasts to showcase the art, antiques and collectables on each of the line’s 13 vessels. The podcasts are provided in Apple’s enhanced podcast format, which lets the company include images of the artworks along with the audio tour. Each tour begins with a welcome message from Holland […]

Hosts of the London, U.K., Corporate Podcasting Summit have commissioned a 3-part podcast series on the value and application of podcasting. Presented by yada yada productions, the podcasts feature contributions from Simon Waldman, Head of Digital Strategy at the Guardian Media Group, Adam Rutherford, web editor at Nature.com and Steve Olechowski, Co-Founder and Chief Operating […]

Forum Communications has added podcasting capabilities to its Consortium line of enterprise voice conferencing systems. Users have one-touch access and can download conferences as podcasts, letting users to conferences at their leisure. Both Consortium II and Consortium VIP now let users capture calls as podcasts for automatic download via their choice of software such as […]

Former Disney star and tween favorite Hilary Duff is joining the ranks of video podcasters with her Hilary Duff Video Podcast. Unfortunately, instead of offering tween geeks the style of family entertainment people associate with the star, the video podcast is little more than an advertisement for Hilary Duff branded merchandise. Adding insult to injury, […]