MediaWeek reports that podcasting is poised for a major growth spurt in ad dollars. That‚Äôs according to a report to be released by eMarketer this week, which predicts that spending on podcasting advertising will quintuple over the next five years, from $80 million in 2006 to $400 million market in 2011. eMarketer analyst James Belcher […]

It looks like Internet video has reached a tipping point: two-thirds of the people surveyed in a recent study view streaming video content at least once a week. More and more, viewers are watching on-demand video, and watching less TV. While television content is popular, some of the most popular Internet videos are turning out […]

The guys at Ask A Ninja have posted an interesting take on the way MySpace is limiting what users can do at the site: Over the last few months there has been a lot of debate over Net Neutrality, which basically boils down to one company blocking access to to another companies servers in order […]

Video blogger Lisa Donovan, aka LisaNova, has been tapped to join the cast of MADtv, which airs Saturdays (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT) on FOX. Donovan will first be seen in the episode airing Saturday, Feb. 17. Donavan joins a growing number of successful podcasters that have leveraged their online success into other media. Donovan has been […]

Hayden Black, Executive Producer of the video podcast Goodnight Burbank (sample below), is creating a pilot for HBO Online, according to a source close to the project. “Hayden’s just been greenlit by HBO Online to produce a pilot for a possible new series for their website,” said the source. “The website is launching in Feb, […]

Yodio unveiled its new audio publishing service and online marketplace, described as the Blogger of podcasting, at the DEMO 07 conference today. Yodio hopes to define a new category of site, a Web community for anyone to create, publish, and buy/sell personal audio recordings. Yodio lets users record by phone using Yodio’s toll-free service or […]

Kent Nichols, Douglas Sarine, and the Ninja have announced that they’ve signed a major ad deal. “We have signed with Federated Media to handle all of our advertising,” they note. “We’re really excited to be working with John Battelle and the crew over there. They’ve got a great track record and really seem to be […]

TNC New Media, creator of the EndurancePlanet.com podcast, announced today that they have sold the online media property and its archive of endurance athlete interviews. The buyer, Kevin Patrick, is an accomplished broadcaster and multisport athlete already producing podcasts for clients. “We‚Äôve sold the EndurancePlanet.com podcast,” Tim Bourquin, CEO of TNC New Media, told Podcasting […]

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, YouTube CEO Chad Hurley said his company ‚Äúis going to move in the direction‚Äù of rewarding video creators for their content. Hurley says that he intends to share revenue with video producers, and that YouTube did not do that at first because he wanted to build a community […]

Kiptronic, a podcast advertising company, has announced the completion of a $4 million round of Series A funding, led by Blueprint Ventures and Prism VentureWorks with participation from existing angel investors. Kiptronic provides targeted ad insertion for content publishers delivering video and audio to disconnected devices such as iPods, mobile phones, and laptops. Kiptronic’s technology […]