Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, Chairman of HDNet, thinks that HDTV is a Internet video killer: HDTV is the Internet video killer. Deal with it. Internet bandwidth to the home places a cap on the quality and simplicity of video delivery to the home, and to HDTVs in particular. Not only does internet capacity create an issue, […]

Digg has introduced a new option for podcasters that are concerned that Digg’s new Podcast section, introduced Monday, will steal their site traffic and ad revenue: Some of you podcasters have asked whether we can give better exposure to your own web sites on Digg‚Äôs pages. As you know, Digg lets you play audio and […]

Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron has announced that he is partnering with Jeff Pulver to create a new video podcasting network, Abbey Corps. According to Baron, the new network will be a competitive alternative to Podshow and Podtech, two podcasting startups. “Jeff Pulver and I have co-founded a new studio network,” writes Baron at his blog […]

What do you get when you mix Amanda Condgon, body oil and video chat? Starring Amanda Congdon, a new video blog, featuring the video blogger and former Rocketboom host scheduled, to debut today on Blip.tv. The show is one of the first video blogs to debut with the support of major sponsors, Dove Cream Oil […]

NBC’s attitude towards YouTube has done a 180 since the video sharing site was acquired by Google. While earlier in the year, NBC was asking YouTube to take down popular SNL videos like Lazy Sunday, the network now has realized YouTube’s viral potential to expand audiences. The network has released an uncensored version of an […]

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 […]

Former Rocketboom host Amanda Congdon has made the move to ABC, where she “dishes” the news with the same irreverence that made her a video podcasting star. ABC calls her work a videoblog. There’s no RSS feeds currently, and you have to sit through ads and you have to watch it through a pop-up interface. […]

Unilever has signed on to sponsor a new venture at Marie Claire, a women’s style magazine. Unilever will sponsor the magazine’s first video podcast series, The Masthead with Marie Claire, which will launch Jan. 2. Hosted by editor-in-chief Joanna Coles and featuring the magazine’s editorial staff, the five-minute bi-monthly video podcasts will offer an inside […]

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 […]

Google has an update today on Bringing radio advertising to Google advertisers. Google has recently begun a U.S. beta test of Google Audio Ads with a small group of AdWords advertisers. “Google Audio Ads brings efficiency, accountability, and enhanced ROI to radio advertising by providing advertisers with an online interface for creating and launching radio […]