Making Money with Podcasts

Should Howard Stern Do a Podcast?

Feb 12th, 2009 | By | Category: General, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcasting

Talk throughout the business world seems certain that satellite radio behemoth XM/Sirius filing for bankruptcy in the coming days. If this indeed comes to pass, what’s to become of those big-name, big money radio personalities who stand to lose a hefty salary? Howard Stern left terrestrial radio (and an estimated 12 million listeners) for satellite, […]



Britney Spears, WWE & Barack Obama: The Future Of Internet Media?

Feb 12th, 2009 | By | Category: Internet TV, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcast Distribution, Streaming Video, Video

YouTube comedian and video guru Kevin Nalts has posted his take on the importance of topicality and timing for the success of Internet media: Want lots of views on your video? Timing and topicality is important. The reason sxephil and whatthebuck are two of the most-subscribed YouTube amateurs is partially because they vlog about what’s […]



Wizzard Presents ‘Sock Tube’ Parody Series

Feb 10th, 2009 | By | Category: Making Money with Podcasts, Podcast Quickies, Video, Video Podcasts

Podcast network Wizzard Media announced that it has signed an agreement with Attention Span Media LLC to distribute the studio’s “Sock Tube Presents” movie parody show. “Sock Tube Presents” is a series of movie parodies starring tube sock puppets. (The current feature is a sock puppet rendition of “Slumdog Millionaire.”) Kara Swisher of the Wall […]



Defunct Podcast Startup Podango Seeks Suitors

Feb 9th, 2009 | By | Category: Making Money with Podcasts, Podcast Hosting, Podcasting

Late last year, podcast network and hosting provider Podango shut down rather abruptly. We heard from Podango cofounder Lee Gibbons yesterday, with an update on what is happening with the Utah-based startup: I hope this message finds you well. This email is to update you on Podango’s situation. After seeking funding from both traditional and […]



KC Weather Podcast Enters Fifth Year of Daily Forecasts

Feb 9th, 2009 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Featured Story, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcast Quickies, Podcasting

The Kansas City Weather Podcast has celebrated its fourth birthday – and with nearly daily episodes since its inception, it now has more than 1,300 episodes.

We talked to KC Weather Podcast creator Ed Roberts about his thoughts on starting his podcast’s fifth year.



Another Reason Magazines Are Dying: They Just Discovered Podcasts

Jan 31st, 2009 | By | Category: Making Money with Podcasts

Time magazine has published an article today about podcasting novelists. In the article, they note that podcasting could be publishing’s next wave: Scott Sigler of San Francisco missed out on getting his first novel published, with a deal collapsing in late 2001. But he built a big Internet fan base on novel podcasting, which led to […]



What Old Media Can Learn About Advertising From Diggnation

Jan 27th, 2009 | By | Category: Commentary, Featured Story, Internet TV, Making Money with Podcasts, Video

Podcasting News publisher Elisabeth McLaury Lewin talks with Revision 3 CEO Jim Louderback about what traditional media can learn about online advertising from Diggnation and other Internet TV shows.



Internet Video A Winner Amid Declining Media Economy

Jan 22nd, 2009 | By | Category: Internet TV, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcasting, Video, Video Podcasts

Technology research and consulting firm Yankee Group today unveiled U.S. survey results that suggest that Internet video will be a standout in 2009, amidst other faltering media options. According to Yankee Group, consumers are spending 11 percent more time online than watching TV, and Internet video is emerging as “the key platform for the delivery […]



Wizzard Media: 1.2 Billion Podcasts Served

Jan 22nd, 2009 | By | Category: Making Money with Podcasts, Podcast Distribution, Podcasting, Podcasting Networks

Podcasting network Wizzard Media announced today that it fielded an unprecedented 1.2 billion podcast download requests, averaging of 3.04 million requests for podcast episodes per day, in 2008. Wizzard is comprised of podcast-hosting services Libsyn, Switchpod and Blast Podcast. The total monthly unique audience size grew by over 100% across the Wizzard Network, from 7 […]



Beer, Blogs and Money

Jan 19th, 2009 | By | Category: Corporate Podcasts, General, Making Money with Podcasts

The Times Online has an interesting story today about Scottish beer maker Brewdog, looking at how it used blogging to market their beers. Brewdog’s approach was smart and incredibly cheap – give bloggers free beer. Brewdog was struggling to sell its product until its co-founders hit on the idea of using the internet to market […]