Podbean, which describes itself as a podcast social subscribing site, has introduced an embeddable multimedia podcast player that can be used to put your podcast on Facebook, MySpace and blogs. The free player supports both videos and audios. It’s designed so that you can embed the player once, and Podbean updates the player content whenever […]

SubscribeCast Technologies has released Preeso, a new Web-based service for creating premium (paid) podcasts. The service is a ground up redesign of the company’s existing premium podcasting application. ‚ÄúWe really focused on the user experience. We want the customer to be able to set up a paid and protected podcast in minutes, not hours, or […]

BitTorrent, Inc. today announced the general availability of the BitTorrent Delivery Network Accelerator (DNA) service. BitTorrent DNA is a peer-accelerated content delivery service. Internet TV platform Brightcove will be the first to integrate BitTorrent DNA to accelerate the delivery of broadcast-quality streaming video to their customers. The DNA content delivery service is targeted at the […]

Heavyweight podcast hosting provider Wizzard Software has announced changes to the Company‚Äôs Board of Directors, as part of a bid to get listed on the American Stock Exchange. The Board accepted the resignations of Armen Geronian and Gordon Berry, effective October 3, 2007. Geronian and Berry resigned for the sole purpose of facilitating the creation […]

Wizzard Media has made several announcements in conjunction with the Podcast and New Media Expo, September 28-30 in Ontario, California. Wizzard announced that the latest version of the LibsynPRO enterprise publishing service has been opened up to a small group of beta users. LibsynPRO is a media publishing solution for podcast networks, media companies and […]

Podcast hosting provider Podango has announced integration with PodPress and WordPress, making it possible to seamlessly use the popular podcast publishing tools while taking advantage of Podango’s unlimited free hosting. How it works: Set up a Podango account. Once your account is set up, you will get an API Key and a podcast ID. Add […]

Yahoo has added a terse statement to its podcast portal, announcing the site’s imminent death: Yahoo! apologizes deeply, but we will be closing down the Podcasts site on Oct. 31, 2007 Read/Write Web’s Marshall Kirkpatrick suggests that Yahoo’s decision to pull the plug may be a reflection of the rate of uptake of podcasting: Some […]

Rocketboom and Blip.tv have announced a partnership to incorporate interactive advertising into the weekday video podcast. The result is more intrusive than some other Internet video ad types, but is an interesting new ad option. Here’s how Blip.tv’s Mike Hudack describes the system: That new technology is an entirely interactive QuickTime overlay advertisement that looks […]

Podcasters Paul Colligan and Alex Mendossian have announced PremiumCast, a new service that lets you manage, deliver and sell podcasts and video podcasts. The service lets you create custom messages, track subscriber usage, monetize podcasts and publish both public and private podcasts. Three levels of service are available: Free, Professional ($37/month) & Viral ($67/month). The […]

NBC has announced a new service, NBC Direct, which will let you download and view NBC’s primetime and late-night programming to Windows PCs to watch for up to a week after the shows are broadcast. The service, which will begin beta testing in October, promises to let you download full-length episodes of Heroes, The Office, […]