Alex Iskold has penned an article over at Read/WriteWeb that asks “Will Podcasting Survive?”. The article suggests that podcasting is stagnating, that podcasting is losing steam, and that it’s even going out of fashion. Here are the points Read/WriteWeb offers to support their claim that podcasting is stagnating: Podcast technology inherently limits interest; Podcasting startup […]

Hundreds of U.S. commercial webcasters are going silent today, June 26, to protest to an impending royalty rate increase that could threaten their ability to make money broadcasting mainstream music. Yahoo! is one of the Internet radio broadcasters that has announced that it is going silent: “Apologies to anyone who was hoping to listen to […]

Thousands of U.S. commercial webcasters plan to go silent Tuesday, June 26, to draw attention to an impending royalty rate increase that could threaten the viability of stations that broadcast mainstream music. Earlier in the year, the United States Copyright Royalty Board announced new royalty rates for webcasting traditionally licensed music, to be effective from […]

LA DJ Steve Boyett, aka DJ Steveboy, sends word that his Podrunner workout-music podcast has crossed the five-million mark, less than 15 months after its debut. Podrunner is a free weekly music mix for runners, power walkers, spinners, or anyone who needs a tempo-based workout. Boyett originally made the running mixes for his wife, a […]

March 29: It’s 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. Every day in March, we’re highlighting a great free music podcast. One of the things that is great about music podcasts is that they let you explore whole categories of music that mainstream radio tends to ignore. A great example of this is […]

It‚Äôs 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. All month, we’re looking at free music podcasts and finding great music, music that fu**ing matters and even a little unrelenting noise. There’s lots of screaming, and it’s rough around the edges, but it doesn’t get more raw, real or direct than the GaragePunk podcast. […]

The audience for podcasts has grown 18% in the last year, according to an upcoming report from Edison Media Research. Awareness of podcasting has grown even more, jumping from 22% in 2006 to 37% in 2007. At the Corporate Podcasting Summit, held March 19-20 in London, Edison Media Research VP Tom Webster gave a preview […]

MarketingShift is reporting that podcasting’s 15 minutes of fame is almost up. “Podcasting probably will never become an ‘impact media’ like online video or satellite radio, and deservedly so,” says MarketingShift’s John Gartner. “The multitude of independent podcasters will scratch and claw for the occasional hour when people want to hear about a niche of […]

The International Podcasting Expo is inviting podcasters, podcasting professionals, and podcasting software and services companies to present seminars, workshops and podcasts during the October 20-22, 2006 online event. Presenters receive an online Exhibitor Booth, 20-person audio conference room during the Expo, and a 2-CD set of all Expo recordings. All seminars are conducted and recorded […]

iTrain offers downloadable audio workout programs from professional trainers. A variety of workout plans are available, including iTrain, iClimb, iTread, iCycle and iStrength. Pricing ranges from $.99 per session to $49.99 for a year’s worth of downloads. There are already a large variety of health podcasts and fitness podcasts.Podcasters are also creating music podcasts for […]