Radio industry website FMQB.com reports that public radio station KCRW/Santa Monica has been awarded a $600,000, three-year grant from the Annenberg Foundation, which the public radio station plans to use for “Web initiatives and podcasting.” paidContent.org elaborates that as part of “public media‚Äôs push into online media,” KCRW, the NPR flagship station for Southern California, […]

The Valley Forge National Historical Park and energy utility PECO this week have announced the creation of the PECO Podcast Through History. The Southeast Pennsylvania gas and electric utility has given a $20,000 donation which will fund the creation of a podcast series that can be accessed at the park or from home, that will […]

Warner Music Group Corp. confirmed today that it has approached EMI about a possible acquisition of the entire equity of EMI. Unlike previous hostile attempts at taking one another over (in 2000 and 2003), this proposed acquisition seems to be mutually desirable, with Warner’s confirmation issued in response to an earlier announcement by EMI. This […]

Actor’s union Equity purports to have achieved a world first, after agreeing a rights deal with the producer of an updated audio podcast of 70s cult sci-fi show Blake’s 7. Equity said its ground-breaking agreement with B7 Productions would guarantee performers a share of net revenues generated from podcast downloads as well as from audio […]

Corporate podcast production/promotion company PodGarden has announced an enterprise-level tracking service. The PodTractor service verifies audiences for large podcasting organizations similar to print magazine circulation audits. PodTractor executives say this tool lets podcasters accurately describe their audience size to potential advertisers and sponsors, or present an accurate accounting of returns to investors and management. On […]

The National Football League said Tuesday it will make highlights from Sunday’s Super Bowl game available for purchase online the following day. The download, in English or Spanish, will cost $1.99 and will be viewable on computers or iPods. This is purported to be the first time that Super Bowl video highlights have been made […]

Some professors at Virginia Commonwealth University have begun offering lectures and training sessions as podcasts.VCU information technology analyst Lucy Halunko recently began podcasting. “I offered a training session on the new e-phones but I couldn’t find a time when everyone could meet,” Halunko said. “Instead of offering multiple training sessions, I decided to record my […]

Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O’Malley already calls himself a blogger. But now O’Malley is delving further into new media with a video podcast of his Christmas message to the masses. The podcasts — in English, Spanish and Portuguese — are part of a broader effort by the Boston Archdiocese to embrace new technology as a […]

Baptist for Women, a division of Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, has launched the new podcast series “Women’s Health Inside Out.” The ongoing series will address a variety of women’s health issues. Baptist public relations coordinator Rhonda McRae said, “We find more and more people searching for health information via the Internet. We think […]

The British monarchy dates back over ten centuries, but for the first time ever, this year, the Queen’s Christmas speech will be available as a podcast. This year, the Queen has focused her Christmas speech on the relationship between different generations. Buckingham Palace described her theme as highlighting “what old and young have to offer […]