Hyatt Hotels & Resorts today announced it was rolling out new guestroom iHome clock radios in its U.S., Canada and Caribbean properties – something that all hotels would do well to imitate. The new in-room stereos feature an iPod docking station. Hyatt also announced a digital download music pilot program. Individual properties will offer unique, […]

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) announced plans Monday to make 12 more shows available by podcast on a regular basis, starting April 2. CBC Radio’s flagship newscast The World at Six, shorter hourly newscasts and political roundup The House will soon be available by podcast. It also plans to make national network shows As It […]

YouTube announced today the winners of the 2007 YouTube Video Awards. Winners include the Ask A Ninja podcast, which garnered the Best Series award, and OK Go, which won the Most Creative award. “It’s incredible how quickly and completely YouTube is changing culture and it’s a surreal honor to be part of something so great,” […]

PDASmart has announced the immediate availability of a 100 gigabyte hard drive upgrade for the iPod Video. The PDASmart 100gb upgrade installs in an existing 60gb or 80gb iPod Video without any modifications to the case. A new rear casing is available for the 30gb model to allow for the slightly larger hard drive size. […]

Disappointed by the paltry 40GB hard drive in the new Apple TV? If you don’t want to upgrade your Apple TV yourself, iResQ has announced that they have begun offering Apple TV storage upgrades. “Upon Apple’s delivery of Apple TV’s last week, we immediately received requests for hard drive upgrades,” said Ryan Arter, President of […]

It’s 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News – all month we’re highlighting free music podcasts, and exploring the range of ways that people are using podcasts to share music. We’ve looked some fairly traditional radio-style shows, like KEXP’s live performances podcast, and some podcasts that explore using podcasting as a new way […]

Pioneering video podcast Rocketboom is considering charging for it content, because it doesn’t have the size of audiences that large advertisers are looking for. “It’s frustrating that we haven’t worked it out by now,” said Rocketboom creator, Andrew Baron. “Even though we have a relatively large audience, advertisers are just not happy to do ‘small […]

NBC Universal and the News Corporation have announced that they will debut what is being described as the largest Internet video distribution network ever assembled, with comprehensive content from television and film. The site will debut this summer with thousands of hours of full-length programming, movies and clips, representing premium content from at least a […]

In the future, you won’t purchase music from iTunes and other music stores. Instead, you’ll rent it or get it as part of your mobile service, according to analysts at Pyramid Research. While music rental services have failed to make much of a dent in booming digital music market, the idea of buying music may […]

The National Music Publishers’ Association, which represents music publishers, is suing XM Satellite Radio.¬† Their suit, filed in federal court in New York last Thursday, claims that XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. violates copyright laws by providing a service which lets users store and replay music on certain devices. The music publishers argue that this […]