PodZinger has announced that it is now indexing the audio content of YouTube videos, letting you search YouTube videos for spoken words or phrases. “YouTube has garnered a huge amount of press and interest over the past year. Its reputation as a grass roots online forum for sharing is cemented by it being the driving […]

Failed Internet video site Intertainer has filed a lawsuit asserting that Apple, Google and Napster are infringing on a 2005 patent that covers the commercial distribution of audio and video over the Internet. Founded by Jonathan T. Taplin and two other Hollywood entertainment executives in 1996, Intertainer developed technology to distribute movies on demand through […]

7 women of podcasting have banded together for Podshow’s Showgirls, a new podcast starring Cali Lewis from Geekbrief TV, Share from Rock and Roll TV, KFC from the Podchick podcast, Anji Bee from the Chillcast, SoccerGirl from SoccerGirl Incorporated and Karla and Karen from Rumor Girls along with moderator Franklin McMahon. “It’s evident that in […]

The Wall Street Journal today has a myopic report on the state of music podcasting, saying that podcasters have failed to make headway in the area of music podcasts. The focus of the article is on the mainstream music industry’s tentative steps into the world of podcasting, but the article ignores the tremendous popularity of […]

One of the creators of podcasting, Podshow’s Adam Curry, thinks that the controversial Saddam Hussein execution video represents a defining moment for Internet media, and a jump-the-shark moment for mainstream media: “One last prediction as we close out 2006,” notes Curry. “The Saddam Hanging video will go down in history as the Shark Jump moment […]

Added to podcast client software list: Kinoma Player 4 EX is a $24.99 media player for Treo smartphones and Palm handhelds that handles MP3, Windows Media 9, Flash Video, MPEG-4 and RTSP. With the built-in Kinoma Media Guide, you can watch Internet video and live web cams, and listen to radio and podcasts. Kinoma Player […]

Video clips of Saddam Hussein‚Äôs execution have been published to YouTube, Google Video and other video sharing sites. The grainy, poorly-filmed footage is a chilling example of the state of user-created media. ‚ÄúWe won‚Äôt pass judgement on those that want to see the clip, but what‚Äôs becoming abundantly clear is that information can no longer […]

The Jazz Video Podcast offers a swinging look at some of the giants of jazz. The podcast, created by Bret Primack, is formatted for video iPod and features performances and interviews with Sonny Rollins, Joe Lovano, Billy Taylor, David Liebman and others. The podcast is designed to introduce new listeners to jazz and its artists. […]

Apple, which has had its share of public relations problems this year, said Friday that it is facing several federal lawsuits, including one alleging the company created an illegal monopoly by tying iTunes music and video sales to its market-leading iPod portable players. The case, filed July 21, is over Apple’s use of a copy-protection […]

Doga Armangil, author of the command-line podcast client Armangil’s Podcatcher, has announced the release of version 2.0.0. The update adds major new features to the software, including the ability to download any type of content (video, audio, MP3 only, etc), and downloading content in chronological order. Details are available at the Podcatcher site. Armangil’s podcatcher […]