Podtech’s Robert Scoble is on his way to New Orleans to cover John Edward’s Thursday announcement that he will be running for President. The Edwards event is significant, not only for Edward’s announcement, but for Edward’s understanding of the increasing importance of Internet media. Edwards is arguably the most Net-savvy of likely candidates. He has […]

MadZ Software has announced the release of version 2.5 of its DVD to iPod / PSP Video Converter software, an application that rips DVD video files and converts them into the appropriate format for uploading to and viewing on an Apple iPod Video or a Sony PSP. According to the company, the app can convert […]

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, Chairman of HDNet, thinks that HDTV is a Internet video killer: HDTV is the Internet video killer. Deal with it. Internet bandwidth to the home places a cap on the quality and simplicity of video delivery to the home, and to HDTVs in particular. Not only does internet capacity create an issue, […]

Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron hopes that his new video podcasting studio will be less about advertising and more about creating interesting shows: Abby Corps is about enabling content creators by building community. When the emphasis is shifted towards supporting great quality content and the options for monetizing that content remain open to outside partnerships and […]

Last year, we brought you the news that Santa was podcasting. Like a lot of podcasters, though, the man with the bag is very busy, and his show appeared to have podfaded shortly after the holidays. Now, it looks like Santa’s podcast is back from the dead. He’s posted several new episodes covering North Pole […]

Mazda Motors UK has announced that all six models in the Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe range will feature an equipment upgrade for 2007, featuring both iPod connectivity and an Apple iPod Nano as standard. ‚ÄúWe are delighted to announce this upgrade for the 2007 Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe,‚Äù said Rob Lindley, Managing Director Mazda Motors […]

Digg has introduced a new option for podcasters that are concerned that Digg’s new Podcast section, introduced Monday, will steal their site traffic and ad revenue: Some of you podcasters have asked whether we can give better exposure to your own web sites on Digg‚Äôs pages. As you know, Digg lets you play audio and […]

Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron has announced that he is partnering with Jeff Pulver to create a new video podcasting network, Abbey Corps. According to Baron, the new network will be a competitive alternative to Podshow and Podtech, two podcasting startups. “Jeff Pulver and I have co-founded a new studio network,” writes Baron at his blog […]

MTV today announced the launch of Bananas, an MTV-branded mobile content subscription service. MTV’s Bananas is a cross-carrier, direct-to-consumer service that features exclusive content from MTV, MTV2 and mtvU including material from hit shows such as Laguna Beach, The Real World, and The Hills. Bananas offers two tiers of service, each delivering an array of […]

The newsroom comedy video podcast Goodnight Burbank has a special Christmas episode this week. Find out what happens behind the scenes after Gordon Winston-Smythe and Kelly Jones (that’s “honess”) sign off.