British-Russian online audiobook publisher AudioBooksForFree says that “Podcasting is Dead,” predicting that in the next five years downloading, podcasting, P2P and other forms of on-demand delivery will be superseded gigantic compilations of thousands hours of digital entertainment in one single and relatively cheap boxset. The company specialises in massive compilations, which they describe as GigaBulk […]

Webshots, a leading photo-sharing community today launched video sharing capabilities, letting users combine still and video images with text in publicly shared albums. According to Webshots, their video boasts a 50-percent larger viewing area and nearly 3-times the bitrate of other video sites and gives users free hosting of 100 five-minute video clips, plus an […]

CBS has found that offering video downloads increases the audiences for their TV shows. A poll taken by CBS found that over half of the users who streamed CBS shows on the Web had never seen the shows before on TV. According to CBS, the new users then became fans of those shows. “We’re looking […]

Mad because you bought a Zune and found out Microsoft doesn’t support podcasts? FeedYourZune has you covered. FeedYourZune is a free, full-featured RSS reader and podcast media player. It requires Windows XP or 2000. Features: Automated download and syncing of Audio and Video Podcasts to your Zune. Full featured RSS video playback. Supports all video […]

Nielsen Media Research has begun gathering information on usage of Apple‚Äôs iPod, and has found that most iPod owners spend far more time on it listening to music or audio podcasts than they do using it to watch TV or movies. Nielsen monitored a panel of 400 iPod users in the U.S. from Oct. 1-27 […]

Podcast Ready, creators of portable podcast management software, and Wolverine Data, have partnered to offer Podcast Ready‚Äôs myPodder software preloaded on the Wolverine ESP, Wolverine MVP and Wolverine FlashPro. Wolverine makes portable storage devices/media players, targetting the pro photography market. The new Wolverine ESP features a 3.6-inch TFT LCD display and the ability to store […]

Denver International Airport (DIA) has announced a new service, Sights and Sounds, that offers “podcasts” and videos that highlight interesting aspects of Denver International Airport and also provide useful information for travelers. While the DIA describes the service as a podcast, it doesn’t appear to be offering a podcast feed at this time. One of […]

PodJournals has announced the beta release of its social podcasting service, as well as client software for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher. According to the company, their service is designed to make the podcast the new center of the social networking experience. “Podcasting has traditionally been a static, top-down medium, but we see […]

MySpace has joined YouTube, introducing tools for copyright holders to make it easy for them to remove material that they allege is unauthorized. The tool is being tested with FOX and MLB Advanced Media and will be expanded to include other verified copyright holders. The new tool will allow copyright holders to digitally flag any […]

The MPAA has filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York, Paramount Pictures v. Load ‘N Go Video, suing a small business for loading DVDs onto personal media players (e.g., iPod Video) on behalf of customers. Load ‘N Go sells both DVDs and iPods and will load purchased DVDs onto iPods for customers who […]