CNN has expanded its podcast offerings into video podcasts, launching six free CNN video podcasts that can be viewed online or downloaded to portable media players.The podcasts join several audio podcasts that CNN offers, including an hourly News Update and a twice-daily Business Update. The new video podcasts include: Now in the News – Commuter […]

Apple today released Shake 4.1, the first Universal version of its compositing software and cut its price from $2,999 to $499.Final Cut Studio editors can now take advantage of Shake for 3D compositing, keying, image tracking and stabilization for the price of a plug-in. Shake continues to be the tool of choice for major motion-picture […]

The Montel Williams Show has announced that it will be offering free commentary and original content as a podcast starting June 26.Montel Anytime will include commentary from the show’s producers, follow-up interviews with guests and new material from Williams. It will also draw on the talk show’s guest experts for advice. Melanie McLaughlin, who executive-produces […]

We’re on location at the Corporate Podcasting Summit, being held June 20 ‚Äì 21 in San Francisco. The event, described as Enterprise Podcasting 101, is intended to provide podcasters and businesses the latest information on business podcasting. We’ll have highlights from the Summit over the next few days.

At the Corporate Podcasting Summit, Dana Gardner, principal analyst of Interarbor Solutions and producer of BriefingsDirect announced their plans to include full-text transcripts of their sponsored podcasts. The announcement reflects the reality that podcasts have to be found to be heard, and that can be difficult without text that can be indexed by search engines. […]

NYC Transit has launched TransitTrax, a podcast service for New York city Transit riders. The service will provide riders with the latest news, service advisories and security initiatives.TransitTrax podcasts range from MTA New York City Transit Lost and Found to If You See Something Say Something, a podcast about transit security. Unfortunately, NYC Transit doesn’t […]

The iLifeZone is a new radio magazine-style podcast that focuses on the “Mac lifestyle.”The podcast features three hosts: Christopher Breen – Senior Editor at Macworld Magazine and Editor In Chief at Playlist Magazin‚Äù; Scott Bourne – the founder of NetRadio Network and a regular contributor to the O‚ÄôReilly Network; and Derrick Story – a professional […]

Firaxis Games, home of legendary game designer Sid Meier and the creators of Civilization IV and other games, has introduced a podcast that provides a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to make video games. In the first episode of The Official Firaxis Games Podcast, host Steve Ogden talks to the company’s Quality Assurance manager […]

Talkshoe is a new site that lets people create TalkCasts – online talk shows, discussion groups, conferences – and to make money with them. Hosts can earn money via text, audio and video advertising, as well as (optionally) charging people to listen to their content. According to the company, Talkshoe is different than other similar […]

It’s looking more and more like podcasting will play a big part in the next US presidential election. Politicians are treating bloggers seriously, politicians are podcasting and political sites are adding podcasts to their offerings.An example of this trend is the announcement that Senator John Edwards has signed on to be the keynote speaker at […]