UK comedian Ricky Gervais is moving his podcast to The Daily Mirror, as part of its new video download section. Gervais’ podcast was originally published by the Guardian, where it received a Guinness Record for the most downloaded podcast. Gervais originally published a free podcast, but earlier this year switched to paid subscriptions.

The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, being held June 9th through July 9th, is proving to be a popular topic for podcasters.World Cup podcasts are being produced by news organizations, football (soccer) fans and even the Chancellor of Germany. The World Cup, the most important event in international football (soccer), brings together teams from member […]

Linked Media is a new UK company that hopes to provide “an interface between independent podcasters and emerging mainstream distribution channels.”The company plans to help mobile networks and other providers build relationships with, and acquire content from, independent podcast producers worldwide by providing a bridge between them. “Independent podcasters cannot compete with big business branding […]

Mark Ramsey, president of hear2.0, thinks that podcasting has a bad name, and thinks we should change the name to (drum roll)……………audiomag. “Podcast is, when you think about it, an absolutely horrible name for the technology,” writes Ramsey. “We don’t watch a TVcast, we watch a TV show. We don’t listen to a Radiocast, it’s […]

Vloggercon 2006, being held June 10-11 in San Francisco, has sold out. The conference is a two-day collection of roundtable discussions about the emergence and the future of vlogging.For those that can’t make it in person, the organizers promise video streaming of events on Saturday and Sunday, and the conference will be vlogged to death. […]

Que publishing has released Tricks of the Podcasting Masters by Mur Lafferty, producer of GeekFu Action Grip, and Rob Walch, host of podCast411, with a foreword by Senator John Edwards.The book is described as “the first podcasting book to focus on the Art of podcasting. It teaches people how to promote their podcast and grow […]

Added to the podcast directory list: The Pod Ship is a new podcast directory that describes itself as “The Intergalactic Podcast Directory.” The site features a topical podcast directory, articles, a message board and news.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has introduced a video podcast, Angela Merkel – die Kanzlerin direkt (the Chancellor direct).The podcast, in German, will feature Merkel’s thoughts on political topics and current events. The first video podcast discusses the World Cup, which runs in Munich through July 9th. Merkel is a very popular figure in Germany. In […]

CBS and Apple today announced that prime time programming from America’s number one network will now available on the iTunes Music Store.CBS programming available for purchase and download includes the Emmy Award-winning reality series Survivor, the dramas NUMB3RS and NCIS and top-rated CSI programs: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY The new […]

XandMail, a digital communication solutions provider, has announced the availability of Mobile Podcast Solution, a carrier-grade solution which pushes podcast, video or any RSS feeds directly to a mobile phone. According to XandMail, their solution transforms any mobile phone into a RSS reader. It lets subscribers receive blog posts, listen to podcasts and view video […]