NETIA, a company that provides software for media industries, has released a new podcasting module for the company’s Radio Assist digital audio content management software. An extension for Radio-Assist’s Dispatcher automatic converter software, the new podcasting module permits broadcasters to publish podcasts from media assets within the Radio-Assist content database. “Radio broadcasters need a reliable […]

Jean Tennant wants to be published, and she‚Äôs willing to risk public rejection to make that happen.The Iowa resident is the first subject of The Writing Show‚Äôs new podcast-based reality show, Getting Published, which debuts September 11th. The series will follow Tennant as she attempts to find an agent and publisher for her women‚Äôs novel […]

Oneupweb, an online marketing firm, has announced a new podcast analytics service, PodTractor.According to the company, their service offers a way for podcasters to get the metrics that appeal to advertisers, but without being tied to a specific podcast ad service. “Marketers can‚Äôt afford to spend time and money on a tactic, just in case […]

Podcasting is increasingly a threat to the survival of satellite radio providers Sirius and XM. Both companies have faced increasing losses, even as their subscriber bases have grown.Sirius lost $237.8 million for the period compared with a loss of $177.6 million during second quarter of 2005. XM Satellite Radio on July 27 reported a second-quarter […]

Losses are growing at the two leaders in satellite radio, XM and Sirius. Sirius lost $237.8 million for the period compared with a loss of $177.6 million during second quarter of 2005. XM Satellite Radio on July 27 reported a second-quarter loss of $231.7 million, up from losses of $148.8 million a year ago. One […]

Samson Audio has introduced two USB mic recording kits, the C01U and C03U Recording / Podcasting Paks. Bundled with Cakewalk’s Sonar LE digital audio workstation software, the package is designed for people interested in home recording and podcasting. In addition to the microphones and Cakewalk software, the package comes in a durable, lightweight aluminum case […]

PodWorx, a Las Vegas based podcasting company, has announced that it is offering business podcast production services. “With the unmatched rise in podcast listenership, all businesses are faced with a tough question,” says Scott Whitney, president of PodWorx, “at what point will the decision not to produce a podcast for their customers, prospects, business partners […]

A new service promises to let users create podcasts, without the need for podcasters. MagneticTime, a text-to-speech software developer, has announced that MT-Podcast, a text to speech application for podcasting, is now available as a service. According to MagneticTime, MT-Podcast lets anybody produce professional sounding podcasts without needing to have a podcast host. MT-Podcast can […]

Podcasting and blogging are two of the most effective tools for generating sales leads in the technology industry, according to a survey of technology marketing executives. When asked, “Which offers are ‘very effective’ for generating high-quality leads?” marketers in all three areas studied – technology services firms, and business software and hardware – put Blog […]

Public radio producer Stephen HIll, host of the popular electronic/space music show Hearts of Space, thinks that High Definition Radio, a standard for near CD-quality radio, is dead on arrival, and that podcasting and other Internet audio options dug its grave.”HD reminds me of DCC (Digital Compact Cassette),” notes Hill, “another attempt by a mature […]