Alex Iskold has penned an article over at Read/WriteWeb that asks “Will Podcasting Survive?”. The article suggests that podcasting is stagnating, that podcasting is losing steam, and that it’s even going out of fashion. Here are the points Read/WriteWeb offers to support their claim that podcasting is stagnating: Podcast technology inherently limits interest; Podcasting startup […]

SplashCast has updated its embeddable media player. The SplashCast service lets you create streaming media ‚Äòchannels‚Äô that mix together video, music, photos, narration, text, as well as RSS feeds, PowerPoint presentations and PDF documents. “We‚Äôre really excited about all the changes we‚Äôve made,” said SplashCast’s Marshall Kirkpatrick, “We believe that our new player scores super […]

Rain Recording has announced their first AMD processor-based audio workstation line, called Solstice. Solstice workstations are a new addition to Rain‚Äôs line of computers, which are built specifically for the needs of professional audio and video production. Powered by AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors, the Solstice 01 and 02 workstations can support demanding audiovisual […]

Akamai Technologies, a leading provider of Internet content delivery services, has announced that it is offering services to help customers deliver the HD Web. Akamai’s content delivery network works by distributing requests for files over a worldwide network of servers. That way, when you click on a link to play an Akamai-hosted video, you get […]

Dave Winer, one of the creators of podcasting, offers his take on the process of syncing that is central to most people’s podcast consumption: Why syncing sucks – I think synching is a bad idea, but Apple’s mobile technology is built around it. I dislike synching. I want my devices to go straight to the […]

TNC New Media, organizers of the Podcast and New Media Expo, taking place September 28-30 in Ontario, California, have announced their plans to move the 2008 show to Las Vegas. The 4th Annual convention will take place on August 14-16, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “After three years in Southern California at the […]

The Hollywood Reporter has an article today looking¬†at the¬†baby steps that major networks are taking towards putting their new shows on the Internet.¬†All the networks except ABC are putting out at least some of their pilots on the Web, while ABC is limiting sampling opportunities to large screening events: NBC is offering downloads of the […]

The results of the Summer ’07 Podcast Peer Awards have been announced. Clinton Alvord’s comedy4Cast won two awards. His four minute show was recognized as both the Best Comedy Podcast and Best Short Podcast. Mignon Fogarty’s Grammar Girl was chosen as the voters Favorite Audio Podcast. The Best Music Podcast award went to Punky! Radio […]

SoundExchange has announced that it had reached agreement with several large webcasters on SoundExchange‚Äôs proposed cap on the minimum fees charged for playing traditionally-licensed sound recordings on Internet Radio.¬† Recently-enacted regulations by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) require each webcasting service to pay a $500 minimum fee “per station or channel”, regardless of the overall […]

Music industry group SoundExchange said Tuesday that small Internet radio broadcasters could pay royalty rates from 10-12% to stream traditionally-licensed music online through 2010. Qualified Webcasters ‚Äî those earning $1.25 million or less in annual revenue ‚Äî have until Sept. 14 to accept SoundExchange’s offer. The agreement covers streaming recordings of SoundExchange members. SoundExchange represents […]