Apple today started shipping Apple TV, a new class of computer peripheral that turns your HDTV into a big screen iPod. Apple TV connects physically to your television and wirelessly to a Mac or PC running iTunes. The device then lets you play iTunes content on your TV, including movies, TV shows, music, photos, podcasts […]

Here’s one we didn’t see coming…. Self-described Internet biz woman, marketing and sales pro from way back, start-up advisor and self-described “fun, fun gal” Suz Bratton, along with serial entrepreneur, pilot, kite boarder, and surfer Tim Bratton, have announced a new podcast/blog network, Personal Life Media. The network publishes podcasts and blogs targeting 35-65 year […]

The Corporate Podcasting Summit, being held March 19-20 in London, UK, kicked off today. We’re in London to cover the event and to participate in some of the sessions. (disclaimer: Podcasting News is a marketing partner for the Summit). Show organizer Anita Yaa Ageyman has put together two very densely-packed days, with sessions ranging from […]

Companies are spending more and more online, a trend that is backed by figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau. Internet advertising revenues for 2006 are estimated at $16.8 billion, a 34 percent increase over the previous year, when revenue was a record $12.5 billion. “The increase underscores marketers’ understanding that Interactive advertising can engage consumers, […]

March 18: We’ve looked at many types of music podcasts this month as part of our 31 Days of Free Music, ranging from free classical music shows to barrages of noise. Some of the most interesting music podcasts that we’ve found have been ones that use podcasting as a new medium. A great example is […]

Ze Frank has wrapped up The Show, his weekday video blog conversation with viewers. He posted the final episode (below) on Saturday. Frank’s Show has been amazing for many reasons, but what’s impressed us the most is Frank’s honed sense of how to use video podcasting and the Internet to build a community. Fans of […]

March 17: Earlier in the month, we told you about the Music That Matters podcast from Seattle’s great public radio station, KEXP. Another KEXP offering that we thought deserves a mention during Podcasting News’ 31 Days of Free Music is their excellent podcast Live Performances. The weekly podcast features live sets from a wide range […]

Princeton is making audio recordings of public lecturesavailable in podcast form on its WebMedia site. The archive contains over 800 files dating back to 1998 and includes lectures by many prominent guests. Streaming videos of campus events have been publicly available through the Princeton WebMedia website for years, but the University wants to “leverage the […]

March 16: We‚Äôre on the downhill side of 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. We’ve talked about free guitar music, free classical music, free dj mixes, free hip-hop and even some brutal, unrelenting noise. Somehow, though, we missed bagpipes and gypsys. The Renaissance Festival podcast features Celtic music, Irish folk music, Scottish […]

March 15: We’re halfway through 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. We’ve got couple more gigs of free music to write about – so, check out the day’s free podcast, subscribe to the ones you like, and get ready to blow out your hard drive. If you’re familiar with Rhino Records, you’ll […]