Hayden Black, Executive Producer of the video podcast Goodnight Burbank (sample below), is creating a pilot for HBO Online, according to a source close to the project. “Hayden’s just been greenlit by HBO Online to produce a pilot for a possible new series for their website,” said the source. “The website is launching in Feb, […]

Corporate podcast production/promotion company PodGarden has announced an enterprise-level tracking service. The PodTractor service verifies audiences for large podcasting organizations similar to print magazine circulation audits. PodTractor executives say this tool lets podcasters accurately describe their audience size to potential advertisers and sponsors, or present an accurate accounting of returns to investors and management. On […]

Yodio unveiled its new audio publishing service and online marketplace, described as the Blogger of podcasting, at the DEMO 07 conference today. Yodio hopes to define a new category of site, a Web community for anyone to create, publish, and buy/sell personal audio recordings. Yodio lets users record by phone using Yodio’s toll-free service or […]

Kent Nichols, Douglas Sarine, and the Ninja have announced that they’ve signed a major ad deal. “We have signed with Federated Media to handle all of our advertising,” they note. “We’re really excited to be working with John Battelle and the crew over there. They’ve got a great track record and really seem to be […]

At the 2007 Winter NAMM Show, a music and recording industry convention recently held in Anaheim, California, Behringer introduced their Podcastudio USB Bundle, a kit for professional podcasting, music production and digital home recording. Features: High-resolution 2 In / 2 Out USB audio interface with plug-and-play for Windows XP and Mac OS X operating systems […]

TNC New Media, creator of the EndurancePlanet.com podcast, announced today that they have sold the online media property and its archive of endurance athlete interviews. The buyer, Kevin Patrick, is an accomplished broadcaster and multisport athlete already producing podcasts for clients. “We‚Äôve sold the EndurancePlanet.com podcast,” Tim Bourquin, CEO of TNC New Media, told Podcasting […]

Podcaster Michael Geoghegan has announced Podcast Release, a free WordPress plugin designed to help podcasters with getting legal releases for the use of a guest’s voice or likeness: “The plugin, when installed, creates a Podcast Release page on your site and provides a link to send to your interview subjects. It also sets up an […]

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, YouTube CEO Chad Hurley said his company ‚Äúis going to move in the direction‚Äù of rewarding video creators for their content. Hurley says that he intends to share revenue with video producers, and that YouTube did not do that at first because he wanted to build a community […]

First Beat Media has launched MyPodcast.com, a free podcast hosting service that offers a free recorder, hosting, unlimited bandwidth, and the ability for users to earn money with their podcasts. The site’s recorder application lets users include ad spots directly into recorded podcast episodes and earn a portion of the revenue. Users can: Choose a […]

The iPhone is not a smartphone, but “a second-rate cellphone”, according to ABI Research analysts Stuart Carlaw and Philip Solis. ‚ÄúConsumers will not be willing to settle for a second-rate cell phone just to have superior music,” argues Stuart Carlaw. “Apple must get the phone engineering part of the equation right, and it is difficult […]