RadioTail, a podcasting ad network, has announced plans to provide a free metrics and dynamic ad insertion system to all podcasters. RadioTail has opened its platform up to all podcast producers for free through its new RadioTail Ripple service. RadioTail Ripple lets audio and video podcasters track the usage of their media files and build […]

Kansas State University announced today plans to create the largest eduational podcast library in the world. K-State, located in Manhattan, KS, plans to have all 6,000 class podcasts available to its students this year, making it by far the education realm’s largest podcasting implementation worldwide. The university is using Tegrity Campus 2.0, a content-management system […]

Wizzard Software announced today the acquisition of a second podcasting company, Blast Podcast, an podcast advertising and hosting service provider. Previously, Wizzard announced an agreement to purchase Switchpod.com, a podcast hosting service. Wizzard plans to combine its experience in the area of speech recognition technology into Blast Podcast’s business plans. Wizzard will incorporate its server-based […]

Akamai, the leading Web content delivery network, today announced that Kiptronic, an ad marketplace for the podcasting industry, will use the Akamai global EdgePlatform to accelerate its customer’s distribution of audio and video podcasts over the Internet. Kiptronic’s multimedia ad insertion technology lets audio and video podcast publishers select targeted advertisements and sponsorships to run […]

Does the world still need podcasters? That’s the question raised by the latest announcement from MagneticTime, a text-to-speech software developer. The company announced today that MT-Podcast, an application that can automatically convert scripts to podcasts, is now available for free to hobbyist bloggers. ‚ÄúThe blogging community is growing and vibrant ‚Äì and one which can […]

Paramagnus Developments has introduced a new podcast hosting service, Podcast Spot. Service features include: Flexible Storage Space Unmetered Bandwidth Automatic Media Conversion Easy Organization Automatic P2P Support for iTunes Simple Payment Options Professional hosting plans start at $7/month, and a free introductory plan (25mb) is also available.

Pod-Star has announced updates to their PromoPicker podcast directory. Updates include: Easier podcast submission Easier podcaster signup Easier ratings system Easier comments system New category suggestion options Easy access to all of your directory entries in one place Easy posting in multiple categories Listener comment line / contact number field added New links to MySpace […]

Podcast Ready has announced that it has partnered with COWON America, maker of the iAudio line of portable multimedia devices, to offer Podcast Ready‚Äôs myPodder software preloaded on the entire line of COWON devices. According to the company, the announcement introduces the first Podcast Ready-enabled portable video devices. Podcast Ready‚Äôs myPodder software is designed to […]

Advertising Age reports that, eight months into his reign at Sirius Satellite Radio, the Stern’s advertising rates are a fraction of what they were on terrestrial radio. “Spots are going for $5,000 to $6,000, with live reads, the term for on-air talent pitching the product, maxing out at $10,000,” notes Advertising Age. “When Howard Sterns […]

On Friday, Wired published an item that suggested that Apple was trying to make “podcast” its own trademark and keep others from using the term. The company recently sent cease and desist letters to MyPodder, which makes podcast software for portable MP3 players. “Will Apple succeed in defending the word “podcast” as its own trademark?” […]