Sony Pictures has signed to a deal to sponsor CNN video podcasts, making it the first major studio to do so. Sony’s first campaign, is a promotion for the football drama “Gridiron Gang,” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The spots run as brief preroll on CNN video podcasts. CNN began video podcasting in June and […]

Podango has introduced a new site, now in beta, that offers free hosted services for the management of “podcast stations”. The service is designed to provide “Station Directors”, who own their Podango Stations as independent media properties, a complete platform to create and interact with subscribers. ‚ÄúWe have been working hard under the radar to […]

PodShow announced today that it is working with GoDaddy, an ICANN accredited domains registrar, to offer custom domain names. The PodShow+ account creation Web form now includes the option to purchase and register a domain name via GoDaddy.com. ‚ÄúHelping podcasters to register a domain name as part of the PodShow+ service creates a simplified process, […]

mobipod, a new service designed to ‘push’ feed podcasts to mobile phones, launched a public trial of the service in the UK on Monday. The service intends to deliver top UK podcasts automatically to mobile phones. mobipod will initially only be available for a range of Nokia handsets on O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone. Support […]

Tim Bourquin, founder and CEO of TNC New Media, producers of Podcast & Portable Media Expo, sends word that he expects this year’s expo to be bigger and better than last year’s inaugural Podcasting Expo. “Last year, many people were still asking what podcasting was,” said Bourquin. “This year, everyone wants to know how they […]

Microsoft is making deals to deliver its attempt at an iPod-killer, the Zune, loaded with free music from record companies wanting to promote their bands. According to Microsoft’s Cesar Menendez, the Zune will come preloaded with audio and video from CSS, Hot Chip and 30 Seconds to Mars. No word on podcasting support on the […]

PodcastAwards.com has announced the winners in 20 of the 22 categories of the 2006 People’s Choice Podcast Awards. Winners announced include: Entertainment ‚Äì Pottercast; Mature – The Dawn and Drew Show; and Technology / Science – DiggNation. Podcasting News got spanked in the category of Best Podcast Directory, losing out to Apple’s iTunes. “We’re hoping […]

Christian.com has introduced GodCast1000.com, a podcast directory dedicated solely to Christian podcasts. ‚ÄúReligious believers want more ‚ÄúGod on their iPod,‚Äù, and churches are rapidly finding that through podcasting, church members can take the Sunday sermon with them throughout the week,‚Äù said Lee Raney, president of Christian.com. GodCast1000.com ranks the top Christian podcasts by categories, such […]

Hundertelf, an Internet company in Cologne, Germany, has launched a new mobile podcasting service, Cellcast. The service lets registered users call from their cell phones, record a message or song and make it available on the Web. The phone calls are recorded and converted to MP3 files, which can be stored on the Cellcast server […]

The International Podcasting Expo is inviting podcasters, podcasting professionals, and podcasting software and services companies to present seminars, workshops and podcasts during the October 20-22, 2006 online event. Presenters receive an online Exhibitor Booth, 20-person audio conference room during the Expo, and a 2-CD set of all Expo recordings. All seminars are conducted and recorded […]