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Skinny Bones Productions’ first feature-length film, On the Cutting Room Floor, is being made available in a serialized format to subscribers for $2 per month, using a proprietary approach described as a "paid subscription podcast". The movie is a dramatic comedy that chronicles the events following the death of a renowned screenwriter. Every week, subscribers will receive 1 episode, ranging in length from 5 to 10 minutes. The movie spans 12 parts and will cost a total of $6 via subscription. Read More | Comments (0)Santa Barbara International Film Festival Uses Video Podcasting to Expand AudienceFebruary 05, 2006The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced they will be the first domestic film festival to offer video podcasts of their annual event.
A donation of goods and services from D-PRGRM.COM will allow the proceedings of a number of the Festival’s highly attended and entertaining events to be available as both audio and video podcasts to the general public. Read More | Comments (1)Remix Sanctuary, an Experimental Sci-Fi FilmFebruary 05, 2006
Indie filmmaker Michela Ledwidge is developing a short film, Sanctuary, to explore the potential for audiences to play with film as though it were a musical instrument. She believes audiences should be able to ‘fiddle with film’ as though it were a musical instrument, using a games console or desktop computer to modify the movie as they watch it. “Technology and online culture have changed the relationship between film-makers and their audience. Relationships are no longer one way. As a film-maker, performer and technical architect, I have always seen film as a two-way interactive experience,” she says. Read More | Comments (0)2006 Super Bowl Commercials Video PodcastFebruary 04, 2006via Video Podcasting News: Mainstream media has been a little slow to get on the video podcast bandwagon. It’s not surprising, then, that there isn’t an official Super Bowl ad video podcast, despite the fact that there are some people that watch the game specifically to see the ads. DevLib has created a feed for the Super Bowl ads and plans to upload the commercials and have them available for downloading as a video podcast.
Expect ads from Budweiser, Sprint, Toyota, GM Burger King, Cadillac, Gillette - and something as controversial as possible from Go Daddy. Read More | Comments (1)First Haute Podcast? Karl Lagerfeld Announces Fashion Show Video PodcastFebruary 03, 2006
According to Lagerfeld, the video podcast will be the first fashion show to be made available as a podcast on the iTunes Music Store. Lagerfeld is working with COREaudiovisual production company and using Apple software, such as Final Cut Studio and the HD video production suite, to enable the production. The runway show will be taped in HD and edited on-site using Final Cut Pro editing software with Motion- based graphics added in a near real-time process. Aperture, Apple's post-production tool for photographers, will be used to let Lagerfeld immediately compare thousands of images and cull them down to select moments from the runway. Read More | Comments (0)Marketers Aim Ads at Video iPod UsersJanuary 31, 2006The Wall Street Journal reports that "advertisers are scrambling for a way to subvert the sleek device for their own purposes." "It's a lot of trial and error," says Liz Vanzura, global marketing director for General Motors Corp.'s Cadillac division. Read More | Comments (0)New Video Podcast Explores Microbial WorldJanuary 16, 2006A new video podcast by the American Society for Microbiology, Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth, explores the microbial world and how life has evolved over Earth's 3.8 billion-year history. Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth features many well-known scientists, from Craig Venter, who led the way for mapping the human genome, to Carl Woese, who redrew the tree of life as we know it. Viewers will meet other scientists around the world, working to investigate the microbial world in diverse settings from a termite's stomach to a hospital operating room to the radioactive soil of Chernobyl. Read More | Comments (0)SweetTalk with Mrs. GingerbreadJanuary 16, 2006
According to Gingerbread Media “forecasters expect thousands to compete for their piece of the pie.” To help fill this niche, Gingerbread Media has introduced SweetTalk, featuring Mrs. Gingerbread (Christine Marie), shown here with Goober. SweetTalk, or Voice Candy, is a new service that lets women watch and share videos, and talk over the Internet. Read More | Comments (2)Video Podcasts Premiere at SlamDance 2006January 15, 2006Susan Buice and Arin Crumley, the team behind the Four Eyed Monsters video podcast will be premiering 3 new episodes of their series at the Slamdance 2006 Film Festival in Utah. This is the first time a video podcast has been included in a film festival.
"Slamdance is the perfect venue to showcase these episodes since they portray events that took place during this same time last year when our feature film premiered at Slamdance," note Buice and Crumley. "Episode 4 scratches the surface but there was a whole lot going on for us at that time and it's all going into these next 3 episodes." Read More | Comments (0)Pictureal Offers iPod Video Conversion ServiceJanuary 14, 2006
Choose the scene you want, click "Download to iPod" on the Pictureal menu, add the file to your iTunes library, and it will show up on your Video iPod the next time you sync. Pictureal accepts video by upload or in any format including VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C, MiniDV, Hi8, Digital8, MicroMV, DVCAM, Beta and DVD. Pricing for tapes shipped begins at $29 per hour of video sent, with prepaid packages ranging from $99 (3 hours of video and one DVD) to $299 (12 hours of video and three DVDs). Read More | Comments (0)AlloCine Launches Movie Trailer Video PodcastJanuary 13, 2006
Users who subscribe to the AlloCine Podcast can watch movie trailers on their iPod Video for free. Trailers download automatically as they become available. Read More | Comments (0)App Converts Photos to Movies for iPodsJanuary 09, 2006
"Our customers use Photo to Movie to produce video content for DVDs, the Web, email and slide shows, and now these same movies can be viewed on the iPod," said Chris Meyer, president and CEO of LQ Graphics. Read More | Comments (0)Learn Video Podcasting From French MaidsJanuary 08, 2006Podcasters can keep abreast of the latest developments in video podcasting with French Maid TV.
The debut episode features the French Maids explaining How to Video Podcast. Read More | Comments (1)Blinkz Streamlines Searching and Syncing Video to iPodsDecember 20, 2005
blinkx.tv To Go lets users search video blogs and either copy the results to their iPod or portable video player, or save the search as a "channel," which will automatically be updated and copied to their devices. blinkx takes care of all the formatting, regardless of the original file type. Read More | Comments (0)New Software Records Video for iPods, PSPsDecember 19, 2005
Wing is sold as a $24.95 accessory to Hauppauge's PC-based WinTV-PVR personal video recorders. Live TV shows can be recorded with a single click and played on a PC or TV set as well as a portable video player. Wing records in H.264, MPEG-4 and Divx formats, and also will record directly to a recordable DVD disk. Read More | Comments (0)New Video Podcast ReceiverDecember 10, 2005Ziepod+ is a media aggregator and player based on the Ziepod podcast application. The program offers flexible options for working with video content, letting users manage podcasts and video feeds. Ziepod+ also offers integration with Yahoo! Video search engine. Users can monitor video files on the Internet and save individual video files from search results. Read More | Comments (0)RocketBoom Video Podcast Now Available on TivoDecember 09, 2005
Rocketboom is currently one of the most popular video podcasts on the Internet. The show covers a wide range of topics, from top news stories to quirky internet culture. With a heavy emphasis on international arts, technology and weblog drama, Rocketboom is presented via online video and widely distributed through RSS. Read More | Comments (2)NBC Shows Coming to iPodsDecember 06, 2005
"We're thrilled to expand the iTunes video catalog with 11 popular TV shows from NBC, USA Network and the Sci-Fi Channel," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "In our first two months we've sold more than three million videos, and have expanded our TV catalog from five shows to 16 shows." Read More | Comments (0)Van Heffer Debut Answers the Question: Why Bluegrass Covers of Ozzy?November 23, 2005Podcaster Wichita Rutherford has debuted the first episode of his video podcast "documentary" on Sherman Van Heffer, lead singer of a band that does bluegrass covers of Ozzy songs. "Everybody has a story - you, me, everybody," says Rutherford. "And here's one that will stick with you. It's the story of Sherman Van Heffer, an awkward musician-type man-child that got 8 of his 15 minutes of fame......but them 8 minutes, boy they's powerful." The premier introduces Van Heffer, and answers the question "Why Ozzy?"
Read More | Comments (2)iSquint Converts Video for iPodsNovember 11, 2005iSquint is an iPod video conversion app that's up to 5 times faster than Apple's tools. The application simplifies the conversion process. To use, select preferred screen size and rip. Read More | Comments (1)New Service Puts Paris in the Palm of Your HandNovember 04, 2005
According to the site, the iPod-formatted videos available for download are presented "solely for the purpose of, and in the interest in, disseminating news events or matters of public interest." Matters of public interest covered include Lindsay Lohan Wrecks Again! and Paris Hilton Parties On!. Read More | Comments (1)Guba Plans Video Usenet Search Service for iPodsNovember 04, 2005
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"Anyone who has developed and is rolling out a platform for the delivery of content is a company we are interested in doing business with," said according to Playboy CEO Christie Hefner, "We will be in discussions with them." Read More | Comments (0)Pioneer Video Podcaster Reveals SecretsNovember 03, 2005
"I use an older model Powerbook G4," explained Baron. "I think its only about 900 and something MHZ." Read More | Comments (0)Cartoon Podcast Puts Something Funny in Your PantsNovember 03, 2005
Read More | Comments (0)Photoshop Gurus Intro Video PodcastOctober 29, 2005
Hosted by the Photoshop Guys, Scott Kelby, Dave Cross and Matt Kloskowski, Photoshop TV delivers tips, step-by-step tutorials, and the latest Photoshop and digital imaging news in a entertaining format. Read More | Comments (0)Free AppleScript Preps Movies for iPodOctober 29, 2005Ari Bader-Natal has released an Applescript that converts movies in Quicktime Player into an iPod-readable video. A new Library Scripts menu option, "Export front movie to iTunes," exports the movie to an iPod-friendly video format, imports it into the iTunes Library (and Videos playlist), and plays it. Next time iTunes syncs, the movies will be copied to the iPod. Read More | Comments (0)Princeton Video PodcastingOctober 28, 2005Princeton's University Channel has introduced a vodcast, or video podcast, to the podcast service it already offers. Apple's latest iPods support video podcasting - using news feeds to subscribe to free video channels. Podcasts and vodcasts take advantage of "the Internet's potential for distribution to a bigger audience for fantastic content not [previously] going anywhere," said University Channel Executive Director Donna Liu. Read More | Comments (0)Washington Post Video PodcastingOctober 28, 2005The Washington Post has introduced a video podcast that features news and documentary video. Read More | Comments (0)Disney Plans More Mobile Video ContentOctober 25, 2005
"My focus is to build a business based on wireless, video in-demand, broadband, interactive television, and other electronically distributive devices and content," said Chang. "We expect our mobile video subscriber business to reach 14 million in 2009, up from about 200,000 today." Read More | Comments (0)Playmates + Fake News + Video Podcasts = FoxxyNewsOctober 24, 2005
FoxxyNews is a take-off on Fox News, hosted by Playboy Playmates and others. The content is PG, with the emphasis on humor. A recent episode has Insannity and Combover host Andrea Lowell debating a sock puppet about Why Liberals Hate America. Read More | Comments (0)Create Video Podcast News Feeds Via Yahoo! SearchOctober 23, 2005A posting on the Yahoo! Search Blog explains how to use the search engine to create a dynamic video search RSS feed. A form is available to automatically generate feed URLs. Because the feed is generate automatically, videos may not be formatted correctly for a particular player, such as the new video iPods. Read More | Comments (0)Sys-Con.TV Adds iPod SupportOctober 21, 2005SYS-CON.TV, a technology media site, has announced full support for Apple's new Video iPod. A Download to iPod option has been added to the site's media player. Read More | Comments (0)Jobs: There's No Market for Portable VideoOctober 19, 2005Apple head Steve Jobs has some interesting comments in a recent Time article regarding the future of portable digital video. "There is no market today for portable video," said Jobs. "We’re going to sell millions of these to people who want to play their music, and video is going to come along for the ride." Read More | Comments (1)Creating a Video Podcast on Mac OS XOctober 18, 2005
The tutorial explains how to use QuickTime 7 Pro to create an .m4v file containing H.264 video and AAC audio, compatible with iTunes and the latest iPods. Read More | Comments (2)Popular Electronic Music Podcaster Venturing into Video-PodcastingSeptember 04, 2005Beatfreax, publishers of a popular Dutch electronic music podcast, Beatcast, is expanding its offerings into video-on-demand. Beatfreax has introduced a new section called Beatcast TV, that will feature video podcasts. Read More | Comments (0)New Podcast, Video Podcast Hosting ServiceAugust 26, 2005MyPodcasts.Net has launched a new podcast and video podcast hosting service. Hosting plans start as low as $2.00 per month and a free 30 day trial is available. Every account comes with an embedded flash streaming audio/video player that plays your mp3 or flash video content through your index page to allow visitors to listen or watch your content from your site before download. Read More | Comments (1)RocketBoom Publishes Tutorial on Using Video Podcasts in iTunesJuly 06, 2005RocketBoom, a pioneering video podcast, has published a video tutorial that shows how you can view and subscribe to video podcasts within iTunes.
Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)Tiki Bar TV Returns - With the Intoxicating Checker ChallengeJuly 01, 2005Tiki Bar TV is back after an extended hiatus, with a new video podcast of the Checker Challenge.
The show previously has featured "forbidden cocktails and swingin babes in a swank bachelor pad". In this episode, Tiki Bar TV takes a break from its usual format to cover the Checker Challenge. Dr. Tiki provides the play-by-play of the competitive drinking match between Lala and Limey for the Tiki Trophy. Read More | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)One America Committee Intros John Edwards Video PodcastJune 06, 2005
According to the site, "The One America Videoblog was created as a forum to engage in a visual conversation." The initial podcasts feature viewer questions that are answered by Edwards, along with several short interviews, conducted by RocketBoom's Amanda Congdon. Regarding the role of the Internet in politics, Edwards notes "Communication over the Internet is becoming increasingly important." Read More | Comments (1) |
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Interesting opportunity for video podcasters:
Fashion guru Karl Lagerfeld has announced that he plans to close New York Fashion Week on Friday, February 10th, with his F/W '06 show and a fashion first - the debut of the Karl Lagerfeld/Lagerfeld Collection lines via a video podcast.
Connecting with women, especially moms, is difficult. 75% of moms feel TV does not do a good job connecting with them, yet mothers influence 80% of consumer purchasing decisions.
Pictureal has announced a new service for video iPod owners. Send your raw footage to Pictureal via a pre-paid FedEx kit, and within days a professionally-edited version will be posted online, along with the unedited footage and a scene index. 
AlloCine, a leading European cinema internet portal, has launched a video Podcast featuring current and future blockbuster movie trailers.
LQ Graphics has announced an update of Photo to Movie that creates video content for the new Apple iPod. With Photo to Movie, consumers and Podcasters can turn digital images into movies for the iPod.
Hauppauge has announced the release of Wing, software that records TV shows on a personal computer for playback on the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP), Apple video iPod, and other portable video players. Wing can also be used to convert existing TV recordings to the PSP and iPod format.
NBC Universal and Apple today announced that a selection of new primetime, cable, late-night and classic TV shows, including "Law & Order" and late-night favorites such as sketches from "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" would be made available on the iTunes Music Store.
Celebrities.com has introduced a new service that promises to put Paris Hilton, Avril Lavigne, Lindsay Lohan and Tommy Lee in the palm of your hand. 
Adult magazine publishers Playboy and Penthouse are looking for ways to capitalize on popularity of Apple's video iPods. 
According to pioneer video podcaster Andrew Baron, creator of the popular 
Independent cartoon producer Fred Seibert has launched Channel Frederator, the world's first cartoon video podcast. Released weekly, the episodes contain several short form original and vintage cartoons, submitted by producers from around the world, packaged into 10 to 15 minute episodes by the Channel Frederator programming team. 
The gurus at the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) have introduced a video podcast, Adobe® Photoshop TV.
Disney ABC Television Group VP Albert Chang sees delivering media content on mobile devices as key to future growth.
What do you get when you mix Playmates, fake news and video podcasting? 
Apple has added a 
One America, John Edwards' cutting-edge political site, has taken the leap from audio podcasting to video podcasting. The site has added a videoblog that features Edwards' views on a variety of political issues.