At the second annual Podcast and Portable Media Expo, being held at the Ontario Convention Center (above) Sept 29-30, Ron Moore, head writer and show runner for Battlestar Galactica, and creator of Battlestar Galactica podcast, gave the second keynote speech. Here are some highlights from his discussion: Galactica’s podcast pilot project was initially referred to [...]

Next weekend’s Podcast and Portable Media Expo is all set and ready to go, event organizer Tim Bourquin says. “We’ve been planning this event for nearly a year. It’s like a bobsled – you start pushing it downhill, and, after awhile, it picks up momentum and speeds on its own.” In an interview with Podcasting [...]

The Freak Network provides an alternative to mainstream podcasts, bringing together “a network of freaks” creating podcasts, video podcasts and blogs. The network features content from the following “freaks”: PizzaBabe Goes Global A Gay Better ZillaCast {{PB&J}} Big Phil√¢’s Love Parade Sin Special Delivery Tranny Wreck The Post Modern Geek’s Guide To Sex The Pete [...]

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 [...]

MarketWatch’s Frank Barnako takes a look at podcasters that make no money with a successful podcast. “Ara Derderian and Braden Russell are the producers of HDTV Podcast,” writes Barnako. “They should be making money with it. They’re not.” Barnako suggests that “The lesson may be that the independent podcaster will have to be satisfied with [...]

In July, the daily reach of YouTube pulled ahead of MySpace. YouTube’s growth has been explosive, going from nowhere a year a go to becoming the sixteenth most popular site on the Web, as measured by Alexa. The tremendous growth reflects increasing penetration of broadband, more vloggers creating independent video content and YouTube’s ability to [...]

The Corporate Podcasting Summit, described as Enterprise Podcasting 101, was held June 20 – 21 in San Francisco. The Summit brought together people interested in corporate podcasting from around the world. Above, Elisabeth McLaury Lewin, Publisher of Podcasting News, at the Corporate Podcasting Summit with (l to r) Mark Blevis (podcasters across borders, electric sky [...]

Apple has updated its categories for podcasts, and they are asking podcasters to update their feeds as soon as possible. Per Apple: Changes to your categories may take 1-2 weeks from the time you edit your feed, so please review and add new category data as soon as possible to ensure your podcast is listed [...]

Richard Vobes, who calls himself “the UK’s most prolific podcaster”, will reach his 500th show on Sunday June 4th, 2006.Vobes, 43, has been producing the Richard Vobes Radio Show seven days a week, from his home in Worthing, Sussex, England. It has been podcast over the Internet every day of the year, since September 2004. [...]

The first national membership organisation for UK podcasters, the UK Podcasters Association (UKPA), has opened its doors for membership. “We intend UKPA to be run along the lines of a guild or a professional body, existing in order to protect podcasters’ rights and promote their interests nationally and internationally,” according to UKPA Chairman Dean Whitbread. [...]