SubscribeCast Technologies has released Preeso, a new Web-based service for creating premium (paid) podcasts. The service is a ground up redesign of the company’s existing premium podcasting application.

‚ÄúWe really focused on the user experience. We want the customer to be able to set up a paid and protected podcast in minutes, not hours, or days,‚Äù said Chris Wolf, SubscribeCast‚Äôs Director of Client Relations. “Preeso takes premium podcasting and makes it an easy option for anyone to implement.”

The site offers a free “Lite” version and a $2O/month “Pro” option. After registering, you tell Preeso where your podcast files are, and then you can begin distributing your content through protected subscriptions. The Pro option offers advanced reporting and the ability to use an API to integrate the service with your site.

The application also hides the original web location of the delivered media, so subscribers cannot use their old RSS feed to mine the URL and access media after their subscription has ended.