From the CEO
Six Figures and Climbing
A mere six weeks ago, in this very space, I trumpeted that fact that BlogTalkRadio had just broadcast its 75,000th episode. So you can imagine my excitement when I tell you the network recently passed the 100,000 mark.
That’s right: more than 100,000 shows have aired on BTR since its [...]

By David LaGesse
Word came early today that the Federal Communications Commission appeared likely to let satellite radio pioneers XM and Sirius come together. The companies say they need to merge to keep their business thriving in the face of growing competition. Ha. If they thought they had problems, it’s gotten worse in the 16 months [...]

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -
Acacia Research Corp. said Tuesday it acquired rights to a patent related to Internet radio advertisement technology.
The patented technology generally relates to ad replacement for Internet radio.
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by Chloe Albanesius - PC Magazine: In an age of digital downloads, streaming music services, Web radio, and personal Web sites, are large, traditional radio stations still the main driver behind album sales?
Absolutely, according to broadcasters. And that’s precisely why they are opposing legislation that would require broadcasters to pay a royalty fee for [...]

Mary Jo Foley - ZDNET: As part of its ongoing campaign to emphasize SharePoint Server’s social-computing capabilities, Microsoft rolled out on June 9 a test version of the Podcast Kit for SharePoint (PKS), which it is making available under an open-source license.
PKS is built on the Microsoft Silverlight platform and is compatible with the Zune, [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Treedia Labs, a leading media aggregation and distribution company, announced today the Top 25 Podcasts on Podcast.com for May 2008. Podcast.com is the premier podcast destination that provides access to a growing [...]

by Anna Marie Kukec
The Chicago Area Podcasters Network (http://chicagopodcast.org) has been growing since its inception in 2006, a clear indication of the popularity of podcasting.
The niche video and/or audio programming offers an eclectic mix of broadcast-type quality with citizen journalism.
“Things really changed once iTunes made podcasting available,” said Tom Kim of Libertyville, founder of the [...]

Edison Research and Arbitron have conducted a study of over 1800 persons to find out who consumes podcasts.
An interesting metric to keep in mind is that the typical podcast listener consumes almost 8 hours of audio per week.
DigitalPodcast.com notes:
Podcasting continues to grow quickly: Audio podcast listeners grew from 13% of Americans to 18% and [...]