Tag: podcasts
Carolla settlement with Personal Audio averts trial for podcast patent case
The company says it no longer intends to sue podcasters who make only "modest amounts of money" from the technology.Wednesday roundup: Carolla settles podcast lawsuit; PBS Hawaii receives $2M grant
Plus: Frankenstein M.D. launches, and the difficulties of regulating Elmos in Times Square.Thursday roundup: NPR responds to Greenwald; Sex in the Wild charms columnist
Plus: The legal fight over podcasting takes an odd turn, and Kai Ryssdal takes the Ice Bucket Challenge.New This American Life podcast will serialize investigative stories
This American Life announced today that it will launch a new podcast this fall, titled Serial. TAL host Ira Glass said on the show’s blog that ...With ‘Smartbinge,’ WNYC aims to raise national profile for digital content
In an effort to position itself as a national brand in public radio, New York’s WNYC is launching an ad campaign likening ...TAL’s Alex Blumberg plans for-profit podcast network
Blumberg, e.p. of This American Life and co-host of Planet Money, envisions a sustainable future for narrative audio journalism.Pesca — and his opinions — find forum in Slate podcast
Mike Pesca has the next hit public radio show, and it’s not on public radio. That’s a problem.Radio Diaries turns to Kickstarter to boost podcast, productions
The production company Radio Diaries, whose stories often appear on This American Life and NPR’s newsmagazines, is aiming to raise $40,000 in a Kickstarter ...Friday roundup: Barzyk unveils pet project; Senate drops patent-reform bill
Plus: Sesame Street and the Great Society, and PRX looks at the technical side of distributing WFMT shows.Public Radio International launches podcast network SoundWorks
SoundWorks launched Thursday with four podcasts, and PRI plans to add more in coming weeks.WNYC adds three podcasts, looks to expand offerings hosted by women
Death, Sex & Money, The Sporkful and The Longest Shortest Time join the station's digital programming lineup.Afternoon roundup: Slate snaps up NPR’s Pesca; nonprofits join push to block KMBH sale
• NPR sports reporter Mike Pesca is leaving the network to host a daily current-events podcast for Slate, Business Insider reports. The show will begin this ...Dotcom entrepreneur invests $250K in Swell app
Jason Calacanis is betting big on Swell, the five-month-old app that curates podcasts and news reports. The angel investor, who co-founded the ...WBUR, Slate partner on personal-health podcast
Boston’s WBUR has joined Slate in producing a six-episode personal-health podcast, The Checkup.Fiction podcast The Truth meets fundraising goal for second season
The Truth, a podcast of fictional stories whose segments have aired on national pubradio programs, met its fundraising goal for a second ...
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