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April 30, 2006
Bear Stearns Intros BearCasts
Bear, Stearns & Co, a leading financial services firm, has introduced BearCast, a mobile platform that uses podcasting technology to deliver Bear Stearns content on-demand to clients. BearCast delivers Bear Stearns conference calls, proprietary research and special events in downloadable audio files for busy investors to listen to anywhere. "Clients have been seeking new ways to access information from Bear Stearns; this new service gives them added flexibility in how they get our full range of unique, grass-roots research," said Kay Booth, senior managing director and Director of Global Equity Research. "It marries our firm's research content with the vast array of portable devices now available."
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Posted by Michael at 02:00 PM
New Device Captures Video Directly to
Bella Corporation has introduced Catapult, described as "the world's first device to allow capture of video footage from DV or HDV video cameras directly to iPods." The Catapult can save video directly to an iPod or virtually any USB drive, where it is available for immediate editing. 
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Posted by John at 11:16 AM
BeOS Lives - And Gets New Podcast
Added to podcast software list: BeOS, the highly regarded multimedia operating system that never quite made it in the marketplace, lives on as an open source project, and now has a new podcast client. BePodder is a media aggregator for the BeOS/Zeta Operating System. It is designed to help you find, subscribe to, and download audio, video, images and news published as podcasts.
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April 29, 2006
CBS Radio Hurting Sans
Howard Stern's jump from CBS to satellite has damaged the company's radio business to the extent that CBS is considering selling off stations. The New York Post reports that "Ratings and revenue figures released yesterday show just how hard hit CBS stations have been since Stern jumped ship to join Sirius Satellite Radio in January. Stern's former flagship New York station, WFNY, known as "Free FM," once held the top spot in the morning drive time but has dropped to No. 22 in the first three months of this year."
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Posted by Ken at 11:16 AM
Video Blogs Featured in Rolling
Video blogging is featured in an article in the current Rolling Stone magazine. The article includes comments from Rocketboom's Andrew Baron and Amanda Congdon (above), Kitkast's Casey McKinnon, pioneering video blogger Steve Garfield and others and highlights how video blogging is getting growing mainstream attention.
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Posted by Perry at 11:06 AM
Proposed Law Bans MP3 Streaming of Mainstream
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Cal.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) have introduced S. 2644, dubbed the PERFORM Act, that would restrict music webcasters that play mainstream music artists from using MP3 formats and other formats that are free of digital rights-management software. Currently, webcasters that want to stream major label music are entitled to do so under a statutory license (administered by SoundExchange) set out in section 114(d) of the Copyright Act. So long as they follow the rules and pay a royalty, webcasters can play whatever music they like, using whatever streaming format they like.
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April 28, 2006
Survey Shows Podcasting Ready to Rock; Radio Ready to
Podcasting is ready to rock, according to a new survey from Rock radio consultants Jacobs Media. The survey reports that of all the new media options available, including satellite radio, Internet streaming, text messaging and video games, the sharpest growth belongs to iPods and similar MP3 players. Furthermore, they found that podcasting is becoming a viable new way to rock. "There's been a lot written and said about how new technology impacts 'old media,'" Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs comments. "Our findings indicate that the iPod (and similar portable devices) has become a pop culture phenomenon, rapidly becoming a dynamic force in the way that music (and other content) is being purchased and consumed."
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Posted by Russell at 04:52 PM
Michelle Malkin Debuts Conservative Video Podcast
Conservative blogger, author and media personality Michelle Malkin has introduced a video podcast network, Hot Air. The video podcast site is described as a conservative Internet broadcast network. The site lets users subscribe to a video feed using iTunes or other video podcast software, or browse the site and view videos on demand.
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