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Posts from April 2006

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11 April 2006 @ 7pm

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What does ABC’s Move Mean For iTunes?

I have been thinking about ABC’s move to offer shows for free on the web (with commercials). So far, the overall reaction has been more than postive, with Jeff Jarvis even proclaiming that “TV has finally exploded.”
One angle few have taken so far, though, is to think about what this means for the iTunes sales [...]


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11 April 2006 @ 12pm

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Howard Stern Fans Switching to NPR

According to a LA Times article today, Howard Stern’s replacements aren’t doing so well. There is even talk of firing David Lee Roth already. Given that not everybody has followed him to Sirius, there is now a whole herd of former listeners looking for new content. I switched to listening to podcasts exclusively, but apparently, [...]


Low Podcast Adoption Rates are Real!

The podosphere today is bustling with opinions about Forrester Rsearch’s report on the low adoption ratings of podcasting. Here is Podtech’s opinion:
PodTech.net: Silicon Valley, Technology, & Media Podcast » Blog Archive » Forrester Report on Podcasting – Wrong Big Time
However if you look at iTunes and iPod marketshare alone – I estimate that around 15-20 [...]