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PodShowPDN Offers Tools For Creating, Managing Podcasts

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006 at 12:55 PM - by Staff

PodShow, Inc., which was co-founded by former MTV VJ and podcasting pioneer Adam Curry, on Tuesday announced a joint venture with Limelight Networks Inc. to launch PodShowPDN (Podcast Delivery Network). The new service offers scalability for managing, delivering and tracking thousands of podcasts, millions of episodes and hundreds-of-millions of downloads.

PodShowPDN also features tools for creating, publishing and uploading content. Mr. Curry said in a press release: "Prior to the PDN, talented producers were creating the world's freshest content only to have it destroyed in delivery by networks pieced together with the digital equivalent of duct tape and bailing wire."

Ron Bloom, CEO and co-founder of PodShow Inc., added: "In order to move podcasting to the next level, we had to do three things: enable the highest level of production; guarantee delivery; and provide an entirely new class of reporting. PodShowPDN solves these issues for everyone."

PodShowPDN has already been in use delivering the PodShow Web site's line-up of shows, and during the first quarter of 2006, the company will open the service to all amateur and professional podcasters, both audio and video.

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Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:40 pm

Podshow is claiming to be the First Podcast network for Podcast delivery. What about libsyn (http://www.libsyn.com)?

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Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:00 am

What you're witnessing is the use of slightly stretched claims and strong language in the service of PR. Libsyn is not by any stretch of the imagination held together by "the digital equivalent of duct tape and bailing wire." But it's a reasonably catchy phrase that guarantees its use in every story written about the launch of the PDN.

PodShow is certainly NOT the first podcast delivery service, but Curry and other PDN people will likely claim that their entire package of features for podcast creation and distribution will probably make them (for the moment) the comprehensive podcast delivery network.

Although I'm not sure how it works, since publicly disclosed details are sketchy at this point, PodShow may be adopting a system similar to Garageband.com, where podcasters can create a vocal track for their shows by calling in via telephone.

So far, I'd say the people connected with the PDN are playing the interested media like a Stradivarius.

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