Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders

Getting Paid for Music

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on August 25, 2008

 
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Sales of recorded music in the United States are nowabout 30% lower than when Shawn Fanning introduced Napster in 1999. Sales in the physical form (e.g. CDs) are down by nearly half. There is little doubt that the Internet has been a “game changer” for the record label business. 

In this audio program we explore a couple of ways that the Internet can add revenues. One is already generating more money for the industry and promoting new artists. The second appears to be an idea whose time has come. Read more…

RIP for RIM’s BlackBerry and the Radio Industry?

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on August 18, 2008

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This video investigates whether the 3G-iPhone signals the decline of the fortunes of Blackberry-maker, Research-in-Motion as well as those of broadcast and satellite radio.

Many executives hunger for the iPhone but can’t do without real-time email while they’re on the move. As a result, they haven’t bought the iPhone because they don’t want to carry around yet another portable unit in addition to their Blackberries. However, the situation changed on July 11th when Apple started selling the 3G-iPhone with “push” email while earlier iPhones can get a free “push” email download. Read more…

Podango: Specialists in Podcast Hosting & Promotion

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on June 7, 2008

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If you would like to learn about a service that will host both the web pages and media files of your podcasts, promote them, and put them in a community of similar shows, all at no charge, this interview is for you. 

Subject: Our guest today is Lee Gibbons who is a Co-Founder of Podango. Lee’s company is focused on audio and video podcasting. Podango is a place where you can have your Website hosted along with the media files of your podcasts. The podcasts are delivered over the high-capacity Amazon Web Services network. Podango will also place your show in a community of similar podcasts and permit you to opt-into an advertising revenue sharing arrangement. Read more…

Analysis of New Products from Mac World

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on January 24, 2008

 
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Jefferson GrahamSummary: If you would like a professional opinion on the products from the recent Mac World conference, this interview is for you.
 
Our guest today is Jefferson Graham who is a Technology Reporter with USA Today. He and Ed Baig are the Co-Hosts of the Talking Tech podcasts. After stints at The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Tonight, Graham joined USA Today in 1984 covering entertainment. He switched to tech in 2000. Graham is also the author, or co-author, of nine books, including Aaron Spelling: a Prime-Time Life. 

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Microsoft on Podcasting

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on December 11, 2007

 
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If you would like to hear Rob Greenlee who is the Zune Podcast Programming Lead at Microsoft, this interview is for you.  Click  here to listen right now.
 
Our guest today is Rob Greenlee who is the Zune Podcast Programming Lead at Microsoft.  Zune is the Microsoft unit that competes with the iPod. Prior to joining Microsoft, Rob was a pioneer in podcasting and webcasting. He started offering MP3 downloads of his radio program, then named Web Talk Guys, eight years ago.

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Amazon.com Movie Download Service (Part 2 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on July 31, 2007

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If you would like to learn about the movie download service available at Amzon.com, this interview is for you.  (Part 2 of 2)

Our guest today is Roy Price who is the Director of Digital Video at Amazon.com. While nearly everyone knows that Amazon.com is one of the biggest sellers of physical DVDs, last year they also launched a service enabling you to buy, or rent, popular recently-released motions pictures as digital downloads. You can even get them via your television from the comfort to your favorite TV-viewing sofa or chair with selected models of TiVo. Read more…

Amazon.com Movie Download Service (Part 1 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on July 28, 2007

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If you would like to learn about the movie download service available at Amzon.com, this interview is for you.
 
Our guest today is Roy Price who is the Director of Digital Video at Amazon.com. While nearly everyone knows that Amazon.com is one of the biggest sellers of physical DVDs, last year they also launched a service enabling you to buy, or rent, popular recently-released motions pictures as digital downloads. You can even get them via your television from the comfort to your favorite TV-viewing sofa or chair with selected models of TiVo.

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A Public Company Focused on the Podcasting Market

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on June 12, 2007

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If you would like to hear from a small publicly-traded company that focuses on the podcasting market, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is Chris Spencer who is the CEO of Wizzard Software. Originally his Bulletin Board traded company concentrated on speech recognition software. But more recently, with the currency of his stock, Chris has acquired several private podcasting companies. Read more…