Merlin’s weekly podcast with Dan Benjamin. We talk about creativity, independence, and making things you love.
'Morning Becomes Eclectic' now available as podcast
Merlin Mann | Jul 24 2005
KCRW TO PODCAST MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC SESSIONS Damn, this is pretty big. “Morning Becomes Eclectic” now available as a podcast (subscribe: iTunes | RSS). I think that’s the “biggest” show I’ve seen NPR or its affiliates offer in podcast format. Great news for listeners and a ballsy move that suggests smart affiliate stations have confidence in the future of the medium. (Also: All KCRW podcasts)
Edit 2005-07-24 07:53:29: Hmm. It appears that these podcasts will be single, selected segments of the show, and, as with Le Show, I imagine they’ll be redacting the recorded music parts. Also, it doesn’t seem like they’ll be doing this daily, so I wonder if this is really a typical podcast so much as a free sample on a toothpick. It would be a bummer if MBE only used the format to an nth of its potential by offering irregular, hobbled, or incomplete versions of this wonderful program. For the foreseeable future, podcasting media will succeed not on the medium's novelty, but on the fact that—as with, say, On the Media—it's simply re-packaging their whole, high-quality program in a convenient “to-go box.” If a media outlet is uncomfortable releasing their whole product as a proper podcast, they'd do better to create a short but unique piece of programming exclusively for podcasting. Maybe a weekly wrap-up of highlights from the program? Anyhow, it's still nice to get some of this swell show in an easy and portable format. Guess we’ll have to wait, listen, and see where they go with it. Related 43F posts on NPR and podcasts: Technorati Tags: npr, podcasts, public radio, radio 9 Comments
POSTED IN:
 It's a licensing thing. ...Submitted by Raghav Gupta (not verified) on July 29, 2005 - 5:38pm.
It's a licensing thing. The major labels (and large indies) are afraid of cannibalizing download sales if people can download a podcast of their artist's music for free. MBE will start by offering podcasts of artists who either have their own label or whose label agrees to license the MBE performance for podcast. The smaller labels will gladly do it, while majors typically will not save for some of their lesser known artists that need to risk more with less at stake. Then there are the publishers, but that's another can of worms. » POSTED IN:
|
|
| EXPLORE 43Folders | THE GOOD STUFF |
