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18-2-2005 Podcast Hosting ServicesThis is a short guide to online podcast hosting services and podcast management systems. It's mainly a list of dedicated services that have got to the market early and new ones I add from time to time. Many more podcast services will no doubt emerge over the coming months; at the bottom of the page there's a group of tags with links to help you find them. Although this page is updated periodically, hosting prices and features are subject to change so check each web service for current details. The list provides a combination of free and premium hosting services to enable a quick comparison of features. It also presents a partial view of the range and type of podcast hosting systems currently available. Many podcast services tend to emphasise iTunes compatibility as a marketing tool because it has a major market share. This may become less uniquely significant in the future as other major players like Amazon and Microsoft release competitive music download services and devices. Also the growth in open source, independent music distribution models, combined with p2p file sharing protocols like BitTorrent, will continue to have an influencial impact on the way audio and video content is distributed. Further Help If you're looking for music to podcast, see Podsafe Music Resources for an overview of free, legal music downloads suitable for podcasting, along with a further selection of podcasting tools and services. I also maintain several Squidoo lenses designed to help podcasters:
You can access all of my audio, music and web-tools lenses at http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/DavidHolmes Recommended books for help with podcasting and desktop audio publishing can be found on DISS homepage or on the Books List.
List of Podcasting Hosts Blipmedia.org formally Rizzn's Podcaster offers free podcast hosting forever with unlimited space, unlimited size, and unlimited bandwidth. When you sign up to BlipMedia, you get a free profile page with an address at 'profiles.blipmedia.org/your username'. This allows people to find you and find your podcast. You can have your offsite blog, your blog feed, and your podcast feed displayed in the blipmedia directory for free. Update: Blipmedia now appears to be closed.
BlogMatrix provides an easy-to-use web-based solution for audio and video podcasting. Hosting plans start at under $5/month with unlimited monthly bandwidth.
Castpost will host your MP3s and automatically generate your feed. You just add the URL for your feed (ex: http://yourname.castpost.com/feed/feed.xml) to podcast directories, including Apple's iTunes. Then users can browse, find, and subscribe to your personal radio show. Users who sign up during Castpost's Alpha test period will receive a year of free basic service. Ads may be placed to cover costs. Alpha accounts will have unlimited bandwidth and 100MB of storage.
Dircaster is a script that can be used on a server that supports PHP4 or greater. It generates an RSS feed suitable for podcast clients, based off the MP3 files in that directory. Drop the script into a directory, files can then be added to the directory to create podcasts. NOTICE: Appears to be unavailable but you can contact the developer if you're interested (Feb 2006).
GarageBand Podcast Studio offers a free hosting service for bands and musicians.
Hipcast is a weblog publishing service that lets you upload video, MP3 or WAV files for streaming (podcasting). The service plan starts at $4.95 per month or $49.97 per year. There's unlimited storage space but bandwidth usage is subject to terms, currently 1,024 MB of streaming audio bandwidth per month, then billed at $1.95 per additional 1GB.
ICanCast.com has three podcast hosting options.
Internet Archive provides free audio hosting for anyone wishing to share files under a Creative Commons license. Once uploaded you'll need to link to the files from a web page. The web page should have a RSS feed that supports media enclosures. Otherwise a service like feedburner.com can be used to create a podcast enabled feed. Free blogging services like MSN Spaces or Blogger.com are popular for doing this. How to Podcast with Blogger and SmartCast.
LibSyn - liberated syndication - are offering a podcast hosting service with unmetered bandwidth at the following rates:
You can create categories so people can subscribe to a select subset of your podcasts for example music or talk. There's a free login 'sandbox' feature that lets you test drive the service first. Read more about the features here.
MediaBlog is a free, unlimited space/bandwidth podcast hosting and blogging service. A wide range of media file types can be uploaded each up to 99 MB in size. Multiple uploads can be handled simultaneously and changing the order in which episodes of your podcast appear is a simple matter of editing the Date property of that media item. Audio and video files are placed into your designated podcast folder and a podcast RSS feed is automatically generated. All podcasts have a splash page and the integrated blog system allows you provide a more full-featured experience for your subscribers (example). You can also publish videos, images or blog posts directly from a cell phone PDA or other Internet-capable devices. Summary:
MoveDigital (formerly Prodigem) allows you to publish your audio and video files as direct downloads, as a mobile phone stream or via BitTorrent. The service features a web widget that makes it easy to reblog your MoveDigital links. Included with the web widget, via its 'Share' button, is a notion called 'social bandwidth sharing' which allows other users to directly add bandwidth into your account from wherever you may have placed your widget. For direct downloads, bandwidth is only deducted from your account for completely delivered files. You don't get penalized if someone stops downloading half way through. As well, your bandwidth always rolls over to your next membership period, so it's always there for you. Membership Levels: FreeTrial 30 days - One gigabyte (1 GB) of storage space. Ten gigabytes (10 GB) of MoveDigital delivery.
MyPodcasts.net supports audio podcasting, video podcasting and Flash streaming. There are three pricing plans.
OSCDN is an open content delivery network and file storage service. Direct Download Storage offers Unlimited Online Storage and Bandwidth for your files for about $6.95 a month whether you store 100MB or 200GB. Billed every 3, 6, and 12 months, it allows you to give a direct link to files you upload. NOTICE: We are Currently Unable to Offer this Service at this time (FEB 2006).
Ourmedia.org provides free web hosting and online tools for all your media files forever. Created by volunteers, Ourmedia is an open-source project positioning itself as The Global Home for Grassroots media. It is partnered with Creative Commons, Wikipedia and the Internet Archive (see below) which provides hosting and bandwidth for the files. Drupal has agreed to host the site for free through its Bryght hosted service. To use the service you must be willing to share your works with a global audience. Most types of media files and content are welcome, including but not limited to; audio, ebooks, films, games, original music, photographs, screencasts, software and video. The ourmedia hosting service fully integrates community features like blogging and forums. The community also functions to facilitate learning about a range of communication techniques and the craft of digital creativity. Free membership lets you:
The site design is well thought out and easy to navigate. For example selecting 'browse media' takes you to the site map. This is a simple list of topics with the RSS links alongside so you can get straight to the feed without having to click deeper. Here's the main RSS feed from the home page.
Pcastbaby provides hosting and transcoding of audio/visual media files to podcasting and streaming formats. Offers start with a free account of 50 MB storage (bandwidth unclear).
Podblaze.com gives you your own podcasting website & domain for free. Your podcast station address would be (www.yourpodcastname.podblaze.com). Everything is automatically created for you and your audio/podcasting site has a streaming media player, RSS feed, own logo, show notes and links areas. Member sites have priority listing in the podcast directory.
Podbus.com hosting prices start at $5 per month for 300 MB of storage space and 5 GB of monthly bandwidth. Account holders get a domain name on a shared server in the form 'mypodcast.podbus.com'. Extended packages and pricing are available including website hosting.
Podcast FM handles every aspect of podcasting in a one-stop hosting and syndication solution. Features include multiple podcast channels, an easy-to-use uploader, ID3 tag editing and play length calculation, the ability to add images to your channels, automatic tracking of downloads and subscriptions, HTML generation and buttons for your website. Users can also queue up podcasts to appear on specific dates when uploading them. All podcasts are listed in the Podcast FM directory which can be browsed or searched by visitors. There are three price plans based on how many podcasts you upload each month and the amount of storage space required. Bandwidth is free and unlimited.
Podcast Spot is a hosting service that offers a free account to test Podcast Spot and Storage or Professional accounts. Free and Professional accounts include all features, while Storage accounts are for podcasters running their own websites. Pricing is based on the amount of upload space required and bandwidth is unmetered.
Professional and Storage accounts are prepaid products. You can purchase 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, or 1 year at a time. You can upgrade or extend at any time. Features include:
PodcastSPOTS is a free podcast creation and hosting solution that allows users to record podcasts, publish them, and possibly earn revenue. Podcasters insert third-party advertisements and podsafe music into their shows and get paid on a per-click basis, per-insert basis, or a variety of other methods. Provides software, a podsafe music vault and viral marketing distribution.
Podkive provides a Podcast Management System (PMS) that allows you to create a website, archive any media file including mp3, ACC, mov, wma, etc and create a podcast feed (RSS feed) for your subscribers to download. There are five hosting packages available ranging from lightweight to serious heavyweight. Prices start at $10/month for 100mb storage space with unlimited monthly transfer (GB bandwidth).
Podlot.com provides podcast hosting with unlimited bandwidth and prices based on maximum storage requirements. Prices start at:
PodOmatic will host your podcast with up to 250mb of free space for MP3s and 7.5 GB monthly downloads. features include browser based audio and video recording tools, support for iTunes and other directory listing. There's a podMail feature that lets users share audio files similar to an email service.
PodServe is a free podcast application and audio file host that is part of the BIG in Japan Web 2.0 Toolkit. You can access all of the blogging and RSS tools via the one account. Creating podcasts with Podserve is extremely easy, simply enter some details about the podcast feed, upload the mp3 files and you're done. You can choose to have the feed listed on Itunes, Odeo, Ipodder and Podcast.net. Hosted podcasts can also listed in the PodServe directory. Your podcast can be tagged with keywords and have a cover art image attached. You get 1GB of hard drive space to host your podcasts. When you create a podcast you have a choice of three podcast sharing options:
The last two provide a moderation option for filtering content before publishing. You can have multiple podcast feeds hosted. Shockpod offers free and paid podcasting hosting. Free users have an uploading limit of 30mb per file with a total limit of 90mb maximum hosting space. Free hosting is provided by placing audio ads in the feed of the free users, giving their listeners the option to download the promotional ads. Paid users do not have any ads placed in their feed and obtain more features such as a blog, Shockpod email address, unlimited file size uploads with a maximum total hosting space of 750MB.
Slapcast.com provides podcasting by phone or by upload. Price $4.95/month for 50 MB maximum for each uploaded MP3 file with unlimited bandwidth/subscriptions. By phone: 60 incoming minutes of voice messages. Additional voice minutes are 5 cents a minute. For now, individual messages are limited to 5 minutes maximum.
StreamGuys offers a podcasting service with the following features:
There's a choice of three pricing models and the site provides an online form for quick price quotes.
Switchpod.com offers free and premium hosting services. The free service is supported by ads which are not "in" the podcast stream. All ads are separate files which users download separately through the feed and do not interrupt their podcasts. When you create an account you get your own folder on their servers to store as much content as you would like. You can then upload all your podcasts. Podcasts can be in various audio formats and bandwidth is unmetered. If you don't want ads an upgrade for $6 a month gets you a blog, ftp account, no file size upload limit, the ability to upload video, and email address.
Other Podcasting Tools and Podcast Management Systems (PMS) Big Contact offers free tools to help you Find, Listen, Share, and Create Podcasts, MP3 Blogs, and Online Radio. Users can also add a streaming media player to their existing sites. The community is based around sharing music with Creative Commons licenses. It does not host the audio files directly. Apple iLife Support help for podcasting with GarageBand. Free online file storage/sending a list of around 50 services that are absolutely free and require no e-mail registration to use. Included in the list are file size limits, download limits and the amount of time the file remains on the server for download. Odeo (pronounced OH-dee-oh) makes podcasting accessible to everyone in a similar way blogging tools did for web publishing. The brain child of Pyra Labs Blogger co-founder Evan Williams and Audioblogger developer Noah Glass, Odeo makes it easy for you to discover, create, and subscribe to fresh, independent audio content. Podbazaar is an international one-stop shop for listeners, publishers and advertisers. It focuses largely on the interests and needs of South Asian audiences, worldwide. The podcast directory offers shows in many languages. Podcast publishers are invited to develop and host their podcasts partaking in a revenue share plan based on targetted advertisements integrated into the podcast content.
The contact page provides email addresses for further information. Podcast Maker X free software for Windows and Mac platforms that creates the XML file for the RSS feed. It allows you to open up a previously created XML file, and continue adding new PodCasts. Poderator creates an XML file online for you (no software installation required). PodProducer free podcasting software for Windows. PODSHOW.com will help you produce, post, distribute and market your PodShow. Videobloggers.org free video hosting and blog publishing service (beta).
Social Bookmarking Tags & Podcasting Del.icio.us lets you tag online bookmarks by file type including media files (mp3, WAV, MOV, etc.). All delicious pages have a RSS feed and any with these system tags added will automatically become a rss-with-enclosures file. That means the RSS feeds are podcast enabled and can be downloaded or streamed using the appropriate software. Find out how to use podcast enabled tags. Play Tagger is a simple way to place an mp3 player in a webpage using javascript. The lightweight script allows you to stream your mp3 bookmarks directly from a small play button on the page using a Flash movie. Visitors can also easily tag and post the mp3 link to del.icio.us. (Javascript not allowed in MSN Spaces).
This following code is added to your site template between the <head> and </head> tags:
Now any links in the page to mp3 files will automatically have play buttons for streaming the audio.
ie <a href="URL of MP3 file">Link text</a>
More Podcasting Info on DISS The "lists" link at the top of this page provides categorized links to useful sound and digital media resources including Media Distribution. You can read more of my podcast posts by selecting the podcasting category from the homepage (right sidebar). The rest of the site features audio related news and music resources. If you would like to recommend a podcast hosting service please post the relevant information as a comment or email to: daveholmesprojects (at) gmail.com. Technorati Tags: Use these links to explore tagged blog posts. listing podcast hosting hosting distribution audio playlists podcasts podcasting freeware DJ MP3 music broadcast multimedia radio recording software sound TagJag Meta-Search: Use these links to discover relevant news and information.
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