Prestopod launches Podcasting Service for Radio Stations
Free beta service introduces all-in-one solution for podcast creation, hosting, and distribution
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- Prestopod, a new podcasting service
for radio stations, debuted today in beta. Prestopod’s all-in-one offering,
which will help community and independent radio stations reach a wider audience
of music lovers, is designed to be simple, fast and cost-effective. Anyone with
an existing online radio program can use prestopod to make podcasts of programs
available to listeners—quickly, simply, and, during the beta period, for free.
Prestopod will create and host podcasts of the programs, list them in podcast
directories, and report usage statistics. Listeners can subscribe to programs
with a single click, and automatically download each new episode to listen to at
their convenience.
"Station managers are busy enough running their radio
stations, and they just don't have the time to research and implement new
technologies. Prestopod takes care of the technology, and lets the station
managers do what they do best: run stations," said Luke Knowland, Chief
Technologist at prestopod.
The community of podcast listeners, estimated
by the Pew Internet & American Life Project (April 2005) as over 6 million,
is expected to grow dramatically after the launch today of Apple’s iTunes 4.9,
which includes support for podcasts. Existing iTunes users and the estimated 22
million owners of iPods and other portable MP3 players are likely to try
podcasts, which allow users to automatically download favorite radio programs
and other audio files to be stored and listened to on demand.
For a
limited time, radio show producers will be able to try prestopod for free. A
simple set up process at www.prestopod.com will register beta users to have podcasts of
their radio programs automatically created. Prestopod will host the podcasts,
market them in podcast directories, and offer usage statistics to the show
producers.
About prestopod
Prestopod offers community radio stations,
independent broadcasters, and other radio show producers an easy, cost-effective
way to reach a wide audience of podcast listeners. For a flat monthly fee,
prestopod will create, host, market and manage podcasts of radio
programs.
Prestopod is a production of Zilonis, Inc.
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