Well done on the latest podcast. Glad to see skype works fine for you!
Excellent stuff!
FYI,
http://www.redherring.com/Article.a...or=Industries&subsector=EntertainmentAndMedia
Melodeo Podcasts to Phones
Melodeo is introducing software that will download podcasts to cell phones.
August 19, 2005
Melodeo, a company that specializes in providing music for cell phones, said on Friday it is introducing software for finding and downloading podcasts to mobile phones.
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Melodeo intends for Mobilcast to be carrier independent, according to Stan Sorensen, senior director of product management and marketing at Melodeo. His company is offering the software for free to users and plans to host all the content and manage the catalog creation. The carrier will earn money from data time charges and any applicable airtime charges
While the service may be carrier-independent for now, Melodeo has a history of working with carriers and has already signed Spain’s largest wireless operator, Telefónica Moviles, and Canada’s biggest mobile carrier, Rogers Wireless, as customers for its mobile music service.
Melodeo is seeking deals with other carriers in North America and Europe that will be able to host its music service, as well as its podcasting, ring tone, wallpaper, and video capabilities.
“It became very clear to us from our technical assessment that the same technical capability that provides full-track music can also be applied to other forms of content on a mobile device,” said Mr. Sorensen.
The podcasting software is Melodeo’s way of demonstrating to carriers that its technology can support these other types of content.
In the meantime, users will be able to download the Mobilcast software directly from Melodeo’s site in early September and won’t need to wait for a carrier to offer it.
Special Requirements
However, the software will only be able to run on a limited number of phone models at first. The software will initially support Symbian Series 60 phones such as the Nokia 6600, 6620, 6630, 6670 6680, and 7610, according to Mr. Sorensen.