Podcasting

Embed YouTube Videos & Skip The Boring Parts

Ever want to embed a YouTube video, but skip the boring parts?
Here’s how you can do it. 
YouTube’s embedded player has a parameter that you can use to specify the number of seconds that should be skipped before starting to play the video.
Just add &start=[number of seconds from the start of the video] to both URLs in [...]


YouTube Gets Theater View for Long Videos

YouTube has added two new features to long videos: Theater View and Lights Out mode. These features aren’t available on all videos yet (here’s an example of a video with the new features). Similar features are already available on Hulu and a few other of the best TV-streaming sites, but it’s a welcome addition to [...]


PermissionTV Provides Whitelabel Video Platform Services

PermissionTV lets companies create their own YouTube-style video service. Their list of clients includes MGM, Bob Villa and many more well-known names in the entertainment industry. They also serve corporations, agencies, special interest groups and publishing companies. 
The ‘PTV’ platform with customizable flash-based SmartPlayer provides a flexible way to share and manage interactive video content. It [...]


xVideoServiceThief Downloads Video from Over 50 Sites

All platforms: Download your favorite online video clips from YouTube, 5min, Metacafe, and more than 50 other online video sharing sites with free open source application xVideoServiceThief. Enter a URL of nearly any online video and xVideoServiceThief will automatically download the video (unless you specify otherwise). Videos can be downloaded to either FLV or [...]


The Pirate Bay Is Getting Into Streaming?

The Pirate Bay, the world’s largest BitTorrent tracker (and one of the most hated by studios), may be getting into streaming, a tipster told us.
The Pirate Bay, which has 3 million users and is closing in on 15 million peers, first mentioned the possibility of a streaming service back in May, but little was heard [...]


PowerPress Podcasting Plugin For WordPress Updated

The Blubrry PowerPress plugin for WordPress version 0.2.1 is now available. The latest version incorporates a number of bug fixes and enhancements.
Here’s what’s new:

Fixed itunes:subtitle displaying ‘…’
Display itunes:summary in items option
Add trailing slash to media url if not present
Enhance ability to copy Podpress settings

Details are available at the Blubrry site.

(Via Podcasting News.)

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