Friday, February 12, 2010

Podcast Options - Lab Assignment #8

For this assignment, we were asked to find ten podcasts from 5 different categories, and give the facts on each podcast - the name of the publisher, the category, the podcast's format, the frequency of updates and new podcasts, the projected audience, number of subscribers and (finally) corporate sponsors for the website.
All of the following podcasts were found at podcastalley.com. The website sorts them into genres to help users figure out which of them pertains to their interest.

harrypotterpodcast.com

Publisher: harrypotterpodcast.com
Category: Arts
Format: Fan-Fiction
Frequency: Several times a month, but not necessarily weekly.
Audience: Harry Potter Fans (i.e. 10-30 year old English speaking males and females who probably grew up with or just greatly appreciate J.K. Rowling's literary masterpiece)
Subscribers: 112
Sponsors: Google


Great detectives of old-time radio
Publisher: Adam Graham
Category: Arts
Format: Audiobook
Frequency: Daily, Mon. - Sat.
Audience: Men and Women older than the age of 40, who are probably upper-middle class (have free time on their hands) and who also enjoy listening to things that they may have grown up with.
Subscribers:97
Sponsors: Google, Priceline, Netflix


Free Talk Live
Publisher: Josh, Julia, Nick, Wayne, Dale, Mark and Ian
Category: Society & Culture
Format: Talk Show
Frequency: Daily
Audience: Twenty and Thirty-Somethings that probably do not align themselves with a political party and consider themselves free-thinking individuals.
Subscribers: 44,020
Sponsors: Google, Berkey Light Water Filters, sakalcai.com

Best of the Left
Publisher: Jay
Category: Society & Culture
Format: Talk Show
Frequency: Once or Twice a Week
Audience: Liberals - most likely males and females above the age of 18 who are interested in liberal politics and do not live in the Southern United States
Subscribers: 2,118
Sponsors: Google


Accio-Potter Wizard Radio
Publisher: Alex Heule, Jay Grandi, Michael Hickey, Microsoft Same
Category: Music
Format: Music
Frequency: Monthly
Audience: Again, Harry Potter fans - most likely High School and College Students, ages ranging from 10-30 who speak English and are fans of the books
Subscribers: 314
Sponsors: Google, Kawasaki Parts, Online Gambling

Film Penguins
Publisher: Andrew and Mark
Category: TV/Film
Format: TV/Film
Frequency: once a week
Audience: females in their 20's who are movie buffs.
Subscribers: 8
Sponsors: Google (SonyPictures.com/IceCastles, us.penguingroup.com)

Talk Trek
Publisher: different for every episode
Category: TV/Film
Format: TV/film relating to Star Trek
Frequency: once a week a new video is published
Audience: Star Trek fanatics, most likely post-adolescent males
Subscribers: 99
Sponsors: Google (gk2gk.com, fanscast.com)

ESPN Radio Podcast
Publisher: ESPN internet ventures
Category: Sports/Recreation
Format: Sports News
Frequency: once a day; Monday through Friday.
Audience: male gender, 13-50 year olds, who like sports.
Subscribers: 12
Sponsors: Google (SportManagementDegrees.com, combatcast.net)


New England Patriots Podcast
Publisher: New England Patriots ("club") and Internet Commerce Company
Category: Sports/Recreation
Format: Sports News
Frequency: once a day; Monday through Friday.
Audience: male gender, 13-50 year olds, New Engalnd Patriot fans.
Subscribers: 5
Sponsors: Google (proshop.patriots.com, NFLshop.com)

Keith and the Girl
Publisher: Keith and Chemeda
Category: Top 10 Podcast
Format: Comedy Talkshow
Frequency: once a day; Monday thru Friday.
Audience: females and males early 20's to mid 30's.
Subscribers: 38826 votes

Sponsors: Google (
voices.com, wellsfargo.com/student)

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