Sirius to Apple: Let's talk about podcasting

So there's a whole new batch of "Sirius and Apple in talks" rumours circling about yet again, with folks speculating about some sort of satellite iPod in the works, even though Apple has already put the ixnay on the satellite iPod idea. However, one of the more interesting and actually practical speculations is that Sirius might be looking to get some of its original content available via iTunes now that iTunes 4.9 will add support for downloading podcasts. This makes a lot more sense than yet another stab at a satellite iPod, especially considering the larger trend towards delivering satellite radio content to places other than proprietary satellite receivers, such as to your desktop or cellphone.

[Via Slashdot]

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

this makes a lot of sense. I wonder when 4.9 is coming out.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Now this makes a lot of sense. I would love to get Howard Stern time shifted.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

A satellite iPod would be fine in the US but satellite radio is almost non-existant in Europe. Unless of course, it received DAB - there's a dearth of decent portable DAB receivers here.

I think offering Sirius broadcasting as podcasts is the more liklely story.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

This is definately the way podcasting's going to go.

I wrote a post discussing this earlier in the week:

http://www.sugarbank.com/sam_sugars_blog/2005/05/how_to_make_mon.html

If you don't want to click - in summary:

The price of production, to standards anyones interested in, is too high. No blog will produce a Stern Show or a West Wing. At best it'll be a place to discover talent that people with deep pockets can then package. It'll serve the same purpose as record companies do for artists. I'm sure this'll happen (we all want quality podcasts) and if Apple don't do it they're nuts.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

man.. thats sirious