Digital World

What is Podcast Video?

A growing trend online is podcast video. While

podcasting was originally only for audio files, more

people are beginning to send video, especially with

broadband connections more accessible. To podcast

video, content distributors enclose it in a web

syndication file that users can download and view when

they want. Users subscribe to the different files,

checking them for updates regularly, and download the

new offers when they become available. Each file is

often referred to as an episode, and may be part of a

video blog, or vlog.

Podcast video, and other types of podcasting are thus

part of the blogging revolution. Individuals and groups

around the world, with a small investment in equipment

and time, can become content producers. Because it is

so simple to use and cheap to set up, many people are

getting involved. They can podcast video around the

world, becoming producers and directors for any small

niche they want to exploit.

Many of these podcasters have small audiences that

download their podcast video, but larger groups are

getting involved. News organizations and websites that

serve massive audiences are discovering that podcasting

and podcast video can distribute their content to

millions of people easily. These groups have found that

podcasting video is yet another way to distribute their

news and information. Since podcasting is so easy to

use, it's likely that even more people will start using