Sirius satellite radio is going to offer a podcast channel. Once again, I’m not satisfied with the depth of reporting of news. The main questions that I want answered are these:
How does the station choose which podcasts to play? Is there a regular schedule for regular programs? Is there experimentation with random podcasts? Do they broadcast podcasts using CC licenses without informing the author (which is not required by the license)?
How does this all tie to the web site? For instance, if I publish a podcast, does the podcast channel announce my web address before playing the podcast? I would have to assume that this would cut into the listening audience, since after you found a podcast that you liked, you would listen to it directly rather than the radio station.
This whole concept interests me, although I’m not sure how popular it will be. I’m amused to think that Adam Curry, who “started” the whole podcasting thing, could be the celebrity host that would start the fire for the channel. Surely there’s someone better. Maybe XM will pick up the idea too, and get a better player (or players).
