Comments on: Gervais takes a step backward http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/02/gervais-takes-a-step-backward/ Journalist Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:44:24 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Administrator http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/02/gervais-takes-a-step-backward/comment-page-1/#comment-3184 Administrator Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:27:52 +0000 http://www.adam-maguire.com/blog/?p=24#comment-3184 If any podcast is going to succeed commercially, it will be this one. As for radio re-runs, I don't have a problem with them in general I just think that there is so much more Radio could be doing with Podcasts; extra unaired content for example. I want to see Podcasting branch out away from an exclusively geek pursuit and that will only happen when mainstream media (or popular public figures) begin to do something unique; say you listen to a radio show which features interviews, and at the end of the hour long show the presenter says "that's all for now, but if you want to hear the extended interview and additional stories you can download the podcast on www.mywebsite.com". That's much more appealing than just using the service as a repeat function. If any podcast is going to succeed commercially, it will be this one.

As for radio re-runs, I don’t have a problem with them in general I just think that there is so much more Radio could be doing with Podcasts; extra unaired content for example.
I want to see Podcasting branch out away from an exclusively geek pursuit and that will only happen when mainstream media (or popular public figures) begin to do something unique; say you listen to a radio show which features interviews, and at the end of the hour long show the presenter says “that’s all for now, but if you want to hear the extended interview and additional stories you can download the podcast on http://www.mywebsite.com“. That’s much more appealing than just using the service as a repeat function.

]]> By: Dave http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/02/gervais-takes-a-step-backward/comment-page-1/#comment-3183 Dave Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:12:22 +0000 http://www.adam-maguire.com/blog/?p=24#comment-3183 Agree mostly with what you're saying. Gervais will succeed with the pay-to-listen deal. I'm not usually one to pay for anything off the net, but I'll say that already in our office, there are already 3 people that have signed up this morning, including myself. It also has produced a lot of goodwill. I know I could pirate the show, but I actually want to pay for this, because I enjoy it. On your other point though, I don't see the problem in using podcasts for radio re-runs? If its what people want to listen to then what's the problem? I'd rather listen to a decent commercial radio show replayed than some rubbish a Star Trek fans put together in his basement. Agree mostly with what you’re saying. Gervais will succeed with the pay-to-listen deal. I’m not usually one to pay for anything off the net, but I’ll say that already in our office, there are already 3 people that have signed up this morning, including myself. It also has produced a lot of goodwill. I know I could pirate the show, but I actually want to pay for this, because I enjoy it.

On your other point though, I don’t see the problem in using podcasts for radio re-runs? If its what people want to listen to then what’s the problem? I’d rather listen to a decent commercial radio show replayed than some rubbish a Star Trek fans put together in his basement.

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