Vodcast (a portmanteau of 'video podcast' or 'video on demand-cast'), VODcast or video podcast is an emerging term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures. The term is an evolution specialized for video, coming from the generally audio-based podcast and referring to Video On Demand (VOD) and (web-, narrow-, broad-) casting where the RSS feed is used as a non-linear TV channel to which consumers can subscribe using a PC, TV, set-top box, media center or mobile multimedia device). Look up Portmanteau word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The term podcasting is a portmanteau of the words iPod and broadcasting. ... Video on demand (VOD) systems allow users to select and watch video content over a network as part of an interactive television system. ... Video on demand (VOD) systems allow users to select and watch video content over a network as part of an interactive television system. ... Video clips are short video segments, often excerpted from a larger whole. ... Atom is the name of a specific web feed format. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The term podcasting is a portmanteau of the words iPod and broadcasting. ... The term set-top box (STB) describes a device that connects to a television and some external source of signal, and turns the signal into content then displayed on the screen. ...

From a web server, a vodcast can be distributed as a file or as a stream. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. Downloading complete vodcasts in advance gives the user the ability to play the vodcasts offline on, for example, a portable media player. Streaming allows seeking (skipping portions of the file) without downloading the full vodcast, better statistics and lower bandwidth costs for the servers; however, users may have to face pauses in playback caused by slow transfer speeds. The term Web server can mean one of two things: A computer that is responsible for accepting HTTP requests from clients, which are known as Web browsers, and serving them Web pages, which are usually HTML documents and linked objects (images, etc. ... A computer file is a collection of information that is stored in a computer system and can be identified by its full path name. ... Streaming media is media that is consumed (read, heard, viewed) while it is being delivered. ... A portable multimedia player, or PMP is a hard disk or flash memory based electronic device, such as an MP3 player, which is capable of storing and playing files in one or more media formats. ...

A podcasting client may work with a separate, or integrated player. One such example of the latter is iTunes, which is an unusual case of a web feed aggregator being added to a media player rather than vice versa. Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio programs or music videos, over the Internet using either the RSS or Atom syndication formats, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. ... The French iTunes law is the nickname given by some Anglo-American news sources to the DADVSI act. ... It has been suggested that web syndication be merged into this article or section. ...

Vodcasting took off in the Netherlands, for several reasons. First, over 60% of the Dutch have broadband Internet of 1 Mbit/s and faster so there's a large potential audience for on-demand video services. Second, vodcasting was pioneered and promoted by Dutch streaming specialist at vodcast.nl. Video blogging was promoted by xolo.tv from Amsterdam.

Asia followed suit in August 2005 with the launch of a Philippine-based infotainment program called HIT.

Channeling of on-demand content has major benefits for both publishers and subscribers. Publishers can still bundle content for their audience. Subscribers can consume content on-demand and don't need keyboard or mouse interfaces to choose channels and items, much similar to zapping through regular TV stations, and new episodes show up automatically, so the technology is ideal for on-the-go (portable media players and mobile phones) and living room mass media consumption (TV), as demonstrated by the pioneers at vodcast.nl. Apple's Front Row media center application is the first to support this technology. Front Row Main menu screenshot Front Row Music menu screenshot This article is about the Macintosh computer application. ...

Prosumers are using this technology as well, but for completely different purposes: mainly targeting desktop and offline (iPod) use, and call their efforts video blogs, vlogs, vlogging and vcasts, which are easily mistaken for but are not the same as vodcasts aka video podcasts. Prosumer refers to one of two possible portmanteaus formed by contracting either the word producer or professional with the word consumer. ... A vlog is a weblog which uses video as its primary presentation format. ... A vlog is a video which uses a blog as its method of distribution. ...

Timeline

• On 14 November 2004 Steve Garfield creates a video blog calling it a Video Podcast: http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videopodcast/2004/11/videopodcast_20.html

• On 13 March 2005 the first episode of Tiki Bar TV was released as a video blog. This low budget, but well-produced series has quickly become one of the most popular video podcasts as they later introduced RSS functions.

• On 3 July 2005 Dutch streaming pioneer Stef van der Ziel from Jet Stream introduces the term 'VODcast' for channeling video-on-demand titles through RSS, XML, WML and HTML feeds and demos video streaming in rss feeds at www.vodcast.nl. He combined audio streaming and rss in 2004.

• On 11 July 2005 Dutch National Broadcaster VPRO and Stef van der Ziel take vodcasting mainstream by introducing the first popmusic 3VOOR12 vodcast feed, stating that vodcasting has the potential of becoming future TV channels for on-demand video content.

• In July 2005, Vodcasts.TV, the first vodcast directory launches.

• In July 2005, The University of Chicago begins to vodcast poetry lectures http://poempresent.uchicago.edu/poempresent.rss and interviews with researchers http://research.uchicago.edu/highlights/research.rss .

• In July, Dutch, Rotterdam based, cultural-oriented webportal called AntenneRotterdam. NL, makes their entire archive available as podcasts/vodcasts. [1].

• In August, VODcast.nl pitches the "iTuner" concept to several hardware and software developers, a concept small computer device with RSS functionality, video streaming decoding features, a TV-friendly graphical user interface, an iPod-like remote control, to bring vodcasting to the living room, much like the later introduced Front Row by Apple Computer.

• In August, Brookside Baptist Church produces the first religious vodcasts[2].

• On 20 August 2005, three siblings from the Philippines produce HIT the first vodcast in Asia.

• In September 2005, international luxury lifestyle publication, CITY Magazine, becomes the first magazine to publish their CITY TV content on the iTunes Music Store as a vodcast[3].

• On September 5 2005, Kray Mitchell released his short film CrookZ [4] using the iTunes Podcast Directory, the first short film to be widely released on the directory. CrookZ remained in the Top 50 Podcasts for over two weeks, and in the Top 100 for over a month after its initial release (In multiple Countries, including Canada, where it was released).

• Other groups, such as Youth Radio [5], an independent youth media organization, use its vodcasts to bring youth perspectives to a wider audience, with many pieces exploring youth culture and life. Youth Radio is the first youth media organization to vodcast.

• On October 12, 2005, Apple introduces the new iPod and Front Row Media Center with full support for vodcasting, calling it video podcasting, referring to their iPod product. iPod now supports downloadable vodcasts through iTunes RSS subscription and syncing features. Front Row now lets users subscribe through iTunes and consume vodcasts in a TV-centered environment.

• In October 2005, right after Apple's introduction of the new iMac, Vodcast.nl demos high quality IPTV streams and vodcast streams in Front Row, showing that the technology is ready for living room use as well as desktop use and on-the-go use.

• In October 2005, Montana State University graduate film students create the first nature and environmental issues vodcast, entitled "Terra: The Nature of Our World" [6].

• In November 2005, the German public TV channel ARD started publishing its "Tagesschau" (8 pm news show) als vodcast (http://www.tagesschau.de/podcast)

• In November 2005, The National Basketball Association starts vodcasting. Each night the NBA sends the latest video highlights directly to the NBA TV Broadband RSS feed. http://broadband.nba.com/cc/podcast.php?type=vodcast

• In November 2005, The Public Broadcasting Service science series Nova starts publishing vodcasts from the world of science, including excerpts from their television programs. http://broadband.wgbh.org/nova/rss/nova-vodcast.xml

• In November 2005, Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant starts vodcasting.

• In November 2005, 3 out of the top 5 podcasts in the Dutch iTunes Music Store are vodcasts.

• In January 2006, BMW launches their official BMW Vodcast[7] with news and highlights.

• In January 2006, UNICEF launches their UNICEF Television Vodcast which is a global news service focusing on the health, education, equality and protection of children.

• In January 2006, Macbreak launches their first video cast, marking the first High Definition videocast.

• On January 9, 2006 Google released Google Video which offers free vodcasts and also sells some. Many TV shows are in Google Video. All videos may be put in iTunes and the movie section of fifth-generation iPods.

• In February 2006, three Swedish media companies start VODcasting, among them public broadcasting company Sveriges Television.

• In February 2006, CHUM Limited became the first Canadian broadcaster to vodcast a show. Full episodes of the Citytv/MuchMusic"VJ Search" show were published on the night of the weekly TV broadcast.

• In June 2006 Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany held her first vodcast-speech and announced to continue this on a weekly base to explain her politics. Merkel is the first head of government to use this technology.

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External links

• Vodcast.nl pioneer website with further information