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TV Tries Shaky Hand at Podcasting

When CBS tried to simulcast David Letterman's show on 15 radio stations two years ago, even the star joked that it would sound terrible on the radio. He was right. The experiment flopped, cementing a widespread belief that TV doesn't play without pictures. But podcasting is turning conventional wisdom about TV broadcasting on its head as thousands of people sign up to download and listen to free, audio-only versions of their favorite shows or special MP3-only programming.

Read the whole story at Wired, August 15, 2005 »

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