Interesting to see that Podshow’s slick new site is putting a big emphasis on video, and is calling itself a “media network”. Deeper in, you’ll find that a lot of the content comes from “across the net” i.e. from YouTube. In the UK Podshow has teamed up with BT and is looking for video-on-demand talent.

We still believe that there’s a lot of demand for audio - it’s a very special medium - but there just isn’t enough top-quality speech talent in podcating.

At the minute video is hot even when it’s crap, but soon quality will rise to the top. It’s the same with audio. People will try out cheap and easy podcasts and then stop subscribing. You have to aim to be up with the best of them - and that means the BBC and NPR. It means a lot of time, thought, and effort and little up-front reward. This is essentially the story of why the indies are losing out in the podcasting wars and moaning about it over on Britcaster.