Ok, seriously. I know what I am talking about. First, it was Upcoming.org’s RSS feeds, then it was Apple’s affiliate program (which was later fixed), and now it is Howard Stern Podcasts.
Coming next year, Audible and XM will introduce the first portable, handheld satellite radio devices that are capable of playing both the XM service as well as Audible’s spoken-word content, which can be downloaded from the Web into the devices’ memory. With the launch of these “AudibleReady/XM” devices, XM subscribers will be able to expand their listening experience through purchase of audiobooks and other content from Audible.
In related news, is Sirius Satellite Radio looking to do something similar with Howard Stern once he arrives? Speaking at the Reuters Telecommunications, Cable and Satellite summit in New York City, Sirius President of Entertainment and Sports Scott Greenstein addressed that topic by saying the satcaster “was looking at everything it could possibly do with Stern,” according to a Reuters report.
Now the above snippet does not explicitly say that the shows will be available for download, but it does imply that the idea has at least crossed the minds of the people who make the decisions at Sirius, which is good enough for me.
I am like the Dupont for ideas. I don’t come up with a lot of the ideas you have, I make a lot of the ideas you have better.