Hi All! Seems the inevitable is happening:
<http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/02/20/ricky_gervais_podcast_paid/> Fans of the current series will have to fork out for the next lot ($7US per month), at 4 per month and 12 in the series, so to listen to the next series will cost you $21US. I wonder how far off the video podcasts will be before charging, such as Rocketboom and TikiTV. They must have enormous bandwidth costs per month, plus purchasing the hardware to create a video podcast. (Although Rocketboom just sold their first advertising spot on ebay for $40,000US). It will be interesting to see what happens from here, whether people pay for the podcasts, or we have to put up with advertising. If I can preview the content, then I would be happy to pay. But if I am paying, no ads! Like iTools, I think the free ride is coming to an end :-) Seeya Rod!
