Starting today MediaCore will be the first online media platform to make it possible for colleges and universities to create podcasts for distribution within iTunes U. Currently many universities are using iTunes U, but there are no intuitive online tools for publishing directly to iTunes, and that’s something we’re going to change. We’ve been working hard on a streamlined publishing process for managing a single podcast or multiple podcasts and we’re pleased to now be announcing it’s availability to all customers.
If you’re into podcasting you can use MediaCore to create a podcast, upload episodes, automatically generate all RSS feeds, and deliver your video or audio content via our insanely fast global content delivery network.
If you already have a MediaCore account and you’re wondering how to create a podcast for distribution specifically for iTunes U, here’s the detailed how-to:
- Login to the administration panel, and choose the podcast tab
- Next, hit the create a podcast button at the top left of the screen
- Fill in the details about your podcast, and then proceed to add the relevant iTunes U category (ex. Biology)
- Hit publish and you’re done! We’ll automatically generate all the iTunes U RSS for each podcast you create.
Once you have created a podcast, the next step is to add an episode to the podcast. To do this, click the “Add Episode” to the left of the newly listed podcast.
Below details how to add a podcast episode to your iTunes U podcast.
Optionally, you can choose to assign a particular episode to the same iTunes U category as the podcast, or alternatively choose another iTunes U category by clicking “iTunes U” under “Advanced” and selecting a new category for the particular podcast episode. You will be able to select any one of the standard iTunes U categories from this drop-down menu.
Lastly, we’ve made MediaCore work with both public and private feeds within iTunes U making it possible to distribute content via a university’s public or private iTunes U account.
[...] Added iTunes U support to podcasts so that Universities and Colleges can easily get their content into iTunes U. See our post on iTunes U support. [...]