Tuesday 29 July 2008

European Glory

No, not the Champions League, the Six Nations or just any pan European competion; this is for the Rolls Royce of podcasts and Waiting for Death has just been nominated. I've dropped in their FAQ for you to learn more and the link for voting follows.

European Podcast Award FAQ

Who is allowed to participate?Every audio - podcast that is equipped with a functioning RSS-Feed and does not infringe or violate any copyrights of third parties can be proposed for the Award.

Who is allowed to propose podcasts?Any producer or listener of podcasts can make as many online proposals as he or she wishes.

How will podcasts be proposed for the Award?All necessary particulars concerning the podcast are registered on the “Propose Podcast” page. The Award editorial department will examine all entries and activate the Podcast online for appraisal. This will be carried out as quickly as possible. There is no legal claim that the proposal shall be published for online rating and evaluation in the portal of the Award. The editorial department shall reserve the right to refuse participation for reasons of content or for formal and legal reasons.

How will the podcasts be evaluated?All nominated podcasts can be evaluated and rated online on the “Vote and Win” page. Finally a jury of specialists will award the prizes for the podcasts, taking the online ratings into account.

How long will the Award last ?Proposals for the award will be accepted and nominations will be possible until 15. 09. 08 . All award winners will be determined and notified by the middle of Oktober 08.

What is there to be won?The national and European winners will receive official notification and will also receive their awards publicly, if possible. They will receive valuable material prizes (audio-recording devices / software). Prizes will also be drawn among the visitors to the portal, who have proposed and / or rated podcasts.

How can I promote my podcast for the Award?The “Promote the Award” page presents tips and tools, enabling Award-Podcasts to be evaluated and rated online via email or by means of integration in homepages (e.g. in MySpace) simply and rapidly also outside the portal

http://www.european-podcast-award.eu/index.php?id=12&L=1&podid=748&no_cache=1&tx_ddpodcast_pi1[art]=vote