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iTunes: Boing Boing tv is a "best video podcast of 2007"




Whoah, this is super cool and the entire Boing Boing tv team is very grateful! iTunes is featuring Boing Boing tv as one of the top video podcasts of 2007: Link. Chris Albrecht of NewTeeVee wrote a roundup with more about all the selected podcasts: Link. (Thanks, Pete Alcorn!).

CNN feature about Boing Boing tv




Matt West of CNN's "Pop Digital" produced a piece about Boing Boing tv, and here it is: Video Link.

BBtv in the news: Boston Globe, NY Mag




Joshua Glenn of the Boston Globe produced a neat audio slideshow interview with Mark about the iconography in BBtv's opening animation sequence: Link.

Over at New York Magazine, Emma Pearse interviewed Xeni about what could possibly be more awesome than unicorns, and how one might create "functioning spaceships out of Popsicle sticks and rubber bands." Link.

BBtv viewers in China: RSS feeds said to be blocked.



We've been receiving bug reports from fans in mainland China who are telling us they are not able to subscribe to Boing Boing tv's RSS feed.

Our RSS feeds are not broken, nor are they the only ones affected, not by a long shot. According to various reports, authorities in China are taking steps to block *all* RSS feeds in an attempt to keep out information that may be critical of the nation's government. Link to item on Ars Technica.

PS: a related note to all our Chinese-speaking viewers around the world -- we're hoping to offer Chinese-subtitled versions of the show just as soon as we can.

Boing Boing tv: now you can watch it on Virgin America.



Soon, when you fly on Virgin America, you'll be able to watch Boing Boing tv episodes on the in-flight entertainment system if you are not too busy chatting up that hottie in row 11a, or ordering a martini by touchscreen.

Link, and related items: Valleywag, Information Week, NewTeeVee. (Thanks, Charles Ogilvie!)