TWiT.tv

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TWiT.tv
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaWorldwide, via Internet
HeadquartersPetaluma, California
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerTWiT LLC
History
LaunchedApril 2005 (2005-04)
FounderLeo Laporte
Links
WebsiteTWiT.tv; wiki.twit.tv
Availability
Streaming media
Live Webcasttwit.tv/live
YouTubeWatch Live
Not to be confused with Twitch (service).
"TWiT" redirects here. For the podcast, see This Week in Tech.

TWiT.tv, which is the operating trade name of TWiT LLC, is a podcast network that broadcasts many technology news podcasts, founded by technology broadcaster and author Leo Laporte in 2005, and run by his wife and company CEO Lisa Laporte. The network began operation in April 2005 with the launch of This Week in Tech. Security Now was the second podcast on the network, debuting in August of that year. The network hosts 28 podcasts (as of July, 2020)[1] though the number had fallen in half to only 14 regularly scheduled shows by January 2021.[2] Podcasts include The Tech Guy, This Week in Tech, This Week in Enterprise Tech, Security Now, FLOSS Weekly, and MacBreak Weekly. In addition to shows on technology news, TWiT also has podcasts like Hands-On Photography".[1]

TWiT founder and owner Leo Laporte, in an October 2009 speech, stated that it grossed revenues of $1.5 million per year, while costs were around $350,000.[3] In November 2014, during an interview with American Public Media's Marketplace Leo Laporte stated that TWiT makes $6 million in ad revenue a year from 5 million TWiT podcasts downloaded each month, mostly in the form of audio, and that 3,000 to 4,000 people watch its live-streamed shows.[4] On March 18, 2015, prior to the filming of This Week in Google, Leo Laporte stated that TWiT expects to make $7 million in revenue in fiscal year 2015, and made "almost" $10 million in revenue in 2016.[5]

TWiT gets its name from its first and flagship podcast, This Week in Tech. The logo design originated from a traditional logic gate symbol of an "AND gate" turned on its side. Voiceovers are provided by Jim Cutler.[6]

Programming

TWiT's podcasts are centered around technology and technology news. Hosts of the shows are usually experts in certain fields, either by working in the field itself or by being a journalist covering the field.

As of August 2019, there are 17 podcasts produced by TWiT.[7]

All the shows are available free to watch or download from the TWiT.tv website and are funded by cost per mille embedded sponsorship.[8] Most of the shows are livestreamed from the TWiT studio in Petaluma, California. TWiT's servers host the network's chat rooms using the Internet Relay Chat.[9]

On April 18, 2021, Leo Laporte announced a new paid tier called "Club TWiT" which allows access to member-only podcasts, ad-free podcast feeds, and a members-only Discord server.[10]

Shows

The TWiT Network is host to the following shows[11]

ShowHosts
FLOSS WeeklyDoc Searls
Hands-On PhotographyAnt Pruitt
iOS TodayMikah Sargent, Rosemary Orchard
MacBreak WeeklyLeo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, Jason Snell
Security NowSteve Gibson, Leo Laporte
The Tech GuyLeo Laporte
Tech News WeeklyJason Howell, Mikah Sargent
This Week in Enterprise TechLouis Maresca, Brian Chee, Curt Franklin
This Week in GoogleLeo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt
This Week in SpaceRod Pyle, Tariq Malik
This Week in TechLeo Laporte
Windows WeeklyLeo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell

Retired Shows

The following are the shows that have been retired from the network:[12]

ShowHosts
Abby's RoadAbby Laporte
All About Android Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Huyen Tue Dao
Android App ArenaJason Howell
Ask The Tech GuyLeo Laporte
Before You BuyFr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Leo Laporte
Coding 101Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Louis Maresca, Shannon Morse
Dr. Kiki's Science HourDr. Kiki Sanford
FrameRateBrian Brushwood, Tom Merritt
FourCastTom Merritt, Scott Johnson
Futures in BiotechMarc Pelletier
Game On!Brian Brushwood, Veronica Belmont
The Giz WizDick DeBartolo, Leo Laporte, Chad Johnson
Green Tech TodayBecky Worley, Dr. Kiki Sanford
Hands-On AndroidJason Howell
Hands-On iOSMikah Sargent
Hands-On MacLeo Laporte
Hands-On TechLeo Laporte, Jason Howell, Mikah Sargent, Ant Pruitt, Megan Morrone
Hands-On WellnessAnt Pruitt
Ham NationBob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, Amanda Alden, Dale Puckett
Home Theater GeeksScott Wilkinson
iFive for the iPhoneSarah Lane, Megan Morrone
Jumping MonkeysMegan Morrone, Leo Laporte
Know How...Leo Laporte, Iyaz Akhtar, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Bryan Burnett, Megan Morrone, Florence Ion, Jason Howell, Sam Machkovech
The Laporte ReportLeo Laporte
MacBreakLeo Laporte, Kendra Arimoto, Emery Wells, Merlin Mann, Alex Lindsay
Marketing MavericksTonya Hall
Maxwell's HouseRay Maxwell
MunchcastLeo Laporte, Cammy Blackstone
net@nightLeo Laporte, Amber MacArthur
The New Screen SaversLeo Laporte
NSFWBrian Brushwood, Justin Robert Young
OMGcraftChad (OMGchad) Johnson
Padre's CornerFr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
redditUPSarah Lane, Chad Johnson
Roz Rows the PacificRoz Savage
Science News WeeklyDr. Kiki Sanford
Smart Tech TodayMikah Sargent, Matthew Cassinelli
The Social HourSarah Lane, Amber MacArthur
Tech History TodayTom Merritt
Tech News 2NightSarah Lane, Megan Morrone
Tech News TodayTom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, Mike Elgan, Megan Morrone, Jason Howell
This Week in Computer HardwarePatrick Norton, Ryan Shrout, Allyn Malventano, Sebastian Peak
This Week in FunSarah Lane, Martin Sargent
This Week in LawDenise Howell, Evan Brown, Stefan Szpajda
This Week in Radio TechKirk Harnack
This Week in YouTubeChad Johnson, Lamarr Wilson
Trey's Variety HourTrey Ratcliff
TriangulationLeo Laporte, Jason Howell, Mikah Sargent, Denise Howell, Megan Morrone
TWiT PhotoLeo Laporte, Catherine Hall
Valley of GeniusLeo Laporte, Adam Fisher

Litigation

In May 2017, Twitter announced that it would deliver original video content on its platform. Lawyers from TWiT believed this violated a spoken agreement between Leo Laporte and Twitter co-founder Evan Williams made in 2009, and infringed on TWiT's trademark. TWiT tried to informally resolve the trademark issue, and in January 2018 filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Twitter.[13]

In March 2018 Twitter filed a motion to dismiss.[14] On May 30, 2018, US Magistrate Judge Jaqueline Scott Corley granted Twitters' motion to dismiss the case. The judge found that TWIT's discussions with Twitter "do not support a plausible inference that Twitter agreed to never offer audio or video content under the Twitter brand."[15]

Awards
  • This Week in Tech was the recipient of the 2005, 2008, and 2010 People's Choice Podcast Awards in the Technology category and Best Video Podcast in 2009 and 2011.[16]
  • Tech News Today was the recipient of the 2012 International Academy of Web Television award for Best News Web Series.[17] It also won the People's Choice Podcast Awards in the Technology category in 2011 and 2013.[16]
  • Security Now was the recipient of the 2007 People's Choice Podcast Awards in the Technology category.[16]
  • This Week in Computer Hardware, Home Theater Geeks, NSFW, This Week in Tech, MacBreak Weekly, TWiT Live Specials, iPad Today, Tech News Today, The Tech Guy, This Week in Google, and Windows Weekly were named "Best of 2010 in Podcasts" by iTunes Rewind.[18]
  • In 2011, This Week in Tech was named "Best Technology Podcast", and TWiT Photo was named "Best New Technology Podcast" by iTunes Rewind.[19]
  • In 2017, Triangulation was awarded the first "Best Podcast: Technology" Webby Award for the episode Leo Laporte Talks with Edward Snowden's Lawyer, and Leo Laporte was chosen as an Honoree for "Podcasts: Best Host" by The Webby Awards[20]

See also

References
  1. "Tech Podcasts from This Week in Tech - TWiT". TWiT.tv. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. "Tech Podcasts from This Week in Tech - TWiT". TWiT.tv. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. "Leo Laporte Makes $1.5 Million Per Year from Podcasting [Video]". Mashable. October 3, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  4. "Podcasting's audience (and its profits) are growing". American Public Media. November 6, 2014.
  5. "This Week in Google episode 414". TWiT.tv. July 19, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  6. "This Week in Tech episode 483". TWiT.tv. November 6, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  7. "TWiT Shows". TWiT.tv. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  8. Andrew Keen interviewed on the TV show Triangulation on the TWiT.tv network
  9. Kalish, Jon (October 3, 2016). "Geek Squad? Nah, Try TWIT's Chat Rooms". PCMag. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  10. "Club TWiT". TWiT.tv. April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  11. "Podcasts".
  12. "TWiT Shows Retired". TWiT.tv. TWiT. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  13. England, Rachel (January 17, 2018). "Twitter faces trademark infringement lawsuit from podcast network". Engadget. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  14. "Motion to Dismiss: TWiT LLC vs. Twitter Inc. Case: 3:18-cv-00341-JSC" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  15. "Case Dismissal: TWiT LLC vs. Twitter Inc. Case: 3:18-cv-00341-JSC". Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  16. "Podcast Awards - Past Winners". Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  17. "Winners From The 2012 IAWTV Awards Held At CES In Las Vegas Jan. 12, 2012". International Academy of Web Television. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  18. "Geeks Among iTunes Best Podcasts of 2010". Sound & Vision. December 10, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  19. "The Year in Podcasts – best of 2011 from iTunes Rewind". 1x57.com. December 23, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  20. "Leo Laporte talks with Edward Snowden's Lawyer". webbyawards.com. May 15, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
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