Podcast Won't Play

Just installed (and uninstalled and reinstalled) iTunes, 64 bit, Windows 8 in order to play a podcast.
Clicked play and nothing happened. Nada. Zip. Zero. Seems like it won't even button won't even "click." No error message.
What gives?

Does this article contain anything useful?
(27567)

Similar Messages

Video Podcasts Won't Play under 7.3.2.6

Just installed new itunes and quick time and numerous previously downloaded and newly downloaded video podcasts won't play. You can see the opening frame on the small screen at bottom left if you click but when you try to play, the screen goes green, purple or other color and starts to vertically roll (like old tvs used to do) with foggy images. Strangely other video podcasts (old and new)do play. One example of podcast that does not play is Photoshop Killer Tips; one that does play is Adobe Photoshop Quick Tips.
Computer has plenty of space and has been cleaned of temporary files, defragged, etc.

And this is when going to videos-->video podcasts, right? Do they even show up there at all?
btabz

My podcast won't play on my ipod despite it working on my laptop

my podcast won't play on my ipod despite it working on my laptop. i have tried converting them using the advanced tab but that option is greyed out. its very frustrating! can anyone help?
sarah

So you are able to sync these podcasts over to your iPod Classic? Would you be able to post a screenshot of one of these podcast's Summary tab of its Get Info window in iTunes? Be sure to blank out the Apple ID fields and any personal informaiton shown on this tab.
B-rock

Video podcasts won't play, cause ipod to freeze

Hi there,
My 5.5g ipod won't play video podcasts. I've downloaded several different ones, made sure the "TV Out" is turned off, and played with several other settings, all to no avail. When I open one from the video>video podcasts menu, the screen goes black, sometimes it says "Loading" with the little "play" arrow in the top left corner, and that's all I get. It freezes, and I have to reset.
I've also tried restoring the ipod to factory conditions, which didn't work. The podcasts play in iTunes, so that's not the problem.
This thread
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8969818&#8969818
also seems to describe my problem, but I can't find a solution there.
Anybody have any ideas for how to fix this? Thanks!

It's up to the producers of the podcast whether they make their video podcasts iPod compatible or not. It's certainly not a requirement for an iTunes Podcast feed which is, perhaps, unfortunate. You could try sending the producer feedback but even if they take any notice it won't affect podcasts you've already downloaded. The *Make iPod compatible version* rarely works (somthing to do with whether audio & video are separate or multiplexed to start with). I suggest you download SUPER which is capable of converting almost anything to an iPod version. You have to navigate through a bunch of links before you get to the actual download, but it is there - just ignore the links to other commercial software on the way, SUPER is free.
tt2
PS. On my current setup SUPER generates the odd error message while running but still produces a working output file...
Message was edited by: turingtest2

Podcast won't play on pc

Ever since I downloaded the latest iTunes version (Ithink it is 11.1), podcasts will not play on my PC. They play fine on my iPhone and iPad...but, not on my PC. I have tried unsubscribing and resubscribing and reinstalling iTunes...nothing works and it is all of my Podcasts (I listen to about 8).
Any suggestions?

Hi debmuch,
If you are having issues playing podcasts in iTunes on your Windows machine, you may find the following article helpful:
iTunes Store: Can't download or play a podcast
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2313
Regards,
- Brenden

Podcasts won't play in iTunes or in iPad/iPhone

Hey so I'm having a lot of trouble getting some of my Podcasts to play,
My university records and saves lectures online through echo360 and last semester I was able to set them all up as podcasts so they'd come to my ipad/iphone and laptop! I tried to set it up to do it today and it wouldn't work. After hours of extensively looking through forums/discussions on here, I found this one:
Re: Why won't my podcasts play in iTunes?
Which seems to address a similar problem. After looking into it, it seems as though my university has changed the link from being http:// to https:// and perhaps that's why it's not playing?
So my main question is, is there any way around this/any way to change it from https to http to make it play? Or, alternatively, is there any other explanation that could be responsible for them not playing?
Sorry, I'm not very tech savvy and not sure if I've worded this very well but it's worth a shot!
Thanks

The current (nearly) all 64-bit version of iTunes doesn't integrate with QuickTime. If you have content that needs QuickTime on your system then uninstall iTunes and all supporting components, then install the version of iTunes found here: iTunes for Windows (64-bit - for older video cards) and reinstall QuickTime. The "for older video cards" release is a 64-bit installer for the core 32-bit iTunes application, similar to all 64-bit releases of iTunes prior to 12.1 and will work with QuickTime.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there are also links to backup and recovery advice should it be needed.
See Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates if you have problems uninstalling or reinstalling components.
tt2

IPhone 4 music and podcasts won't play

my iPhone 4 is having a problem with sound.
I use the Alarm Clock app and recently the speakers on my phone won't work so I can't hear my alarm. Coincedentally (?) when this happens I cannot play music or podcasts from their apps as well. The play button just flashes and nothing else happens.
The only fix seems to be to turn the phone off and back on.
Is this an iOS problem?

Since turning the phone off and back on solves the problem I guess it's a software matter.
Try a reset (hold sleep / wake and menu until the phone restarts) and see if it fixes.
Eventually you can try a software restore. If the problem persists it would be worth to go to an Apple Store or contact Apple Care.
Best

Video Podcasts won't play

Any video podcasts on my iPod will only play sound as if it were a regular song.
Please help! I would love to be able to watch them again.
If this helps, they stopped working after I accidentally added one show to my on-the-go play list. I have reformatted and reset to factory settings twice.

After several reformats to factory settings it now works again. I wish I knew what was wrong though.

Video podcasts won't play after archive and install

I'm one of the folks having capture issues with FCP 4.5 and OS X 10.4.9. So I decided to archive and install to 10.4.8. Now it seems I'm having all kinds of video problems, including downloading and playing video podcasts in iTunes (7.2). When I download a podcast, say "Tiki Bar TV", the file downloads, but in the podcast screen, I get an error message which reads,
"There is a problem adding the video to iTunes. The file might be corrupted, or a file type that iTunes cannot play." For the record, I have never run into anything like this before. And it's the same way with every video podcast.
I had some similar wonkiness going on with QuickTime, too. But after I installed a divx plug-in, and flip for mac, everything seems to be okay with the QT. iTunes is still a mystery. Any ideas on what my next step should be would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Ben
PowerMac G5 Dual 2.5Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.8) 3GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, ATI9800XT

There are files that are not brought along with Archive and Install.
Some are invisible and not accessible without enabling "root" access and even then you have to know exactly which files have to be moved from the 'previous System' folder.
Archive and Install never works with Apple's Pro apps.
If Niel's suggestion doesn't work you'll have to erase your hard drive and reinstall everything making sure you first backup important data to another hard drive.
(don't forget to save your mail and addresses)

Video Podcast Won't Play

Hi all, have a 1st gen 5G iPod 60G
Only until these few days I (re)started to subscribe to some podcasts, including video podcasts like the new NGC World Music, NASA videos, Happy Tree Friends, etc
They all play absolutely fine on iTunes on my mac, but when I try playing them on my iPod, they just play like normal regular podcast, NO video, an "album art" is displayed and I hear the audio, very much like listening to any music.
All the video podcasts seem to be like that; I however can play all the TV shows that I have bought from the store.
So how do I get to watch the video podcast??
Thanks and cheers

Whats the direct link to either the RSS or the video, I'll take a look? iTunes is telling me there is either a problem with the file or the type of file isnt supported.
Windows XP Pro http://www.video-fu.com

IWeb podcast won't play through Android (?)

I'm new to all this, so I may be overlooking something obvious. I created 2 podcasts through GarageBand and sent them to iWeb as MP3's. They play perfectly when I access my website through Safari on both my MacBook and my iTouch. I successfully subscribed to my podcast through iTunes and I successfully submitted my podcast to the iTunes Store. However, when I access my website podcast page on my Android phone, I can see all the copy and artwork, but there is no "Play" button to click. No way of making it play. Any ideas or suggestions on how to remedy this, if there is a way? Thanks.

Android doesn't play well with others if you do a google search on getting audio to play with and/or on the Android you will find a couple of solutions. People smarter than me were having some serious issues trying to get this to work.
jPlayer works on the Mac, PC, & iOS its what I use

I can't open messages, mail, and podcast won't play.

Since the most recent update, I can't open messages or mail. I've double clicked the home button and swiped them off to restart. For both, the screen stays white for a few seconds and kicks me out. My podcast wont play and I've been trying to set up apple pay and can't find pass book in my settings. Can any one suggest a fix?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Go to  > Force Quit or press Alt, Command and Esc keys, select Mail and force quit it. Finally, turn off your Mac.

Podcasts won't play on computer.

My podcasts in Itunes 11.1.3 will not play on my computer (Windows 7). All audio is garbled. Audio settings are on spoken word. This has been occurring since ITunes 11 first version. Podcasts play fine on Ipod and Iphone. Any help would be much appreciated.

I'm not able to help, just chiming in that I'm getting the same issue as far as podcasts not syncing, however mine aren't even loading into the podcasts folder in my library
They are audio MP3's as the normal subscription for this particular TV show only has a handful, though the rest are available on their archive of past episodes by "right" clicking and adding to iTunes.
Any suggestions?
this is the link by the way... http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/pastepisodes/date_2007.htm
Message was edited by: pods

IWeb video Podcast won't play music on PC and crash iTunes.

I used iMovie to make a picture slideshow and added a mp3 file I got from a CD I own. I shared the slideshow to iWeb as a podcast with iLife06 and it built a page for it on my .Mac account web page. I published it and it went to the server flawlessly. I subscribed to the podcast on my Mac computer and it came into my playlist and played great. The problem came when I went to the website on my IBM PC. I at one time used it to hold the music for my iPod. I subscribed to the podcast, downloaded the slideshow to iTunes, and when I tried to play it on the PC I got a weird noise that would not stop. I had to control Alt Del to get it to stop. I am running the latest version of iTunes on both computers.

ensure that you are navigating to the video
correctly. The correct path to a video podcast on a
5th gen ipod is /videos/video podcasts/*insert
podcast here*. I assume that you are attempting to
access the podcasts via /music/podcasts/*insert
podcast here*. If you are accessing the podcasts
through the music menu, the podcast will show up, but
only the audio will play. If you access it through
the video menu, both the audio and the video should
work.
THANKS V V V V V V V V VERY MUCH

Podcasts won't play in iTunes

Hi folks,
There are two issues, one serious less so for the new version of iTunes 7.0 for XP.
The serious problem is that for reasons that are unclear, *no podcasts* will play! I've tried everything, but I am at a total loss. In the previous version, iTunes would just download stuff and I can play it, now, nothing. It acts as if there is nothing there. Is there something I need to do in iTunes that will allow me to play? Can I go back to a previous version?
The second issue is that in the previous version there was a tab called "entire library" where I could go in and delete played podcasts manually. Now, I can't do that and have to wait till the update takes it out OR even worse go into each org's podcast, click on the triangle and delete the old episodes. How can I get an entire library tab back onto the

well, since I stumped the iTunes people on my problem, I'd still like an answer to my second question-- in the last version of iTunes I was able to easily delete old podcasts from the library. How can I do that now???

Podcast Won't Play

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for