No. Itunes does have to approve your podcast however and you may have production costs for your podcast.
Normally, you would have to go through iTunes on a computer and download the podcast from there.
To add a PodCAst to the iTunes store you need to supply the host address to Apple. There is a detailed FAQ providing details (See links below).
If you have subscribed to the podcast, new episode should automatically download whenever you log on to iTunes.
iTunes only provide a link to the PodCast. The PodCasts are hosted on your own site. You then provide the RSS feed URL from your site to Apple for inclusion in the iTunes PodCast directory. (See links below)
Not actually. You can find podcast on any streaming music serivces or free podcast websites. If you mean you want to download free podcasts, you can try TunePat Music One, which has a free podcast downloading feature.
a PodCast is the equivalent of a radio or TV show but they can be downloaded from iTunes (or other sources) to be listened to/viewed on an iPod (or other suitable player) at a time convenient to you. Most PodCasts are free and iTunes gives you the option to subscribe to a particular podcast so any new editions are automatically downloaded to your computer as they become available.
Once ITunes store is open, go to podcasts from the left-hand side-bar, selec the podcast that interests you, when you get to the podcast it is similar to downloading music, you can choose to add single episodes or subscribe, by adding an episode, you get just the episode added and by subscribing you will get current episodes and automatically receive future episodes. You may need to adjust your setting for how frequently your ITunes is set to check for podcasts. Hope this helps!
Go to itunes click on podcasts then download it then syncronize it then WALAH! U have a podcast.
iTunes provides a directory of podcasts but does not host or supply podcasts. Podcast providers host their podcasts on their own sites and would use their site's logs to determine the number of subscribers to their podcasts. The potential audience will be the 160 million users of iTunes.
To view all the podcast episodes you've downloaded in iTunes 8, open iTunes and click on the "Podcasts" section in the sidebar. From there, you can see a list of all your subscribed podcasts. Click on a specific podcast to view its episodes, and any downloaded episodes will be marked or highlighted. You can also sort or filter the episodes based on your preferences.
To use your iTunes RSS feed, first locate the feed URL for your iTunes podcast or music. You can usually find this in your podcast hosting service or iTunes Connect. Once you have the URL, you can add it to your podcast app or website to subscribe and receive updates whenever new content is published. Additionally, you can share this link with listeners to help them easily access your content.