A couple days ago, I received an email from Apple regarding podcasts, which announced a number of new features that the iTunes service has for podcasters, including:

Introducing Podcasts Connect
Podcasts Connect is the primary place to manage your podcasts on the iTunes Store. Here you will be able to validate and submit podcasts to iTunes. You will also be able to manage availablity once your podcast has been approved.

Get started using Podcasts Connect.

Right now it just lets you manage your shows, and it is much better than the older webforms I had to use to set up my podcast. An exciting development for anyone that wants to get into podcasting, because it’s now easier than ever. I hope this includes analytics one day, it could be a huge boon for podcasters that want to attract advertisers.