Siliconbeat:

"(...) Podcast Alley, the grassroots podcast directory that played a big role in spurring the popularity of podcasting, has been acquired by PodShow. The deal happened last month (...) This is the first acquisition for PodShow, the podcasting company started by Adam Curry and Ron Bloom to commercialize podcasting. (...) Podcast Alley has nearly 7,000 podcasts and 120,000 podcast episodes in its directory. (...)"