5.1 Screws Up Podcasts!

Have the exact same problem.

There are few more issues:

* Skip forward/backward buttons now jump some percentage of total podcast length forward or backward. In 1h40m video podcast it had about 2m steps. Previous version had 30 sec forward and 10 sec backward jumps, which were great, current behaviour is IMHO useless.

* Previous/next chapter buttons both jump backward in podcast. The length of the jump has also been changed, dont remember how long it was (can't check anymore, I downgraded to 5.0.2).

OT: Ken Burns screensavers dissolve mode is jerky, like ATV is struggling with graphics, was/is butter smooth in 5.0.2.

I'm having the exact same problems and its infuriating. Honestly, this is basic functionality for podcast feeds. How can Apple screw this up so badly. Plus, I have multiple Apple TVs so I use the podcast favorites to keep them all in sync... they're all different now and out of sync. Now, I literally have to check EACH podcast manually because I cannot trust the badges.

I've been a huge Apple fan for a long time. But software just seems to be getting sloppier and sloppier. I don't mind bugs and breaks for things that are complicated but this just seems too basic.

Hope we don't have to wait an eternity for a fix.

I have the same problem. I hope that Apple is aware of the issues and will make it a high priority to release a fix, even though Apple considers the ATV a "hobby".

I'm also not enjoying the loss of ability to skip forward and backward small increments. I use eyetv to record and compress ota HDTV and I used to be able to hit skip a few times to get past a few minutes of commercials. Now skip length is 10 minutes! USELESS.

Almost two months after the iOS 5.1 update, the video podcast issues haven't been fixed. Disappointing.

Unfortunately the iOS 5.1.1 update does not fix the issues with podcasts.

That is almost unbelievable. It used to work well, a bug makes it a pain to use and they've not fixed it?! Very disappointing. I use AppleTV to view podcasts a lot and was really hoping this would be fixed. Maybe time to have a look elsewhere.

Didn't work yesterday for me. I'll try again today and see if there is any difference.

For me, the playback position in podcasts still isn't being remembered. Podcasts always start from the beginning instead of offering to resume.

Same here. Retested it last night. Still broken for me.

Same here podcasts do not resume. Badge numbers are now obsolete!

Doesn't anyone from Apple read these posts?

Podcasts have been broken since the last update and they worked perfctly before.