UKTV G2 is relaunching in mid-October… and will be coming to Freeview. The channel name? Errr… “Dave”

Apparently, this new name is based on the idea that “everyone has a mate called Dave”. The channel will be on Sky and Virgin, and will replace UKTV Bright Ideas on Freeview. The channel will aim at 16-35 year old men.

We’ve today launched our first “FrequencyCast Update”. This is a short show providing our listeners with a quick update between shows.

The update, recorded on Sunday the 16th, is a 4 minute catch-up on what’s happened since we launched Show 18 at the start of the month. Carl and Pete run down some news headlines, look at feedback since the last show, and discuss what’s coming in the next full-length show. The show will be ‘pushed’ to subscribers of our audio feed, or you can listen to or download the update from www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html

We’d be interested to hear if you like the idea of more frequent show updates like this - please let us know via ‘comments’ to this entry.

FrequencyCast has been featured in the August 2007 issue of Radio Journal, the German magazine for radio and new media. It’s all in German, but we can promise you it’s a great article, looking at Carl and Pete’s background, and our views on podcasting.

Guten Tag to all of our German listeners!

Apple has just announced some new iPod products, and they’re already available to pre-order. Here’s what’s new:

The new Apple Touch - a touchscreen iPod (8 or 16 Gig), with wi-fi and a built-in web browser. Then there’s the new iPod Nano - a small one that lets you watch video on the 2-inch display (4 or 8 gig)

If you’re an iPod fan, get in early and pre-order from Comet’s iPod page

We’ve just got our hands on an Efergy Energy Saving Meter, which we’ll cover in a future podcast. In the meantime, our review is here

FrequencyCast Show 18, the latest edition of the UK TV and Tech Radio Show has just just been released. Here’s what the show’s hosts Carl and Pete uncover:

• Focus on TV on your PC: Ways to watch and record TV on your PC - the devices and software needed to use your computer as a TV.
• News: Top Up TV Anytime price drop, Setanta Sports Freeview boxes, XDA Orbit update, the new Nokia E90 is out, and important news for Tokyo’s deaf.
• New toys - Feast your ears on an amazing little remote-controlled helicopter, the demented wasp.
• Your questions - An update on a USB cassette deck for your PC, S-video, Virgin’s online TV content and a broadband update.

You can listen to show 18 online, view the show notes, or download this new show direct to your MP3 player from http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast18.html

Spread the word? You’re a fan of FrequencyCast, right? Well, we’re keen to spread the word to get some extra listeners - how can we do this? Any suggestions? We’d love to hear your views on how we could get a little publicity.

Carl, Pete and the FrequencyCast team

 

 FrequencyCast Show 18 [26:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download