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Top Up TV has updated their software from v2.88 to v2.91. This appears to be a minor release that apparently addresses a “channel scanning issue” that affects users on the Sutton Coldfield transmitter, adds an option to the Engineering menus to temporarily stop the video preview window in the library, and adds some stability fixes.
The BBC and Channel 4 have added a stack of new TV shows for on-demand download via iTunes. Episodes of Torchwood, Skins, Fonejacker and Life on Mars are available for £1.89 an episode. You can also get an entire series of shows like Spaced and Black Books for about £8. Getting shows over iTunes is cheaper than…
We’ve today launched a special Listener’s Forum, where our show listeners can meet to discuss shows, pass on suggestions, point out cool new things for us to review, and pass on feedback on how our online radio shows are shaping up. If you’d like to sign up, the forum is now live at http://frequencycast.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl We’ll…
Phorm is a US company that has a commerical offering called Webwise. They’ve done deals with broadband providers BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk about collecting information about sites that consumers are viewing, and serve up adverts based on browsing habits, back to consumers. Phorm claims that no personal information is extracted, and that this type…
Plans are being drawn up for “Channel 6” – a nationwide local TV service. The group United for Local Television is campaigning for a UK-wide network of local TV stations to fill the void in local TV news and content that’s not being servced by the BBC and ITV. Campaigners include local TV operators, voluntary…
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As requested by one of our listeners, we’ve taken a look at some of the ways you can access Mobile Internet, and taken a look at the packages on offer from the likes of 3, T-Mobile and Vodafone. Just at the moment, there are some good deals to be had on the little USB modems…
Top Up TV has started sending out a batch of new Top Up TV viewing cards to their subscribers. It’s not immediately clear from the rather condescending covering letter what the change is all about “Why a new viewing card? Well the boffins here did explain, but it’s a bit techy” Here at FrequencyCast, we…
We issued a quick audio update on 12th March 2008, exclusive to our blog and RSS subscribers. Here are the notes with the show. Three new HD channels coming to Sky HD Sky Sports HD 3 , Sky Movies Premiere HD , FX HD – all coming in March / April 2008, only to Sky…
The BBC’s 7 day catch-up TV service is now available on Apple’s iPhone. The service is currently a beta. You can access the iPlayer from an iPhone by typing in the URL http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer from the iPhone’s browser (a little pink triange stating “Beta BBC iPlayer for iPhone” pops up. You can only watch video when…
A new channel is coming to Freeview. “National Lottery Xtra” has appeared in the Freeview channel lineup, on Channel 45. But is it actually a channel? It seems that National Lottery Xtra will broadcast for one hour a day, from 08:45 to 09:45, seven days a week. Does this really consistitute a TV channel? To…
It’s the first of March, and Show 24 of FrequencyCast has just been released. Yes – 24 shows… we’ve reached our second birthday. Thanks for being with us for the ride! Here’s what we cover in today’s show: News Updates: An end to the High Def DVD format wars, BBC on the iPhone, the US…