FrequencyCast – UK Tech Radio Show
The online radio show covering UK digital TV and technology
Everyone remembers good old Teletext. The only real way to get on-demand content before the net came along. Ceefax and Teletext are set to be retired after the Digital Switchover is complete, in favour of the more high-tech “press the red button” digital TV service. It seems that Teletext, as used on ITV and Channel…
If you were watching the BBC show “Dragon’s Den” tonight, you may have seen a pitch for a product called “TrueCall” – a gadget that plugs into your phone line and screens out unwanted calls. All of the Dragons were hot for this product, and it’s not surprising. The Truecall works by looking at the…
We’ve just released an audio update to cover some stories that have broken since our last full-length show… In our update, we look at the latest on Setanta / ESPN, good news for Virgin Media customers looking for HD, news of a product recall for the o2 Joggler, plus the end of the road for…
In Show 41, we talked about the demise of Kodachrome. The massively popular film type has been around for the last 74 years, and in June, Eastman Kodak announced that with Kodachrome accounting for just one percent of total sales, production is about to cease. After show 41 was released, we heard from John from…
Show 41 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, has just been released. In our regular online radio show, we discuss all that’s new with digital TV and technology. Here’s what we cover in this show: News Updates: Setanta Sport collapses, a date is set for Freeview HD, plus what’s set to change in…