FrequencyCast Show 55, for the 1st of September 2010, is now available. Here’s what today’s free show contains: News Updates: Rivals to Facebook, ABC, ITV plus new TV and radio channels Hands-on: We’ve got a new Amazon Kindle, and we want to talk about it Preview: Project Canvas and Sky Anytime+ previewed Social Collaboration: Harnessing [...]

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From September, the over 50′s will get their own TV channel. Vintage TV is set to launch on the 1st of September 2010 on Freesat and Sky. The face of Vintage TV is set to be former Radio 1 DJ Paul Gambaccini, and the station will show material from the 50s to the 80s, including [...]

Welcome to March 2010, and to a new podcast. In this show, we get all Interactive at you  – hope you enjoy and get involved… Here’s what we look at in Show 49: News Updates: More Freeview HD, the end of 6 Music and a new phone from Puma. Focus: Getting more from your Mobile [...]

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Spotted today – a Freesat receiver box for under £30. OK, so it’s not an HD box or a PVR, but if you have a satellite dish you’re not using, £30 will get you the hardware needed to watch over 120 subscription-free TV channels. The box in question, the Bush BFSAT01SD, is available for a [...]

Happy February people. The first of the month means a brand new installment of FrequencyCast… Here’s what we look at in Show 48: News Updates: Fast broadband from BT, SeeSaw goes beta, and some new thingie from Apple. Focus: Getting more from your TV – devices you can connect to get more Hands-on: A new [...]

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Happy New Year to all of our FrequencyCast listeners! Show 47, the first show of 2010, has just been released for your listening pleasure. In this show, we discuss all that’s new with digital TV and technology. Here’s what we cover in this show: News Updates: Project Canvas, Tesco iPhone, iPlayer on Freesat, Freeview HD [...]

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Show 44 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, has just been released. In this show, we discuss all that’s new with digital TV and technology. Here’s what we cover in this show: News Updates: Freeview Retune time, Vision updates, Google’s new SideWiki and more. Focus: Save cash by going subscription-free. Also, how to [...]

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Show 34 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. Here’s what we cover in this show: News Updates: ITV joins BT Vision, phones for a fiver, new channels, and the imminent Facebook phone. Focus: A round-up [...]

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The first Freesat hard-disk recorder is now available. The Humax Foxsat-HDR has a dual tuner, and supports HD, series link, live pause, live TV rewind and the ability to split recordings (where there’s a news bulletin). With two SCART sockets, one HDMI high definition socket, the Humax Foxsat-HDR has a 320GB hard drive, and is [...]

Show 32 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, has just been released. Be one of the first to listen to this bumper show. Here’s what we cover: News Updates: Freesat PVR details revealed, Freeview HD next year, and lots more. Focus: We’re looking at three items in our focus – the only digital [...]

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The first Freesat hard-disk recorder is expected to appear in mid-November. Made by Humax, the Foxsat-HDR will bear the “Freesat+” badge, have a dual tuner, and will support HD, series link, live pause, live TV rewind and the ability to split recordings. With two SCART sockets, one HDMI high definition socket, the Humax Foxsat-HDR has [...]

Show 31 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here’s what we cover: News Updates: TV and Radio re-brands, half-price HD, Google phones, and Nuts loyalty. Focus – eBook Readers: Like the idea of an electronic book? We explain about eBooks. Hands on: We look at the updated Cowon media player [...]

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Show 30 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here’s what we cover: News Updates: HD news from Freeview, Sky & BT Vision. Also news on the Skypephone 2 and Freeview PS3. Focus – Power consumption: How much power do your gadgets consume? Any how you can save the planet. Smartphones: A look at [...]

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The ITV High-definition service launches on Satuday 7th June 2008, exclusively on Freesat. Euro 2008 will be available in high definition. ITV HD will be available via the Red button on Freesat. More on Freesat at frequencycast.co.uk/freesat.html.

Show 27 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here’s what we cover: News Updates: Freesat launches, Sky Picnic postponed, a free smartphone from BT, Sky Player and ITV’s rabbit. Focus – Free satellite TV: Carl and Pete explore free satellite TV, and the new Freesat service in depth. Mobile Broadband: [...]

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If you’re thinking of getting Freesat, and haven’t got a satellite dish, here’s an interesting loophole. With Freesat, if you don’t have a dish, it’ll cost you £130 to get Freesat working (£50 for a basic box, and £80 for installation). Sky Digital are offering something called “Pay Once, Watch Forever“, which offers over 200 [...]

A new UK digital TV service has just launched – quietly. Freesat, offering 80 channels of digital telly and radio launched on 6th May 2008. We’ve got our hands on a rare receiver and put together a quick Audio Update. We’ll have a more complete look at Freesat in the next show, but here are [...]

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Freesat, the BBC and ITV service, finally launched today, the 6th of May. Freesat offers 80 channels TV and radio without subscription. To get the service, you’ll need a satellite dish and a special Freesat receiver. Channel lineup offers few surprises. Many of the channels available on Freeview are present, including Channel 4, E4, More [...]

Show 26 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here’s what we cover: News Updates: Freeview HD, iPhone price cuts, FreeSat rumours, and the return of Blake’s 7. Focus – BBC iPlayer: Carl and Pete explore Auntie Beeb’s catch-up TV service, now available on PC, Mac, Wii and iPhone. Virgin Media: [...]

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Later this year, we can expect to see FreeSat launch in the UK. This is a joint free-to-view satellite TV service that’s due to offer 80 free TV channels, plus some high-definition content. It’s due in “Spring 2008″. What we know so far can be found on our FreeSat UK page.