Happy New Year from the FrequencyCast team. We hope you had an enjoyable seasonal break! This is to let you know that our January show was released earlier today, and it’s available now for your listening pleasure. Here’s a summary of what’s covered in the first show of the New Year: News Updates: Channel 5 [...]

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Happy New Year everyone! The first show of the New Year is out – Get your ears around FrequencyCast Show 59 today. In this latest show, here’s a look at what we cover: News Updates: All change for Sky HD, plus Atlantic and new channels Focus: Our look back at the last 12 months of [...]

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The BBC has announced that we can expect a new HD channel later this year. BBC One HD should start broadcasting in ‘Autumn 2010′ according to the beeb. The channel will be a simulcast of main national BBC One service, and will be available on Freeview, Sky, Virgin and Freesat. BBC One HD will be [...]

We’ve just released an audio update to keep you informed on what’s new while we’re working on our June show. Here’s what we cover in the update: UK Radio listening rockets US TV shows to be axed We have an iPhone app We’re on your Internet radio Get a half-price Joggler Powerlines break FM and [...]

FrequencyCast Update 20 May 2010 [ 14:04 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Details are slowly emerging of the first Freeview HD hard disk recorder from Humax. Here’s what we know so far: Name: Humax HDR-FOX T2 Release date: July 2010 (too late for the World Cup) Hard disk: 500GB (125 hours of HD) Price: £349 Tuners: Twin tuner EPG: 8 days The box will reportedly also support [...]

Happy April! It’s the start of a new month, and that means it’s time for a new FrequencyCast – and this is show number 50! Here’s what we look at in Show 50: News Updates: Lots of HD news, tablets, cancellations and 3D. Focus: Getting more from your MP3 Player Hands-on: Who needs and iPod [...]

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FrequencyCast has just released another news update podcast – this time covering loads of HD news, a look at what Google’s been up to, and a rather fun new social networking app for mobile phones called Waze – plus your feedback on how you use mobiles. The show is attached to this blog entry, or [...]

FrequencyCast Update 19 March 10 [ 12:04 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Considering buying a Freeview HD box? The first box out, the Humax Fox T2, costs £149.99 at most retailers, but you can save yourself £50 by opting for the new Bush DVB680 Freeview HD receiver. This Freeview HD box is available for £99.99 on pre-order, with estimated availability on 31st March 2010. This Freeview HD [...]

Regulators Ofcom have revoked Five’s licence to launch an HD service on Freeview by the end of the year. This action has been taken after Five appears to have failed to provide information about when they will be in a position to launch some kind of HD service, or provide Ofcom with details about what [...]

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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We already have a winner for the first Freeview HD-compatible set-top box (won by Humax a few days back) – Now we have the first IDTV set with a built-in Freeview HD receiver. This telly from Panasonic also has an onboard Freesat HD receiver, optional wireless Internet connectivity and an SD card for external media. The catchily-named Panasonic TX-P42G20B [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen, we’ve just released a mid-month audio update looking at the release of the Humax Fox T2 – the first Freeview HD receiver in the market. The update runs for nearly 15 minutes and also looks at the new Freeview iPhone app, and some news on BT’s wireless network. We also review your [...]

FrequencyCast Update 17 Feb 2010 [ 14:41 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Freeview HD launched in December 2009, but there was one big problem – you couldn’t buy a receiver. Fortunately, that changed this weekend, when the first Humax Freeview HD boxes started to appear in the wild. Yes, it’s now possible to get your hands on a Freeview HD set-top box – although HD is only [...]

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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It’s the first of December and Show 46 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, 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: Freeview HD about to launch, o2 Joggler changes, iPlayer [...]

FrequencyCast UK Show 46 [ 30:59 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Show 45 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, has just been released, to brighten your day. In this show, we discuss all that’s new with digital TV and technology. Here’s what we cover in this show: News Updates: Sky coming to Freeview, Windows 7, and Freeview HD. Focus: We compare the TV listings [...]

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Hot off the press, over 16 minutes of tech and TV news from the team at FrequencyCast. In this update we look at the merging of two mobile networks, what Apple’s been up to this month, Freeview HD testing, BT Vision updates, a Sky offer, the latest on iPhone sat nav applications, and a new [...]

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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 [...]

FrequencyCast UK Show 41 [ 30:59 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This month, Ofcom announced details of the fourth service to be offering free-to-view HD content, when the new Freeview HD service goes live. Bids are in and the fourth slot has provisionally been awarded to Five. That makes the lineup unsurprisingly BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five. Five will be offering some of their fdaytime [...]

Show 40 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: Plans for Freeview HD in doubt, all change for the charts, new content for Top Up, [...]

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