August 1st, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Digital TV, HD, Podcast
Show 42 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: ESPN launches Premier League service, 4 HD channels come to Virgin, half-price mobile broadband and robotic luggage.
- Focus: Catch-up TV – Ways to watch BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five shows you’ve missed.
- Hands-on: The TubeStick – the smallest Freeview receiver around?
- First-look: Truecall phone call screener as seen on Dragon’s Den
- Your questions on TV with PVRs, slow iPhones, Nintendo Wii S-Video, and the future of Ceefax.
You can download Show 42 direct to your MP3 player or listen online at http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html. If you have an iPod or iPhone, get shows faster by signing up via iTunes.
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July 13th, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Digital TV, Gadgets, HD, Podcast, Technology
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 Phorm.
Enjoy the update.
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June 24th, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Freeview
This evening, ESPN America has started broadcastoing on Freeview channel 34, the slot taken by Setanta Sports until its collapse yesterday.
It seems that ESPN America is being transmitted by Top Up TV, and anyone with a Top Up TV subscription can view ESPN for free though it’s not clear how long for).
Users with an old Setanta Freeview box / card should also be able to get ESPN America.
It’s assumed that this channel will be used to show the Barclays Premier League matches that ESPN has just bought the rights to – they will offer 46 matches from the 2009/2010 footy season.
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June 23rd, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Digital TV
We’ve been reporting on the ongoing financial problems at Setanta for weeks. Today at 6pm, the plug was finally pulled and the Setanta channels in the UK went dark.
The company formally went into administration at 2:30pm on Tuesday 23rd June, leaving an estimated 1.2 million UK customers without their sports service.
We’ll be covering this in more detail in our July show (sign up now!).
In the meantime, check out the Radio and Telly Setanta Help page for the latest.
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June 19th, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Announcement
News just in on the Setanta saga. Setanta has today failed to make the required £30 million payment to the English Premier League, and accordingly, the Premier League has terminated the agreement
This means that Setanta’s 1.2million UK customer won’t be able to watch the 46 Premier League matches planned for the upcoming 2009/2010 football season.
This now looks like Game Over for Setanta Sports.
More: Sport on UK TV
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June 8th, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Digital TV
An update on the ongoing Setanta Sports story..
The Daily Mail is running with the story Setanta on the brink of collapse.
Setanta needs to pay £30m to the Premier League by the end of the week as part of its contract before the end of the week, but appears to have been unsuccessful in its bid to raise the money.
The company’s survival is “hanging in the balance”, with many thinking that collapse is days away. It’s not clear how this would affect Setanta’s 1.2 million UK subscribers.
We’ll update you in the next podcast
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May 1st, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Digital TV, Freeview, HD, Podcast
Show 39 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: HD on iPlayer, concerns for canvass, plus 1 billion apps on iPhones
- Focus: Get more from Freeview.
- Focus: Hands-on with a low-price home security system from myhome247.
- Focus: FM radio on an iPhone with a Griffin Navigate.
- Your questions on Freeview HD, Slingbox on the move and BT Openzone.
You can download Show 39 direct to your MP3 player or listen online at http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html. If you have an iPod or iPhone, get shows faster by signing up via iTunes.
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March 22nd, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Announcement
Two top Setanta Sports offers to put out there for our loyal listeners…
If you’re considering signing up to Setanta Sports, you can get 50% off for the first few months. Here are the the two deals we’ve found:
- Satellite TV: Get the Setanta Sports service for half price for 2 months by using the promotion code 2650 when you sign up.
- Freeview: Six months half price
To get the offers, sign up to Setanta at www.setanta.com
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July 18th, 2008 by FrequencyCast in BT Home Hub, Digital TV, Podcast
The latest version of BT’s wireless router, the BT Home Hub 2.0 has been released today, the 18th July 2008.
We’ve got an online review available at www.frequencycast.co.uk/homehub2.html
We’ve also released an audio “hands-on” review, which can be downloaded from the same page, as well as from our FrequencyCast iTunes page
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