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Met Opera: 13th October

Posted on October 13, 2012 by satfacts

UPDATE: Apologies for the delay in the feeds reaching IS-1002. Seems our friends at the teleport have got a broken transmitter dish. They are busy outside trying to fix it. Sorry Good afternoon and welcome to another Season of the … Continue reading →

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NTLive: Haussmans TX

Posted on October 11, 2012 by satfacts

Just reading all the equipment for our NT Live international transmission.  6 satellites, 3 teleports and 1 mobile uplink terminal here in London. Pre transmission testing begins at 16:00GMT – 17:00BST – 18:00CEST There will be a flashing test signal together with … Continue reading →

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NT Live: Haussmans – Morning test 11th October

Posted on October 11, 2012 by satfacts

Test signals due on air at 10:00GMT – 11:00BST – 12:00CEST Both channels established at 09:49GMT 10:50GMT – Black bars noted at bottom of picture – This is an issue at origin and will be corrected before next TX Services … Continue reading →

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NT Live: Haussmans test. 10th Oct

Posted on October 10, 2012 by satfacts

Test signals due on air at 10:00GMT – 11:00BST – 12:00CEST As usual, we will be on the helpline ready for your calls should you need assistance. Both channels on air at 09:48GMT Both channels ceased at 11:00GMT – Clean … Continue reading →

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Met Opera: TEST 8th October: UPDATE

Posted on October 8, 2012 by satfacts

UPDATE: Both feeds are established and stable with good margins and c/n. Hope all goes well for you too.   A reminder that there is a Test this morning at 0830GMT/0930BST(UK+Ireland)/1030CEST(W.Europe) There will be a feed on IS-1002 with English … Continue reading →

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Met Test: There is a delay: Sorted @0842GMT

Posted on October 2, 2012 by satfacts

The teleport tell me they are having a few problems with Telenor in  accessing the IS-1002 satellite (AB3/Eut5w and T12 are all stable) Apologies for the delay in bringing you the Test on IS-1002. UPDATE: All became good at 0842GMT. … Continue reading →

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Met Opera: Pre-Season Testing

Posted on October 2, 2012 by satfacts

Good Morning to all you Met Opera Cinema partners. At 0830GMT/0930UK/1030CEST we are having a 1hr pre-Season Test on IS-1002 (with separate feeds of English, German and Russian subtitles), on Eut5W/AB3 (with French and Spanish subtitles) and Telstar 12 (with … Continue reading →

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Bolshoi: all feeds now stable

Posted on September 30, 2012 by satfacts

The feeds on IS-1002 (in-coming from Russia), Eutelsat5W(old AB3) and IS-905 are all stable. See note below for tuning hints

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Bolshoi: La Sylphide

Posted on September 30, 2012 by satfacts

Welcome to the new season of live Bolshoi Ballet, presented by Pathé Live. The Test period starts at 1300GMT/1400BST(UK+Ireland)/1500CEST(W.Europe) Remember that all feeds are DVBS-2/8PSK/Pilot ON. We all hope you have a successful start to the 2012/13 Season

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Pathé Live: Bolshoi test

Posted on September 25, 2012 by satfacts

This is now broadcasting with good quality signals on IS-1002, AB3/E5a and IS-905. See details for below for more information

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