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Met: Capriccio test

Posted on April 18, 2011 by satfacts

Testing begins on IS10-02 (Eng Only) and AB3 at 08:30GMT/09:30BST/10:30CEST. Helpline operational from 08:15GMT

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Met: Le Comte Ory

Posted on April 9, 2011 by satfacts

All services down at 20:05 GMT. We appologise for the vision disturbance at 19:18GMT and hope it did not spoil your audiences enjoyment too much. See you on the next one.

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Met: Le Comte Ory

Posted on April 9, 2011 by satfacts

Vision disturbance at 19:18GMT traced to frame rate converter in USA before encoding for satellite / fibre transmission. We frame rate convert as US uses 1080/60i for capture and we need 1080/50i for UK and Europe

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Met: Le Comte Ory

Posted on April 9, 2011 by satfacts

Vision disturbance at 19:18GMT. Seen in USA and all over Europe. Suspect problem before uplink in USA.   If we see again we will switch to reserve transatlantic connectivity.

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Met: Le Comte Ory

Posted on April 9, 2011 by satfacts

NY reboot uplink/fibre encoders at 14:52GMT causing brief vison/audio disturbances. All services relocked and stable again at 14:53

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Met: Le Comte Ory

Posted on April 9, 2011 by satfacts

All services established and stable at 14:35GMT

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Met: Le Comte Ory

Posted on April 9, 2011 by satfacts

Pre TX test period begins at 14:30GMT/15:30BST/16:30CEST. Helpline operational from 14:15GMT

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FAITHLESS: Poor technical quality on the Helpline

Posted on April 8, 2011 by satfacts

Sorry to any of you who called the Helpline tonight and encountered the crackly, muffled line. Although we are at the O2 Academy, (www.o2.co.uk) they were not able to supply a single phone line, or internet connection. So we are trying … Continue reading →

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FAITHLESS: Main Test:

Posted on April 8, 2011 by satfacts

Signal is now up (at 2018GMT) and stable on IS10-02. We are showing a loop of a camera assistant clapping on the stage, followed by individual channel idents, and then programme material from this afternoon’s sound check.

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FAITHLESS: This evening

Posted on April 8, 2011 by satfacts

The feed will be back on-air at 2030GMT, for a 1-hour test period. During this time there will be a loop test identifying audio tracks and some sync-test material. The remainder of the TX then follows as: 2130GMT: Photo montage … Continue reading →

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