UPDATE@1825BST. The feed is live again. There is a shot of the O2 bowl and some background FX. There are no Test signals (AR, Sync etc) being offered at this time
The Test ahead of this evening’s broadcast is at 1100-1200BST. The content will be a pre-recorded Test loop direct from the satellite uplink: the outside broadcast is not yet ready. The content is expected to be the legacy Arqiva “Digital Cinema Delivered” test loop
The Service Name is “Soft Cell”.
Update 19:14 Latin subtitles are intentional.
Update 17:00 Transmission established. Helpdesk phone will be active shortly
NTLive Julie Test & TX 6th September . Test on IS 10-02 1700-1830 BST, 1800-1930 CEST. Broadcast 1830-2300 BST, 1930-0000 CEST.
Update 11:01 the transmission is established on 10:02 but the there is a problem with thetest material which will be resolved shortly
The Test ahead of tomorrow’s broadcast is from 1100-1200BST / 1200-1300CEST with the feed carried on IS-1002.
The Test for the main broadcast (on Thursday 4th October) is at 1100-1200BST. The feed is now available and stable. The Service Name is “M2S-The Winters Tale Dolby Test”
All usual support resources are available.
The 60′ Test on E5Wa and on IS-002 starts at 1700BST/1800CEST. This is to confirm the arrangements for MPEG-4 coding and DVB-embedded subtitles. Contact your local Helpline for advice.
The Test for this Sunday’s concert is at 1100-1200BST / 1200-1300CEST. The feed is carried on IS-1002. All usual support services available for the Test.
You can see the Cinema trailer here.
Wednesday 12th September @1721BST
The feed on IS-1002 is now available and stable.
Tuesday 11th September
UPDATE@10:53BST The feed is now available and stable on IS-1002
The Test ahead of tomorrow’s broadcast is from 1100-1200BST / 1200-1300CEST with the feed carried on IS-1002. All usual support services are in place.
Good Morning. The Pre-Season Test is now live on IS-1002 and E5Wa. It runs to 0930GMT/1030BST/1130CEST. There is just one service on each satellite. The feed is now MPEG-4 and all subtitles are DVB-embedded. i.e. they must be selected locally.
UPDATE@1500BST. The 6x services are now available on IS-1002 and E5Wa
Ahead of this afternoon’s broadcast, there is a further Test 0930-1030BST / 1030-1130CEST. There will be feeds on E5Wa and IS-1002
The feed is available on both satellites:
English: Arena and mute
Spanish: Logo and mute
French: Gaming and audio
German: Gaming and audio
The Test is from 0930-1030 this morning. The feed is on IS-1002 only
The IS-1002 feed is currently live with 2x services. These are ENGLISH (with a camera in the arena) and German (showing live gaming)
SATFACTS: Live Cinema Broadcast Transmission Information 