This afternoon’s satellite Encore begins with the Test period from 1300-1400BST. The ballet then continues though to 1711BST. The feed is caried on IS-1002 only.
REMEMBER: All UK cinemas must have their subtitles set to OFF.
UPDATE@1800BST All feeds are available and stable. Remember the subtitle notes as below
There is a further Test this morning ahead of tonight’s broadcast. It is from 1000-1100BST / 1100-1200CEST. The feed is carried on the usual IS-1002 and 5Wa.
As this is a BALLET, all UK cinemas should have the subtitles set to OFF. European cinemas should select as usual
The Test period ahead of today’s broadcast starts at 16:30BST / 1730CEST. The feed is available on IS-1002 (An International/All-subs feed and a German-subs feed) and on E5Wa (A 2-service mux: a French-subs service and international all-subs service)
The Test ahead of next week’s broadcast is today at 1100-1200GMT / 1200-1300CET. The feed is carried on IS-1002 and E5Wa
The Test for the last Met Opera of the 2017-18 Season is this morning.
The E5Wa Test is 0930-1000CEST, followed by the IS-1002 Test at 0930-1000BST
Usual Met Opera Test loop with embedded subtitles will be broadcast
UPDATE@1600BST All feeds on all paths are now stable
UPDATE@1552BST The International and German IS-1002 feeds are now available.
Today’s Test period starts at 1600BST/1700CEST.
There are 3 feeds on IS-1002 today, including a bespoke feed for UK cinemas with burnt-in subtitles. This feed MUST be used in the UK.
The usual International feed is also available, with all subtitles embedded for self-selection. The German burnt-in feed completes the trio of feeds on IS-1002
E5Wa provides the usual 2-service mux: a service with all subs embedded and a 2nd service with French subtitles burnt-in
UPDATE@1700BST Weds 11th The Test period ahead of tonight’s broadcast begins at 1730BST. Pre-Show Cards are at 1845BST with the Introduction at 1900BST.
Please note there was no Test this morning 11th April. Sorry for the confusion.
The Test for tomorrow’s broadcast is at 1100-1200BST (1200-1300CEST). The feed is carried on IS-1002. All usual Helpline resources are available.
Ahead of this Saturday’s broadcast the Test on E5Wa is from 0730-0800GMT (0930-1000CEST). This is followed by the IS-1002 Test from 0830-0900GMT (0930-1000BST).
There are 2 feeds on IS-1002. There is the usual All-Subs embedded feed and the UK-Only dedicated feed with burnt-in English subs.
The feed is now up and stable on Is-1002. The Test runs until 1340GMT, the Walk-In to 1400 with the start of the relay at 1400. The broadcast is due to finish at 17:25BST
UPDATE@17:58 The feed is again available and stable on IS-1002 and E5Wa
PLEASE NOTE: The feed today will revert to MPEG-2. Those who Tested with MPEG-4 last week may need to retune, having deleted the Test channel.
The Test period on IS-1002 and E5Wa is from 1000-1100BST (1100-1200EST).
The feed is live and stable at 0856GMT/0956BST/1056CEST
SATFACTS: Live Cinema Broadcast Transmission Information 