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
The Test period for this afternoon’s Encore-by-satellite starts at 1300BST. The walk-in is at 1340BST and the performance is introduced at 1400.
UPDATE@1600GMT: Audio-sync changes were initiated in NY and we belive that the feed is now in sync.
UPDATE1551GMT: Tone is now being sent instead of Test-audio
UPDATE@1542GMT: There is a slight pause in the feed on all paths.
The Test period starts at 1530GMT/1630BST/1730CEST with the Walk-In starting 45′ later.
The broadcast has the usual 2 feeds on IS-1002 and the 2-service mux on E5Wa.
UPDATE: Please note that this broadcast is being transmitted with MPEG-4 and not the MPEG-2 as published
The Test for next week’s broadcast is at 1100-1200BST (1200-1300CEST) with the feed carried on IS-1002 and E5Wa.
As this is opera, subtitles should be selected in the usual way.
UPDATE@18:03 There is currently NO AUDIO with this picture from the ROH
UPDATE@17:53BST The feed is now available on both satellites.
The Test for tonight’s broadcast is from 1000-1100BST/1100-1200CEST and carried on IS-1002 and E5Wa.
There is an extension to the IS-1002 feed from 1100-1145 BST. This is for internal test for the ROH and is NOT part of the official test period, although it can be used for tuning purposes.
Today’s Tests for next Saturday’s broadcast are for 30′ at 0730GMT (0930CEST) on E5Wa followed by a 30′ Test on IS-1002 at 0830GMT/0930BST.
NTLive Julius Caesar Test and TX , feed went up at 16.52 GMT on IS 10-02 and is strong and stable.
PLEASE NOTE: This broadcast contains flashing/strobe-type lighting during the battle-scenes. Please make your patron aware.
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