Good afternoon.
The Test period for today’s Encore satellite transmission is from 1300-1340GMT. Walk-In is from 1340-1400. The main broadcast is then from 1400-17:52GMT
It is broadcast on IS-1002 only.
UPDATE@1811GMT. There was a brief hit on the feed from NY affecting all European satellite feeds
UPDATE@1715 There will be a hit on the feeds at around 1715GMT. This is from New York
The Test period starts at 1630GMT/1730CET. The feed is on IS-1002 (1x all-subs feed and 1x German embedded feed) and E5Wa (2x services: all subs service and a French-embedded service.
The Walk-In is at 1715GMT, and the Intro follows at 17:55
UPDATE@1745GMT. The feed from the ROH is stable on both paths
The Test period ahead of tonight’s broadcast is from 1000-1100 on E5Wa and IS-1002. From 1100-1145 IS-1002 remians up for a period of internal testing. This is NOT part of the main cinema test.
The Test for this Saturday’s broadcast is from 0830-0900GMT on E5Wa followed by 30′ on IS-1002 (International DVB-embedded feed) from 0930GMT
This afternoon’s LIVE broadcast from MOSCOW starts with the 1300-1440GMT Test Period, carried on IS-1002 direct from Moscow, and rebroadcast to E5Wa. WALK_IN is at 1440 and the Introduction is at 1500GMT. The performance should end around 1725BST
This afternoon’s satellite ENCORE starts at 1300GMT with a 60′ Test period. The feed is on IS-1002 only. The Countdown/walk-in is at 1340GMT and the Introduction is at 1400GMT. The broadcast will finish at 1715GMT
UPDATE@1805GMT. The feed is established and stable on both satellites.
The Test period ahead of tonight’s broadcast is at 1000GMT. There is a 60′ Test on E5Wa and IS-1002. from 1100-1145GMT the feed on IS-1002 continues for ROH internal testing purposes: it is NOT part of the official Cinema Test.
The Test for next week’s CARMEN (not to be confused with tomorrow’s “Winter’s Tale”) is now available on IS-1002 and E5Wa. Note that the IS-1002 frequency for Carmen is different to that “Winter’s Tale”
The Test is available up to 1200GMT
The Test for this Sunday’s broadcast is today. There is 60′ on E5Wa at 0830-0930GMT followed by an hour on IS-1002 from 0930-1030GMT
UPDATE:1735GMT. We have just spotted a rogue spike on the German-subs feed. This is NOT from the Met and the satellite operator is aware.
The Test for this evening’s “La Boheme” begins at 1600GMT with 2 feeds on IS-1002 (one feed with all subs embedded and a 2nd feed with embedded German subtitles).
The E5Wa feed carries 2x services in a mux: one with burnt-in French subtitles and the other with all languages embedded for self-selection.
The main content begins at 17:25GMT
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