Metropolitan Opera “GROUNDED” 19th October

Saturday 19th October 1620BST. The feed is now available for this evening’s broadcast. This production of “Grounded” is expected to follow this schedule:


Welcome to the 2nd broadcast of the 2024/25 Season. The test for this opera is today, Monday 14th October for 30-minutes commencing at 0930BST/1030CEST.

All usual support functions should be available if you have any issues.

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Royal Ballet and Opera “Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland” 15th October 2024


Sunday 20th October. The feed for this afternoon’s Encore is now available. The running order will follow these times:


Tuesday 15th October 1000 BST. The Test ahead of this evening’s broadcast is for 60′ at 1000BST/1100CEST. For those taking directly by satellite, the feed continues to 1145BST. This additional 45′ is designated for ROH internal testing only although it may prove useful for those who have still have tuning issues. However, the content at this time (1100-1145BST) is discontinuous.

Please report any issues to your usual support platform.

The Schedule for the broadcast is due to follow:


The Pre-Test for this broadcast is today, Tuesday 8th October. It runs from 1100-1200BST (1200-1300CEST). All the usual support facilites are available for managed-distribution users and for FTA satellite STB receivers.

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Metropolitan Opera “Les Contes D’Hoffman” 5th October


UPDATE 1655BST/1755CEST. The subtitles and 5.1 audio are now available. apologies for the less-than-robust start to the transmission

UPDATE 1645BST/1745CEST We are investigating the lack of subtitles and the lack of 5.1 audio

Saturday 5th October. The test period ahead of this evening’s broadcast commences at 1630BST/1730CEST. The broadcast is expected to follow this schedule:


Welcome to the 1st broadcast of the 2024/25 Season. The test for this opera is today, Monday 30th September for 30-minutes commencing at 0930BST/1030CEST.

All usual support functions should be available if you have any issues, but as there was so little negative feedback from the Pre-Season Test on the 9th, that all should go really well this morning.

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METROPOLITAN OPERA Pre-Season Test 9th Sept.

Ahead of the 2024-25 Season there is an opportunity to test your in-cinema equipment at 0930BST/1030CEST today. The vTest is for 60′

This test will be supported across all platforms inc managed platforms (e.g. Gofilex and Unique-X) and for FTA/STB-equipped cinemas. You may also have your own in-house support function.

Please make best use of this time to prepare for the forthcoming Season

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Royal Ballet and Opera “The Marriage of Figaro”


Sunday 16th September 1254BST The Encore feed is now available and will follow this schedule:

UPDATE at 1710BST. The feed is now available and stable with all subtitles now present.

Tuesday 10th September 1000 BST. The Test ahead of this evening’s broadcast is for 60′ at 1000BST/1100CEST. For those taking directly by satellite, the feed continues to 1145BST. This additional 45′ is designated for ROH internal testing only although it may prove useful for those who have still have tuning issues. However, the content at this time (1100-1145BST) is discontinuous.

Please report any issues to your usual support platform.

The Schedule for the broadcast is due to follow:


The Pre-Test for this broadcast is today, Tuesday 3rd September. It runs from 1100-1200BST (1200-1300CEST). All the usual support facilites are available for managed-distribution users and for FTA satellite STB receivers.

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Royal Ballet and Opera: Pre-Season Test 20th August

Ahead of the 2024-25 Season there is an opportunity to test your in-cinema equipment at 1100BST/1200CEST today.

This test will be supported across all platforms inc managed platforms (e.g. Gofilex and Unique-X) and for FTA/STB-equipped cinemas. You may also have your own in-house support function.

Please make best use of this time to prepare for the forthcoming Season

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Royal Opera House “Andrea Chénier” 11th June

Sunday 16th June 1248BST The Encore feed is now available and will follow this schedule:

Tuesday 11th June 1000 BST. The Test ahead of this evenings broadcast is for 60′ at 1000BST/1100CEST. For those taking directly by satellite, the feed continues to 1145BST. This is designated for ROH internal testing only although it may prove useful for those who have still have issues. However, the content at this time (1100-1200BST) is discontinuous. Please report any issues to your usual support platform.

Update @ 1749BST. The feed is now re-established ahead of this evening’s broadcast. The Schedule for tonight is expected to follow as per this pdf attachment:


The Pre-Test for this broadcast is today, Tuesday 4th June. It runs from 1100-1200BST (1200-1300CEST). All the usual support facilites are available for managed-distribution users and for FTA satellite STB receivers.


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Royal Opera House “Message In A Bottle” 30th May


Sunday 2nd June. The feed for this afternoon’s encore is now available and the schedule will follow this plan:


Thursday 30th May The morning Test period ahead of this evening’s broadcast is from 1000-1100BST. This is a pre-recorded broadcast that was originated in 24p. Therefore the image will appear to reflect this capture format.

Update @ 1747BST. The feed is now re-established ahead of this evening’s broadcast. The Schedule for tonight is expected to follow as per this pdf attachment:

A note from the distributors on audio levels for this evening’s broadcast of Message in a Bottle 

Bearing in mind the accompanying pop soundtrack to this evening’s performance we recommend cinemas set their sound level between Dolby Fader Level 6 – 7 in order to provide their audience with the best cinema experience


Many thanks


The Pre-Test for this broadcast is today, Thursday 23rd May. It runs from 1100-1200BST (1200-1300CEST). All the usual support facilites are available for managed-distribution users and for FTA satellite STB receivers.


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Royal Opera House “The Winter’s Tale” 22nd May


Sunday 26th May. The Encore feed is now available and the broadcast will follow this Schedule:


Wednesday 22nd May 1000 BST. The Test ahead of this evenings broadcast is for 60′ at 1000BST/1100CEST. For those taking directly by satellite, the feed continues to 1145BST. This is designated for ROH internal testing only although it may prove useful for those who have still have issues. However, the content at this time (1100-1200BST) is discontinuous. Please report any issues to your usual support platform.

Wednesday 22nd May 1800BST. The feed is now re-established ahead of this evening’s broadcast. The Schedule for tonight is expected to follow as per this pdf attachment:


The Pre-Test for this broadcast is today, Wednesday 15th May. It runs from 1100-1200BST (1200-1300CEST). Please note the change of frequency from the previous ROH broadcast. All the usual support facilites are available for managed-distribution users and for FTA satellite STB receivers.


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MET OPERA “Madama Butterfly” 11th May 2024



There is a Test today, Tuesday 7th May ahead of the broadcast on Saturday 11th. It is for 30′ at 0930-1000BST (1030-1100CEST). Any issues should be reported through your normal support channels.

Saturday 11th May. The feed is now available for this evening’s broadcast. The Schedule is due to follow as:

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