Ed Sheeran. Austra lian test Optus D2. 15th October

Posted on October 14, 2015 by satfacts

Service ceased at 21;30GMT / 08:30 AEDT
Service on air and stable 21:48GMT / 07:48AEDT

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NT Live – “Hamlet” Test 14th October

Posted on October 14, 2015 by satfacts

Services ceased at 11:00GMT
Russian subs now functional at 10:08GMT
IS905 service stable following power increased at 10:02GMT
Service established & stable at 09:52GMT – No Russian subs currently.

The test period will begin at 10:00GMT / 11:00BST (UK) /  12:00CEST and will last for 60′.
The Service ID (Channel name) will be “NT Live Hamlet”.

Alongside the normal Test Loop we will be testing cameras and other audio so there is no need to call your Helpline if you see/hear such sources.

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Ed Sheeran test for Mexico

Posted on October 13, 2015 by satfacts

Service ceased at 15:00GMT
IS805 established at 13:53GMT

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Ed Sheeran: TX test

Posted on October 13, 2015 by satfacts

Services ceased at 11:00GMT
Full Dolby 5.1 to line at 10:12GMT
Incorrect test material currently to line. Only Dolby 2.0 – Correct material soon.
All services established & stable at 10:02GMT
The test period will begin at 10:00GMT / 11:00BST (UK time) / 12:00CEST

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MET OPERA: “Otello” Test 12th October

Posted on October 12, 2015 by satfacts

The 30′ Test on E5Wa starts at 0730GMT/0930CEST. This will have 2 services: 1 each of burnt-in French and Spanish subtitles

This is followed by a 30′ Test at 0830GMT/0930BST on IS1002. This will have all languages of subtitles embedded for self-selection.

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BOLSHOI BALLET: 11th October “GISELLE” broadcast

Posted on October 11, 2015 by satfacts

Here is the Schedule for the rest of the afternoon:

1540UK/1640CEST: Backstage shots

16:00UK/17:00CEST: Intro and Part-1

17:00UK/18:00CEST: Interval

17:30UK/18:30CEST: Part-2

18:28UK/19:28CESt: Approx off-air

UPDATE: 14:04GMT. The feed is now up and stable on all 3 satellites. Sorry for the slight delay.

UPDATE: it is now 1302GMT and the feed is slightly delayed. Word will appear here when it is up. (Black carriers are up on IS-905 and E5Wa)

Hello.

The feed will be on IS-1002, IS-905 and E5Wa is due up at 1300GMT/1400UK/1500W.Europe

Further info to follow when it is.

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BOLSHOI BALLET: Test 6th October

Posted on October 6, 2015 by satfacts

0730GMT: The 60′ Test on E5Wa is now  up and stable. The Service ID is “Pathé Live Test”.

The Test on IS1002 and IS-905 follows at 1000GMT

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “Figaro” 5th October

Posted on October 5, 2015 by satfacts

The feeds were all live at 1730BST/1830CEST but currently there are NO SUBTITLES.

The ROH are attempting a fix.

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MET OPERA: Il Trovatore

Posted on October 3, 2015 by satfacts

UPDATE 1910GMT: There was a major disturbance on the feed from New York

UPDATE 1834GMT: Picture and audio disturbances acan be seen in-coming from NY

UPDATE @18:36GMT The audio issue was fixed in the NY OB facility at ~17:14GMT. (This is reported here late as Helplines were inundated)

UPDATE @ 17:08GMT: THERE ARE AUDIO INTERUPTIONS ON THE FEED FROM NEW YORK

UPDATE AT 15:30GMT. All feeds below are now up and stable.

Hello and a huge Welcome to the 1st Opera of the 2015-2016 Season!

As a reminder, from 1500GMT there will be feeds available as:

Intelsat IS-1002 with 2 separate feeds available

  1. A feed with Closed Subtitles (to self-select with your FTA/STB receiver on non-managed systems)  with
    • English subtitle
    • German subtitle
    • French subtitle
    • Spanish subtitle
    • Russian subtitle
    • French subtitle
    • Swedish subtitle
    • Portuguese subtitle
  2. A feed with German subtitles burnt-in.
  1. Eut-5Wa (French and Spanish burnt-in subtitled services)
  1. Intelsat IS-905 with Closed subtitles (self-select as above for STB/FTA receivers or language booked on managed platforms such a Ymagis)

Updates will be above here as appropriate

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST: Test 2nd October

Posted on October 2, 2015 by satfacts

UPDATE: The feeds are now up and stable. The content is the Arqiva “Digital Cinema Delivered” Test loop

The Test for this starts at 1000BST/1100CEST and lasts for 60′ on IS-1002 and IS-905

It is 1080/50 with AC3/DD audio

Appropriate updates will appear above here.

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