MET OPERA “Der Rosenkavalier” 15th April 2023

Posted on April 10, 2023 by satfacts

Saturday 15th April 1531BST: the feed is now available on satellite from NY

UPDATE@1938BST/2038CEST. There were a number of drops of the feed. Apologies

UPDATE@1957BST/2057CEST. The Met have identified a fault and will need to reboot the feed again at the next interval/intermission. This will be soon after 2003BST

UPDATE@2025BST/2125CEST: The was another hit on the feed.

The Tests ahead of this Saturday’s (15th April) broadcast are on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th April at 0930-1000BST (1030-11100CEST). NOTE Change in Frequency to previous Met Opera

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “Cinderella” 12th April

Posted on April 5, 2023 by satfacts

SUNDAY 16th April: The feed is now available ahead of this afternoon’s Encore transmission. The main content starts at 1400BST

UPDATE at 1730BST : Please be advised that the satellite test tape for tonight’s relay of Cinderella will begin at 18:00 BST as per the Satellite Parameters, and not at 17:30 BST as shown on the Running Order.

Apologies for any confusion and inconvenience caused.

Wednesday 12th: The Test feed ahead of tonight’s briadcast is now available. It is there until 1100BST/1200CEST. A further 45′ of satellite broadcast follows but is not part of the cinema test: it is for internal ROH use.

The Test ahead of next week’s broadcast (on 12th April) is today, 5th April at 1100-1200BST (1200-1300CEST).

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MET OPERA “Falstaff” 1st April 2023

Posted on March 27, 2023 by satfacts

UPDATE @ 1945BST: There was a momentary loss of service on IS-1002

SATURDAY 1st April. The feed went live at 1455GMT. All subtitles are present. The main production content commences at 1725BST/1825CEST

The Test ahead of this Saturday’s broadcast is today, 27th March 0925-0955BST (1025-1055CEST). NOTE slightly EARLIER TIME

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “Turandot” 22nd March

Posted on March 15, 2023 by satfacts

Sunday 26th March: 12:55BST: The feed for the Encore broadcast is now available. The main content begins at 1400BST

WEDNESDAY 22nd: The Test ahead of tonight’s broadcast is at 1000-1100GMT (1100-1200CET). There is a further 45′ of satellite time to 1145GMT, but this does NOT form part of the Cinema Test

The feed is now live at 17:45GMT ahead of tonight’s broadcast

The Test ahead of next week’s broadcast (on 22nd March) is today, 15th March at 1100-1200GMT (1200-1300CET). Subtitles should be turned ON.

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MET OPERA “Lohengrin” 18th March 2023

Posted on March 13, 2023 by satfacts

Saturday 18th March: The feed is now live on IS-1002 @ 1430 GMT.

UPDATE: there was an isue with the subtitles during the last 10′ of Act-II. They have been restored.

The Test ahead of this Saturday’s broadcast is today, 13th March 0930-1000GMT (1030-1100CET).

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “The Barber of Seville” 15th February

Posted on February 8, 2023 by satfacts

THURSDAY 15th Feb UPDATE@ 1732GMT. The feed is now available for testing ahead of tonights live broadcast. The relay content starts at 1900GMT

THURSDAY 15th Feb. The Test period ahead of tonight’s live broadcast is at 1000-1100GMT (1100-1200CET). The satellite feed will be available for a further 45′ (to 1145GMT) for ROH internal testing. It is NOT officially part of the helpline-supported Test but could be useful to you for tuning purposes. The content during this latter 45′ will be discontinuous.

The Test ahead of next week’s broadcast (on 15th Feb) is today, 8th Feb at 1100-1200GMT (1200-1300CET). Subtitles should be turned ON.

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “Like Water For Chocolate”

Posted on January 12, 2023 by satfacts

Thursday 19th The live feed is now available. There is the usual test-loop until 1855GMT. There are then countdown-cards to 1915GMT, followed by the Introduction

Thursday 19th Jan The Test ahead of this evenings broadcast went live at 0945GMT. It will be available until 1100GMT

Wednesday 18th: Following the issues on the Test below, there is an additional test at 1100-1200GMT (1200-1300). Please make sure you have the revised documentation detailing the CORRECT FREQUENCY

The Test ahead of next week’s broadcast (on 19th Jan) is today, 12th Jan at 1100-1200GMT (1200-1300CET). As this is a ballet, the ROH have advised that UK cinemas have their subtitles turned OFF.

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MET OPERA “Fedora” 14th January 2023

Posted on January 9, 2023 by satfacts

The Test ahead of this Saturday’s broadcast is today, 9th January 0930-1000GMT (1030-1100CET).

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MET OPERA “The Hours” 10th December 2022

Posted on December 5, 2022 by satfacts

SATURDAY 10th 1625GMT. The feed is now available for tonight’s broadcast

The Test ahead of this Saturday’s broadcast is today, 5th December 0930-1000GMT (1030-1100CET).

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “The Nutcracker” 8th December

Posted on December 1, 2022 by satfacts

Update @1800GMT. The feed on IS-1002 is now re-established for tonight’s broadcast

Thursday 8th December 1000: The 2nd Test ahead of tonight’s broadcast is now available.

The Test for next week’s broadcast is today, Thursday 1st December at 1100-1200GMT (1200-1300CET)

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