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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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “A Diamond Celebration” 16th Nov 2022

Posted on November 16, 2022 by satfacts

ENCORE Sunday 20th November

Today’s Schedule is:

13:00 – 13:40 GMT / 14:00 – 14:40 CET
SATELLITES LIVE – RUN TEST TAPE


13:40 – 14:00 GMT / 14:40 – 15:00 CET
A ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IMAGE ON SCREEN, WITH A COUNTDOWN CLOCK AND LOW
LEVEL 5.1 AUDIO

14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET
START OF RELAY
PLEASE ENSURE THE CINEMA HOUSE LIGHTS ARE DOWN FOR THE START OF THE
RELAY AND UP FOR THE INTERVALS

14:01 GMT / 15:01 CET – CINEMA INTRODUCTION
14:16 GMT / 15:16 CET – ACT I OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION
14:59 GMT / 15:59 CET – CINEMA INTERVAL I
15:17 GMT / 16:17 CET – CINEMA INTERVAL I PRESENTATION
15:23 GMT / 16:23 CET – ACT II OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION
16:09 GMT / 17:09 CET – CINEMA INTERVAL II
16:19 GMT / 17:19 CET – CINEMA INTERVAL II PRESENTATION
16:30 GMT / 17:30 CET – ACT III OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION
17:04 GMT / 18:04 CET – CURTAIN CALLS
THE SATELLITE RELAY WILL END AT APPROXIMATELY 17:11 GMT / 18:11 CET

UPDATE@1750GMT. The feed is now available for testing ahead of tonight’s broadcast. The Schedule is expected to be:

PLEASE ENSURE SUBTITLES ARE SWITCHED OFF FOR THIS BALLET

18:00 – 18:55 Satellites Live – Run Test Tape

18:55 – 19:15 A ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IMAGE ON SCREEN, WITH A COUNTDOWN CLOCK AND LOW LEVEL 5.1 AUDIO

19:15 START OF RELAY

PLEASE ENSURE THE CINEMA HOUSE LIGHTS ARE DOWN FOR THE START OF THE RELAY AND UP FOR THE INTERVALS

19:16                CINEMA INTRODUCTION

19:31                ACT I OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION

20:11                CINEMA INTERVAL I

20:30                CINEMA INTERVAL I PRESENTAION

20:36                ACT II OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION

21:16                CINEMA INTERVAL II

21:26                CINEMA INTERVAL II PRESENTAION

21:35                ACT III OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION

22:13                CURTAIN CALLS

THE SATELLITE RELAY WILL END AT APPROXIMATELY 22:30 GMT

The Test ahead of this evening’s broadcast is at 1000GMT/1100CET. It is for 60′. The feed remains available for an additional 45′ to 1145GMT/1245CET but is NOT part of the official cinema-test.

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MET OPERA “La Traviata” 5th Nov 2022

Posted on November 5, 2022 by satfacts

The feed for today’s broadcast was live at 15:16GMT / 16:16CET

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MET OPERA “Medea” 22nd October 2022

Posted on October 22, 2022 by satfacts

17:17 The feed has been re-established

17:10BST The feed has temporarily dropped. we are investigating

Welcome to the 1st broadcast of the 2022/23 Season. The Test period starts at 1630BST/1730CEST with the Intro/Countdown slated for 1755BST/1855 CEST

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