GMTV Mobile Makeovers - Birmingham - LK Outside Broadcast feed

Monday 6 October 2008
Smethwick, Birmingham, England

GMTV Mobile Makeovers is an occasional live series where Lorraine Kellys' makeover team travel all over the country performing makeovers on the spot, i.e "mobile makeovers" live on LK Today.

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Mark Heyes at a Doctors Surgery in Birmingham with the makeover guests for LK Today. Feed via Intelsat 801 at 31.5W in 4:2:2.
Parameters: 11.597 V 3400 7/8 300/200 Id: Service 01 (W-Cam)


The Global Credit Crunch - CBS feed

Tuesday 30 September 2008
London Docklands, England

Stock markets in New York and Europe were rallying Tuesday after U.S. lawmakers' unexpected rejection of a $700 billion bailout. Among European banks top losers were Royal Bank of Scotland, Britain's HBOS and Italy's UniCredit.

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A stroppy Sheila McVicar [doesn't like the rain] from a wet London for The Early Show on CBS. Feed via Eutelsat W2 at 16E
Parameters: 12.538 H 5632 3/4 512/4112 Id: 548239 (Net 1) [NTSC]


Film Premiere - How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Wednesday 24 September 2008
Leicester Square, London, England

Another UK film premiere - this time it's the much anticipated How to Lose Friends & Alienate People that has the red carpets out at the London Odeon cinema.

Edith Bowman and Gillian Anderson A heavily pregnant Gillian Anderson Electrovamp - who provide music for the film.

Edith Bowman presents and chats to the celebrity red carpet arrivals at the London Odeon cinema uplinked by SNG Broadcast Services. Feed via Intelsat 10-02 at 1W
Parameters: 11.481 V 5632 3/4 308/256 Id: SNG (SNG BR0ADCAST)


London Film Premiere - Tropical Thunder - Sky News coverage

Tuesday 16 September 2008
Leicester Square, London, England

The UK film premiere of Tropical Thunder took place at the London Odeon cinema at Leicester Square in the West End, London this evening.

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Stars and celebs arrive at the London Odeon cinema. Feed via Telecom 2D at 8W in 4:2:2.
Parameters: 11.477 V 3823 7/8 308/256 Id: UKI784/TEL D2 (TANDBERG)


Channel Tunnel Fire - GMTV coverage

Friday 12 September 2008
Fokestone, Kent, England

The Channel Tunnel is closed after the fire broke out on Thursday afternoon. Fire fighters are still tackling the blaze. 6 people suffered minor injuries after inhaling smoke from the blaze, which started on a lorry on board a freight train travelling from Folkestone to Calais.

SISLink ITN UPOD23 Testcard Marcella Whittingdale Disgruntled crew member? Apparently not happy with the time GMTV went to the feed.

ITV's GMTV was active early Friday morning with a feed from Fokestone.
Regular correspondent Marcella Whittingdale waiting for the link and disgruntled crew members via Intelsat 801 at 31.5W in 4:2:2 (ITN uPOD 23)
Parameters: 11.593 V 3400 7/8 300/200 Id: Service 01 (W-Cam)


The ONE Show live Outside Broadcast - BBC

Wednesday 10 September 2008
Bradford, England

BBC's The ONE Show was active this evening with a live Outside Broadcast from Bradford about house swapping over the Internet. Nice to see old favorite Keith Chegwin on live OBs for the BBC.

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Neon Broadcast provides a feed for The One Show. Correspondent Keith Chegwin rehearsing via Eutelsat W1 at 10E (UKI-304)
Parameters: 12.714 H 6138 7/8 308/256 Id: MAIN PATH (NE0N BROADCAST)


Flash floods hit the Midlands - ITV Central coverage

Monday 8 September 2008
Darley Abbey, Derbyshire, England

Heavy rain has caused flash flooding across much of the Midlands and northern England. The Environment Agency has issued more than eighty flood warnings in England and Wales, five of which are severe.

ITV CENTRAL NEWS EAST Lisa Foden ITV CENTRAL Lisa Foden ITV CENTRAL

ITV Central weather girl Lisa Foden reports live from the River Derwent in Darley Abbey for Central Tonight. Feed via Intelsat 801 at 31.5W in 4:2:2 (SISLink uPOD 8)
Parameters: 11.653 V 3400 7/8 300/200 Id: Service 01 (W-Cam)


Battle Of The Brides - The Wedding - GMTV Special

Friday 29 August 2008
Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

The winning Battle of the Brides couple celebrate their wedding live from Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire.

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Top: Jenny Falconer & Richard Arnold and the couple in preparation for the wedding.
Bottom: GMTV weather girl Clare Nasir sharing the feed for the weather segments. Feed via Intelsat 801 at 31.5W in 4:2:2 (SISLink)
Parameters: 11.673 V 6800 7/8 300/200 Id: Service 01 (W-Cam)


European Tour Golf: The Johnnie Walker Championship

Thursday 28 August 2008
Perthshire, Scotland

Live coverage of the opening round of the tournament from Perthshire.

SISLINK 56 UKI1486 SD SDI Leaderboard Round one coverage

Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Golf Course for Sky Sports. Feed via Intelsat 905 at 24.5W in 4:2:2 (SIS56 UKI-1486)
Parameters: 11.543 V 5632 3/4 308/256 Id: ETP MAIN (TandbergTV)


Battle Of The Brides - GMTV Special

Monday 11 August 2008
Epsom, England

Couples enter a competition to win a luxurious paid-for wedding and perform a series of tasks live on air. After the wedding the newlyweds will be whisked off on a honeymoon to the Caribbean and appear in OK! magazine.

GMTV Outside Broadcast Epsom John McCririck  Jenny Falconer & a hopeful couple

GMTV live outside broadcast at Epsom race course. Jenny Falconer & John McCririck with the hopeful couples. Feed via Intelsat 801 at 31.5W (SISLink)
Parameters: 11.593 V 3400 7/8 300/200 Id: Service 01 (W-Cam) [4:2:2]


LPGA Tour Golf - RICOH Women's British Open

Wednesday 30 July 2008
Berkshire, England

The Women's British Open is a ladies golf tournament held each year from The Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire.
Active today is the player interviews and official practice coverage of The Women's Open for Japans TV Asahi. Info from their website can be found here (In Japanese).

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SIS Outside Broadcasts (previously BBC Outside Broadcasts) provide the feed via Intelsat 10-02 at 1W
Parameters: 11.486 V 13021 3/4 308/256 Id: TV ASAHI GOLF 1 (UKI-90)


McCann Parents Expected to Be Cleared - CBS feed

Monday 21 July 2008
Rothley, Leicestershire, England

Portugal's attorney general is expected to close the investigation into the unsolved disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann today, more than one year after she disappeared.

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CBS News correspondent Sheila McVicar reports from Rothley for The Early Show via Eutelsat W2 at 16E
Parameters: 12.546 H 5632 3/4 33/34 Id: 548239 (Unnamed) [NTSC]


Golf - The British Open at Royal Birkdale

Thursday 17 July 2008
Southport, England

coverage of the opening day's play in the third Major of the year, staged at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport.

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SIS OBs (formally BBC OBs) feed coverage of The Open for Japans TV Asahi. Info from their website can be found here (In Japanese). Feed via Intelsat 10-02 at 1W in 4:2:2
Parameters: 11.476 V 13021 3/4 308/256 Id: TV Asahi Open Golf (UKI-90)


Cricket on Five - npower Test match at Lord's

Monday 14 July 2008
London, England

Cricket on five England v South Africa. Mark Nicholas presents highlights from the fifth day, as the First Test at Lord's comes to a conclusion.

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Highlights package for Five. Their official sub-pages can be found here. Feed via Eutelsat W2 at 16E in 4:2:2
Parameters: 12.696 V 5632 3/4 308/256 Id: BT TES 47 (BT Media+Broadcast)


Farnborough International Airshow - CNBC OB

Monday 14 July 2008
Farnborough, England

The Farnborough International Airshow is an international aerospace exhibition held biennially. This year it takes place from the 14th to the 20th of July.

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Links Broadcast provides a feed for CNBC Europe from Farnborough. Anna Martin (pictured) waiting to go live via Intelsat 10-02 at 1W in 4:2:2
Parameters: 11.525 V 3333 3/4 308/256 Id: UKI-1368 HD ENC 2 (LINKS)


T in the Park 2008 - BBC Special

Sunday 13 July 2008
Balado, Scotland

T in the Park is a popular music festival held in Scotland each year. This year the BBC have the rights and is broadcast from the 12th to the 14th of July 2008.

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Edith Bowman & Jeff Leach present from Balado for the BBC and feeds from the other stages all via Atlantic Bird 1 at 12.5W (SOLOSAT)
Parameters: 11.044; 11.088 V 8448 7/8 308/256 Ids: BBCi A; BBC SCOTLAND (4:2:2)


Glastonbury Festival 2008 - GMTV OB

Friday 27 June 2008
Pilton, Somerset, England

The 2008 Glastonbury Festival kicks off tonight to be broadcast on BBC Television and will finish Sunday night. A quick scan on I801 reveals a live on-location offering for GMTV.

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Andrea Mclean reporting for ITV breakfast show GMTV from Glastonbury. Feed via Intelsat 801 at 31.5W in 4:2:2 (SISLink)
Parameters: 11.614 V 3400 7/8 300/200 Id: Service 01 (W-Cam)


Fuel Tanker Drivers Strike Across UK - BBC News coverage

Friday 13 June 2008
England

Friday morning and various feeds active on AB1 for the BBC. 600 tanker drivers began a four-day strike over pay. Union officials said the latest strike dates were a "legal formality". The drivers, who work for two companies delivering fuel to Shell forecourts, have picketed many oil depots.

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Top: Allison Harper waiting outside a Shell station in Portsmouth for BBC News 24. in 4:2:2 (UKI-1111)
Bottom: Correspondent reporting from a petral station in South London for BBC News 24. in 4:2:2 (UKI-1091)


Mysterious Dolphin Deaths - Anglia News OB

Monday 9 June 2008
Cornwall, England

Dozens of dolphins have died in a series of mass strandings on the UK's south coast. Rescuers in southwest England are desperately trying to save dozens of the creatures after at least 22 dolphins beached themselves and died along the Cornish coast.

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Regional reporter Samantha at Porth Creek in Cornwall for ITV Anglia News.
Rather annoyingly, the crew kept switching between 4:3 and 16:9. Feed via Intelsat 801 at 31.5W in 4:2:2(SISLink)
Parameters: 11.639 V 3400 7/8 300/200 Id: Service 01 (W-Cam)


BBC Breakfast OB @ the Ministry of Defence

Monday 9 June 2008
Westminster, London, England

About 8:30am Monday morning checking out AB1 for feed activity I came across the BBC outside the Ministry of Defence following the story about UK military personnel wanting to leave the forces. Interestingly while watching back the recorded feed, I noticed the GMTV SNG truck whizz past in the background! (third picture)

BBC UKI-999 PATH 1 Testcard Caroline Wyatt @ the MoD Speedy GMTV OB!

Caroline Wyatt at the MoD having a quick snack before going on-air. Feed via Atlantic Bird 1 at 12.5W in 4:2:2.
Parameters: 11.079 V 4224 7/8 4194/4195 Id: UKI-999 PATH 1 (Tadiran Scopus)


BBC Training & Development - Satellite Test

Friday 6 June 2008
Wood Norton, England

A rare catch, an uplink from the BBC Training & Development Centre in Wood Norton. I believe this to be training by the BBC to provide practical experience on planning, setting up and operating a typical SNG uplink station. This feed pops up every so often and only ever displays a test card and lasts about 10 minutes.

BBC TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT BBC WOOD NORTON UKI214 SATELLITE TEST

Uplink test via Atlantic Bird 1 at 12.5W (UKI-214)
Parameters: 11.041 V 4224 7/8 Id: Kefault. A short clip of the Test Card can be seen here in .AVI format.


Coronation Street On Location - GMTV Special

Friday 22 May 2008
Manchester, England

This morning, GMTV have a live OB from the set of popular UK soap Coronation Street - cast member Claire Peacock AKA Julia Haworth gives an interview on latest news & gossip from Weatherfield.
Note all the GMTV feeds have recently moved from 20W to 31.5W.

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Julia Haworth outside the Rovers Return talking live to GMTV. Feed via Intelsat 801 at 31.5W (uPOD 18 Malvern)
Parameters: 11.593 V 3400 7/8 300/200 Id: Service 01 (W-Cam)


Rugby Six Nations: Scotland vs. England in 3D HDTV

Saturday 8 March 2008
Edinburgh, Scotland

Scotland vs. England from Murrayfield Stadium. The match will be the first ever live screening of an international sport shown in 3D HD. The 3D rugby was captured by three camera rigs, and then transmitted via satellite to the BBCs Riverside studio in London and then shown on a big screen. Viewers will have to wear stereoscopic glasses to see the 3D effect. The technique, which is still under development, involves bouncing dual HD signals around and re-encoding them as a 3D experience.

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Feed mux for BBC HD via Intelsat 10-02 at 1W
Parameters: 11.477 V 26351 7/8 100/101; 200/201 Ids: Left 3D HD; Right 3D HD. A full screen capture (1920x1080) can be seen here


Inch-loss Island - GMTV Special

Tuesday 22 January 2008
Burgh Island, England

Early Tuesday morning while checking out 20W I came a cross a feed with an unusual SR.
It turned out to be a GMTV offering. Inch-loss Island - a yearly GMTV special where three viewers attempt to lose weight throughout the week on a remote Island.

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Kate Garraway presenting live from the Burgh Island off the south coast of Devon. Feed via Intelsat 603 at 20W in 4:2:2
Parameters: 10.978 H 6874 3/4 308/256 Id: ARQIUA UKI457 (TandbergTV)


Autumnwatch 2007 - BBC Special

Monday 5 November 2007
Devon/Shetland Islands, England

This years Autumnwatch gets underway today for two weeks with Bill Oddie and Co. Autumnwatch is a live BBC TV nature programme broadcast yearly with daily updates throughout the two weeks. Just like previous years BBC Outside Broadcasts provide the uplinks.

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Various screencaps from Autumnwatch all via Intelsat 10-02 at 1W. (UKI-455 / UKI-90) in 4:2:2.
Parameters:
11.463 V 6076 7/8 308/256 Id: AUTUMNWATCH MARTINMERE (BBC OBs Provider)
11.472 V 6076 7/8 308/256 Id: AUTUMNWATCH_CASTERTON (R16 Coder 2)


The Brit Awards Launch Party - ITV Special

Tuesday 16 January 2007
London, England

The 2008 Brit Awards appeared on I603 Early Tuesday evening with the launch party well into rehearsals. The show is due to be shown tonight on ITV2

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Fearne Cotton in rehearsals for the Brit Awards live show via Intelsat 603 at 20W in 4:2:2 (SISLink)
Parameters: 11.151 H 10850 3/4 308/256 Id: Tandberg Service (TandbergTV)


Extreme Weather: Fog in the UK - Sky News coverage

Thursday 21 December 2006
Manchester, England

Bad weather in the UK has caused flight delays and several cancellations due to visibility problems.

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Michelle May reporting for Sky News from Manchester Airport on a foggy Thursday evening. Feed via Intelsat 603 at 20W (SISLink13 UKI-417)
Parameters: 11.181 H 4224 7/8 308/256 Id: Tandberg Service (TandbergTV)


Suffolk Murder Trail - Five coverage

Tuesday 19 December 2006
Suffolk, England

The killings of prostitutes in the Suffolk area of England has generated huge media interest from all over the world resulting in many news feeds over European satellites. Old favorite Intelsat 603 had a huge amount of feed activity for Sky, Five and ITN.

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Correspondent for Five News from the Suffolk Constabulary via Intelsat 603 at 20W in 4:2:2 (SIS41 UKI-720)
Parameters: 11.181 H 4224 7/8 308/256 Id: UKI-720 (TANDBERG)


Weddings Live! - Discovery Networks Europe Special

Saturday 3 June 2006
England

A very unusual feed.... 6 weddings broadcast on the same day live for Discovery Home & Health. Summer is the most popular season to tie the knot according to their site.

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Various screencaps from WEDDINGS LIVE all via Intelsat 10-02 at 1W (SOLOSAT)
Parameters: 11.474 V 9500 3/4 308/256 Id: MAIN


Friendly International Football - England vs. Hungary

Tuesday 30 May 2006
Manchester, England

Friendly International football from Old Trafford England - Hungary for Match of the Day

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SOLOSAT provides friendly footy for BBC MOTD via Intelsat 10-02 at 1W
Parameters: 11.508 V 6076 7/8 308/650 Id: BBC OLD TRAFFORD (SOLO)


Steve Fossett Landing - BBC News coverage

Saturday 11 February 2006
Manston, England

After surviving a major fuel loss, some turbulence that nearly ripped his plane apart, and blowing out two tires on the landing, American adventurer Steve Fossett Saturday broke the world's flight distance record after traveling more than 26,000 miles in 76 hours.

BBC NEWS MANSTON UNI BBC OB BC OB

BBC waiting at Manston International Airport in Kent via Atlantic Bird 1 at 12.5W (Globecast UKI-366)
Parameters: 11.108 V 4224 7/8 4194/4195 Id: GLOBECAST NEWS 366 (Scopus Network Technologies)




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