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PEMBROKE, Bermuda, September 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced that RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:RRST), a global provider of end-to-end transmission and production services for broadcasters, will use the Intelsat global network to expand RRSat's programming transmissions services seamlessly across three continents. RRSat contracted for capacity on Intelsat's Galaxy 23 and Intelsat 10 satellites for content broadcasting throughout Africa, Asia and North America. The Intelsat 10 satellite, located at 68.5 E offers communications services to customers wanting access to the emerging markets of the Indian subcontinent as well as Central and Western Asia. RRSat will use its Intelsat 10 capacity to distribute television programming from Europe and the United States into Asia and Africa. The Galaxy 23 satellite, located at 121 W within Intelsat's valuable Galaxy neighborhood, offers programmers distribution to the U.S. cable community, reaching millions of homes. RRSat will use Galaxy 23 capacity to distribute television programming from Europe and Asia into the U.S. cable market. "Intelsat's two satellites, Galaxy 23 and Intelsat 10, will provide RRSat with the extensive coverage required to meet our customers' growing demands for our comprehensive content management and global distribution services," said Lior Rival, RRSat's Vice President Sales & Marketing. "Likewise, service on Intelsat 10 allows us the opportunity to expand our offering with new services to current and new customers." "Programmers turn to Intelsat when seeking global market access," said Jean Philippe Gillet, Intelsat's Regional Vice President, Europe & Middle East Sales. "Our growing relationship with RRSat is a prime example of how our customers rely on Intelsat to efficiently implement global business objectives." About Intelsat Intelsatis the leading provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide and is the leading provider of these services to each of the media, network services and government customer sectors, enabling people and businesses everywhere constant access to information and entertainment. Intelsat offers customers a greater business potential by providing them access to unrivaled resources with ease of business and peace of mind. An extensive customer base, including some of the world's leading media and communications companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and government/military organizations, utilizes our services. Real-time, constant communication with people anywhere in the world is closer, by far. About RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:RRST) provides global, comprehensive, content management and distribution services to the rapidly expanding television and radio broadcasting industries. Through its proprietary "RRSat Global Network," composed of satellite and terrestrial fiber optic transmission capacity and the public Internet, RRSat is able to offer high quality and flexible global distribution services for content providers. RRSat's comprehensive content management services include producing and playing out TV content as well as providing satellite newsgathering services (SNG). RRSat concurrently provide these services to more than 385 television and radio channels, covering more than 150 countries. Intelsat Safe Harbor Statement. Some of the statements in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements" that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. The forward-looking statements made in this release reflect Intelsat's intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, including known and unknown risks. Detailed information about some of the known risks is included in Intelsat's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Because actual results could differ materially from Intelsat's intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about the future, you are urged to view all forward-looking statements contained in this news release with caution. Intelsat does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. RRSat Safe Harbor Statement. This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding (i) the growth of RRSat's business and the television and radio broadcasting industries, (ii) RRSat's expectation to expand its client base and sell additional services to its existing client base, and (iii) RRSat's ability to report future successes. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the companies and the industry as of the date of this press release. RRSat undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including the risks indicated in RRSat's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more details, please refer to RRSat's SEC filings and the amendments thereto, including RRSat's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 and RRSat's Current Reports on Form 6-K. Contacts Nick Mitsis Intelsat, Ltd. +1-202-944-7044 RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. +972-8-8610000 DATASOURCE: RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd CONTACT: Contacts: Nick Mitsis, Intelsat, Ltd., , +1-202-944-7044; RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd., , +972-8-8610000

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