HAWLEY, Pennsylvania,
September 28, 2010
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.
(NASDAQ: RRST), a leading provider of comprehensive content
management and global distribution services to the television and
radio broadcasting industries, has announced that it has expanded
the responsibilities of Eric Larsen,
recently hired as Senior Director of Sales for RRsat America, to
include the development of strong business relationships with major
US media organizations and to increase exposure and awareness of
RRsat throughout the North American market.
Larsen, who will be based in Los
Angeles, comes to RRsat with over twenty-five years of
experience in the international television industry, with a
particular focus on content aggregation and distribution,
marketing, production and operations. Prior to joining RRsat, he
was the Senior Director of Key Accounts for Intelsat Corporation.
Larsen provided strategic account management for many of Intelsat's
premier North American customers, and was responsible for securing
one of its largest contracts.
"We have big plans over the coming year to bring all of RRsat's
globally recognized broadcasting services and capabilities to the
U.S. market" said Lior Rival, Vice
President, Sales and Marketing of RRsat. "Eric, with all of his
experience and industry knowledge, is the perfect person to extend
our North American initiative and we are excited to support his
progress in the region."
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 550 television and radio channels,
covering more than 150 countries. Visit the company's website
http://www.RRsat.com for more information.
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 our
business and the television and radio broadcasting industries, (ii)
our expectation to expand our client base and sell additional
services to our existing client base, (iii) our ability to
successfully integrate the teleports we acquired, (iv) our ability
to develop and commercialize the RRinternetTV service, (v) our
expectation to extend the average length of our contracts in the
future, (vi) our ability to develop, expand and commercialize our
HD Platform, (vii) our ability to report future successes, (viii)
our ability to expand our activity in the North American market,
and (ix) our intention to distribute dividends in the future and
the size of any dividends declared. 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. The company 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 our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more details, please
refer to our SEC filings and the amendments thereto, including our
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our Current Reports on Form
6-K.
Company Contact Information:
Dr. Beth Erez, Sr. Advisor
Tel: +972-8-861-0000
Email: marketing@RRsat.com
Public Relations Contact:
Josh Kail, Vendeloo
Tel: +1-718-522-9873
Email: josh@vendeloo.com
SOURCE RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd