HAWLEY, Pennsylvania,
October 1, 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 Shlomi Izkovitz,
was awarded the 2010 Promise Award by the Society of Satellite
Professionals International (SSPI).
The Promise Awards recognize the potential of young satellite
professionals to play a leadership role in the industry. This is
the awards fifth year and will be presented at a special dinner
during Satellite Week in New York
City.
Shlomi Izkovitz is currently Deputy Vice President of Sales. He
has initiated, structured and expanded innovative cooperative
business ventures with numerous satellite operators and teleports
worldwide and expanded RRsat's presence in new and challenging
markets. He was also instrumental in establishing new satellite
relay stations in Europe that
expanded RRsat's Global Network and has enabled the company to
deliver more content, to more locations worldwide than almost any
global delivery network.
"Each year we get the pleasure of honoring four professionals
who are making a significant difference within their companies and
the industry as a whole. The 2010 honorees have distinguished
themselves as the next generation of leaders in satellite
communications and the industries it serves," said Robert Bell, SSPI Executive Director.
"Shlomi's energetic, insightful, open-minded, and excellent
listening skills have always been clear within RRsat," said
Lior Rival, Vice President, Sales
and Marketing of RRsat. "I can think of no one more deserving of
such an award; we are extremely proud of his accomplishments."
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.
About SSPI
The Society of Satellite Professionals International is a
nonprofit member-benefit society that serves satellite
professionals throughout their working lives. With chapters in the
Americas, the Middle East,
Europe and Asia, SSPI works to attract new talent to the
industry, helps satellite professionals advance in their careers,
works to increase the professional standing of members and honors
extraordinary achievement by satellite professionals and the
companies they work for.
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,
including the growth of the market for religious content and
programming, (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 and (viii) 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