REEM, Israel, October 27, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RRsat
Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) and BT
Wholesale's Media and Broadcast team have worked together to
support the launch of Sky News HD on the Measat platform. BT and
RRsat are providing an end-to-end managed fiber and satellite
service using fiber from BT, satellite uplink and teleport services
from RRsat and leased capacity on the MEASAT-3A satellite.
A fiber network from the BT Global Media Network will carry Sky
News HD from the Sky News Centre in Osterley, England, to RRsat's Global Network and
teleport facility, where it is uplinked onto the MEASAT 3A
satellite and distributed to customers throughout the Middle East and Asia.
According to Mark Wilson-Dunn, BT
Wholesale Media & Broadcast's Global Sales and Marketing
Director, "This is an important development both for us and Sky as
it allows for the further distribution of Sky News HD overseas. The
distribution of Sky News HD content successfully combines fiber and
satellite and was implemented in just two weeks."
Koby Zontag, Senior Director, Sales and Business Development at
RRsat, added, "The successful launch of Sky News HD on the Measat
platform is another example of the successful strategic
relationship between BT and RRsat. This follows the transmission of
the first international 3D interactive video event between
Tel Aviv and London earlier this year and we look forward
to and anticipate many more such ventures together."
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, and communications solutions to the maritime,
terrestrial and aviation markets through Station711, its mobile
satellite arm. 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. For more information, visit
http://www.rrsat.com.
Safe Harbor Statement for RRsat Global Communications Network
Ltd.
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 develop and expand our
cooperation with BT, (viii) our ability to report future successes
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.
About BT
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications
solutions and services operating in more than 170 countries. Its
principal activities include the provision of networked IT services
globally; local, national and international telecommunications
services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move;
broadband and internet products and services and converged
fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four
lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT
Wholesale.
In the year ended 31 March 2010,
BT Group's revenue was GBP20,911
million.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets
of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in
London and New York. For more information, visit
http://www.bt.com/aboutbt
About Sky News and skynews.com
Since its launch in 1989, Sky News has established itself as a
formidable and innovative force in the world of news broadcasting.
It now provides news to around 145 million people in 36 countries
in Europe alone, with distribution
across Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Valued for fairness, balance and journalistic objectivity by
both viewers and regulators, the award-winning channel has also
earned a reputation for the speed of its 24-hour coverage and
flexibility in reporting live news - first.
In addition to its status as one of Europe's leading 24 hour news channels,
skynews.com is one of the fastest growing websites on the
continent. It is also available on mobile phones, on desktops, on
UK rail platforms and Virgin Atlantic flights.
In March 2009 Sky News Radio
became the sole provider of national and international news to all
commercial stations in the UK - reaching around 31 million
listeners in total - when it took over the contract to supply IRN
stations, in addition to its existing clients.
In 2010 Sky News won the prestigious RTS News Channel of the
Year award for a record seventh time and an International Emmy
award for its coverage of the Taliban in Pakistan. Sky News won a Golden Nymph at the
2009 Monte Carlo Television Festival for Best 24 Hour News
Programme for its coverage of the Mumbai terror attacks. Sky News was also named
Best News Service at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2009 and
Skynews.com won the Association of Online Publishers award for
website of the year, 2008.
In May 2010 Sky News launched
Britain's first High Definition
rolling news channel, Sky News HD, uniting first-class journalism
with sharp picture quality, bringing HD customers closer to the
news.
Media Contact Information:
For more information on RRsat Global Communications Network, or
to speak with an executive of the company, please contact:
Company Contact Information:
Dr. Beth Erez, Sr. Advisor
Tel: +972-8-861-0000
Email: marketing@RRsat.com
David Aber, CFO
Tel: +972-8-861-0000
Email: investors@RRsat.com
Public Relations Contact:
Melanie Johnson or Kim Smith,
eclat Marketing
Tel: +44-1276-486000
Email: rrsat@eclat.co.uk
External Investor Relations Contacts:
Ehud Helft/ Porat Saar
CCG Investor Relations Israel
Tel: +646-233-2161
Email: rrsat@ccgisrael.com
BT
Enquiries about this news release should be made to the BT Group
Newsroom on its 24-hour number: 020-7356-5369. From outside the UK
dial +44-20-7356-5369. All news releases can be accessed at our web
site: http://www.btplc.com/News
SOURCE RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd