RE'EM, Israel, January 18, 2011 /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 announced today that it has signed an agreement with
BabyTV, a FOX International Channel, to distribute the channel
throughout North America on the
Galaxy-23 satellite (121.0 degrees W).
BabyTV targets the youngest members of the family, infants and
toddlers, and provides services that range from 24/7 TV channels to
VOD and broadband offerings. RRsat currently distributes BabyTV to
Europe via the HOTBIRD satellite
as well as to Asia via the MEASAT
3A satellite. This expansion into the North American market will
open up BabyTV's viewership to a new and wider audience.
"Our work with BabyTV illustrates how RRsat is capable of
opening new geographical markets up to any channel and bringing
that channel to several continents," said Lior Rival, Vice President, Sales and Marketing
of RRsat. "We are excited about making this channel available to
North America, providing BabyTV
access to thousands of cable headends representing up to 90% of the
American cable market."
"BabyTV continues to rapidly grow its TV-watching audience,"
said Liran Talit, BabyTV Managing
Director and Founder. "RRsat has played a key role in the expansion
of our reach in the past and continues to do so. RRsat's services
allow us easy access to international markets in multiple languages
the world over."
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 BabyTV
BabyTV is the world's leading infant and toddler network from
FOX International Channels, available in over 90 countries
worldwide. BabyTV provides quality programming created specifically
for growing infants and toddlers via its 24-hour linear channel, as
well as VOD, Broadband, Mobile, Web services, and Consumer
Products. Please visit http://www.babytv.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.
The information in this press release concerning BabyTV has been
provided to RRsat by BabyTV and has not been independently verified
by RRsat. Information concerning the access of the channel to the
US cable industry is based on publicly available information and
has not been independently verified by RRsat.
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