RE'EM, Israel, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
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 the launch on May 24,
2011 of FIGHT NOW! TV, a 24-hour combat sports channel, in
HD, on the Galaxy 23 satellite providing access to nearly 8,000
cable headends representing close to 90% of the American cable
market. FIGHT NOW! TV is dedicated to mixed martial arts (MMA) as
well as boxing, grappling and kickboxing.
FIGHT NOW! TV joins more than 590 TV and radio channels delivered,
managed or transmitted to multiplatform operators globally or
directly to viewers at home via the RRsat Global Network.
RRsat captures content quickly and economically at its source
using the customer's choice of delivery media and formats. At
launch, FIGHT NOW! TV used RRsat's RRstream technology to securely
stream content from FIGHT NOW! TV in Toronto, Canada to RRsat's Hawley Teleport in
Pennsylvania for national
satellite distribution on the Galaxy 23 satellite. RRstream
provides low-to-zero latency and maintains high content resolution
supporting even HD satellite distribution and is often used to
jumpstart a channel. Tapeless digital workflow options allow
HD or 3D channels like FIGHT NOW! TV to launch immediately and cost
effectively while maintaining the high resolution expected.
"We appreciate the speed and quality of the service provided by
RRsat," said Mr. Mike Garrow,
General Manager and Co-Founder of FIGHT NOW! TV. "While we
initially launched on Cablevision, with the wide audience being
made available by RRsat on the Galaxy 23 satellite, we expect to
expand very quickly to additional cable, satellite and telco
operators so that fight fans across the country can have a 24/7
combat sports destination on their TVs."
"We are proud to be adding FIGHT NOW! TV to the long list of
sports channels that we deliver worldwide including 24/7 sports
channels like Fox Sports and live HD and 3D sporting events such as
the US Open, the PGA Championship and the 2010 NFL season for Asian
and maritime viewing," said Mr. Yaniv
Lior, Senior Director of US Sales and Operations, RRsat
America. "With RRstream, we were able to launch
cost-effectively and in record time. The Galaxy 23 satellite
provides FIGHT NOW! TV with the potential for an extensive North
American viewing audience."
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 provides
these services to more than 590 television and radio channels,
covering more than 150 countries. Visit the company's website
http://www.RRsat.com for more information.
About FIGHT NOW! TV
FIGHT NOW! TV is the first 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week
combat sports channel bringing the best battles, fiercest fights
and stunning knockouts to America. FIGHT NOW! TV caters to fight
fans of every genre, giving them a front row seat to compelling
coverage of MMA, boxing, wrestling/grappling, Muay Thai, kickboxing and other combat sports.
FIGHT NOW! TV is the place for the best analysis, live and current
events, documentaries and news coverage of the biggest PPV events
and match-ups happenings around the globe.
SafeHarbor 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 and
RRstream services, (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 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, 2010 and our Current Reports on Form
6-K.
The information in this press release concerning FIGHT NOW!
TV has been provided to RRsat by FIGHT NOW! TV 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
External Investor Relations Contacts:
Ehud Helft / Porat Saar
Tel: +1-646-233-2161
rrsat@ccgisrael.com
SOURCE RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd