HAWLEY, Pennsylvania,
October 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
RRsat America - Global Communications Inc., a
leading provider of comprehensive content management and global
distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting
industries, announced today that it is offering services on its
second DVB-S2 MCPC platform on MEASAT-3a. The SD/HD video
channels on the MEASAT-3/3a satellites currently reach over 50
million pay-TV households in the Middle
East, North Asia,
South Asia, South East Asia, Australia/Oceana and parts of Africa.
RRsat has provided an end-to-end managed fiber and satellite
uplink and teleport service, including optional playout, via
MEASAT-3a since October 2010.
The first RRsat DVB-S2 platform is booked almost entirely
with HD/3D channels including Sky News HD, All Sports Network
(ASN), GinxTV, iConcerts, BabyTV Asia, Bigfoot TV, Unitel Classica
Asia and Nat Geo Music.
"As a result of the great success of our first DVB-S2 platform
on MEASAT-3a," Yaniv Lior, Senior
Director of US Sales and Operations said, "we have leased
additional capacity and are offering other TV and radio channels
the opportunity to reach the same extensive audience of cable
headends throughout Asia Pacific,
the Middle East and Africa with competitive high performance
services based on the RRsat Global Network."
About RRsat Global Communications
Network Ltd.
RRsat America-Global Communications Inc. is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:
RRST) which provides global, end-to-end, content management and
distribution services to the rapidly expanding television and radio
broadcasting industries, covering more than 150 countries. Through
its RRsat Global Network, composed of satellite and terrestrial
fiber optic capacity and the public Internet, RRsat provides
high-quality and flexible global distribution services 24/7 to more
than 630 channels reaching multiplatform operators, Internet TV and
direct-to-home viewers worldwide and also offers
occasional use services for sports, news and events with a
fleet of flyaways and over 10 transportable satellite news
gathering services (SNG) units. More than 130 television and
radio channels use RRsat's advanced production and playout centers
comprising comprehensive media asset management services. Visit the
company's website http://www.rrsat.com
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 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.
Information in this press release concerning MEASAT-3a is based
on information provided by MEASAT and has not been independently
verified by RRsat.
Company Contact Information:
Yaniv Lior, Sr. Director of US Sales
and Operations
Tel: +1(570)226-6612
Email: yanivl@RRsat.com
External Investor Relations Contacts:
Ehud Helft / Porat Saar
Tel: +1-646-233-2161
rrsat@ccgisrael.com
SOURCE RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd