AIRPORT CITY BUSINESS PARK, Israel, October 31,
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 that it is providing its advanced playout and
uplink services for Nat Geo Music Channel, the music channel
brought to viewers by FOX International Channels.
Nat Geo Music joins over 130 TV
channels making use of the state-of-the-art RRsat Playout Center
with its automated, high capacity, 24/7 facility and a full range
of end-to-end HD, SD and 3D content management and processing
services. Nat Geo Music transfers digital content using an
advanced file accelerator directly into RRsat's Media Asset
Management system where it is decrypted, backed up, and archived
for further use. Other playout services employed for
Nat Geo Music include graphic
overlay, using the Miranda-ImageStore graphic system, and automated
QC and digital scheduling.
The Nat Geo Music Channel is then encrypted, reencoded and
uplinked to the RRsat MCPC platform on MEASAT-3a, a satellite
reaching over 50 million pay-TV households in the Middle East, North
Asia, South Asia,
South East Asia, Australia/Oceana and parts of Africa.
Lior Rival, VP Sales and
Marketing of RRsat said: "We are very excited to add another
valuable customer such as Nat Geo
Music to our growing list of play-out channels being played
out from RRsat Playout Center's state-of-the-art automated, high
capacity, 24/7 facility. RRsat offers its customers a full range of
advanced end-to-end solutions providing innovation while
maintaining robust and reliable quality of service."
"RRsat's advanced media asset solutions result in efficient,
robust, high quality performance," said Victor Chan, Vice President of Broadcast
Technical Operations at FOX International Channels Asia. "Their
attention to our needs, in both playout and uplink services,
combined with a high level of technological know-how, is why we
chose RRsat to playout and deliver our channel."
About RRsat Global Communications
Network Ltd.
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) 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
About Nat Geo
Music
In a celebration of culture, Nat Geo
Music lets viewers explore the world's vibrant cultures
through music 24-hours a day and follow seasoned artists from all
corners of the earth who have revolutionized music and bridged
borders through sound alone. Nat Geo Music delivers music
videos from around the world, with short and long-form programming
that puts music into context. The channel is available in 6
million homes globally and in 1.25 million homes across
Asia.
About FOX International Channels
FOX International Channels (FIC) is News Corporation's
international multi-media business. FIC develops, produce and
distribute 300+ wholly- and majority-owned entertainment, factual,
sports and movie channels across Latin
America, Europe,
Asia and Africa, in 37 languages. These networks
and their related mobile, non-linear and high-definition
extensions, reach over 1 billion cumulative subscribing
worldwide. FIC also operates a global online advertising
unit, .FOX (pronounced "dot-fox") specialized in online video and
display, and four TV production houses, in operation since
August 14, 1993.
In Asia, FIC operates 26
channel brands including the FOX, STAR and National Geographic
brands in 75 channel feeds across 13 markets, reaching more than
550 million cumulative subscribers in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information,
please visit http://www.foxinternationalchannels.com.
Information in this press release
concerning Nat Geo Music and MEASAT
is based on information provided by Nat Geo
Music and MEASAT and has not been independently verified by
RRsat.
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.
Company Contact Information:
Dr. Beth Erez, Sr. Advisor
Tel: +972-3-9280808
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