AIRPORT CITY BUSINESS PARK, Israel, August 1,
2013 /PRNewswire/ --
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), a
leading provider of comprehensive digital content management and
global distribution services to the television and radio
broadcasting industry, successfully completed broadcasting the
International University Sports
Federation (FISU) Summer Universiade's live events and programming
in HD for The Global Video Network (TGVN), a fully distributed
entertainment network owned by BTI Events. The games and
supplementary materials were delivered from Kazan, Russia to ESPN for broadcast on ESPNU and
ESPN3.
FISU Summer Universiade is an international sporting and
cultural festival that is staged every two years in a different
city. Almost 10,000 student athletes, representing universities
from about 160 countries throughout the world, participated in
hundreds of games and events over the 12 days of the Universiade.
RRsat was engaged by TGVN to deliver 65 live games as well as
additional programming to ESPN, using cost effective solutions that
successfully delivered up to 4 simultaneous live events.
RRsat mobilized its considerable capabilities to meet the
challenges of simultaneously broadcasting multiple events live in
HD. Resources from RRsat teleports in Hawley, Pennsylvania and in Israel, were activated in concert to ensure
that delivery of all events would be seamless.
"In RRsat, TGVN found an outstanding partner for delivering live
Summer Universiade games from the city of Kazan in HD," said
Craig Jonas, COO of TGVN. "RRsat met
our rigorous demands to deliver multiple games concurrently in real
time, together with supplementary material, without a hitch-and at
reasonable cost."
"We were pleased to provide TGVN with an excellent and
cost-effective solution for delivering the Summer Universade games
to ESPN," said Avi Cohen, Chief
Executive Officer of RRsat. "The games provide an important
opportunity for university students to demonstrate friendship and
sportsmanship with their counterparts from around the world, and we
are proud to have played a part in making them available to
viewers."
About TGVN
TGVN is a newly established, but fully distributed entertainment
network owned by BTI Events, Seattle,
WA. The venture leverages existing BTI Events to partner
with national and international broadcast organizations for the
delivery of high-quality collegiate themed programming.
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
Information in this press release
concerning TGVN is based on information provided by TGVN and has
not been independently verified by RRsat.
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Company Contact Information:
Miki Hakak, Head of Marketing
Tel: +972-3-9280808
marketing@RRsat.com
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