RRsat Chosen to Distribute Fashion TV's New High-Definition Channel to the US and to DISH Network
15 Juin 2009 - 2:17PM
PR Newswire (US)
REEM, Israel, June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RRsat Global
Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:RRST), a rapidly growing
provider of comprehensive content management and global
distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting
industries, announced today that it will be providing uplink and
connectivity services for the new Fashion TV Paris High Definition
channel - FTV HD, over North America and to DISH Network (NASDAQ:
DISH) via the Galaxy-19 satellite. The new channel is available in
full HD 1080i@50 all over North America and on DISH Network. FTV HD
is available in the PlatinumHD package on DISH Network Ch. 374 and
in the DishLATINO Ultimate Pack on Ch. 5304. Subscription is
currently available to approximately 15 Million DISH Network
customers. Michel Adam, the President and CEO of Fashion TV said,
"We are very pleased to choose once again our long standing
partner, RRsat, for its premier offering and global reach enabling
us to offer the unique Fashion experience to millions of households
over the globe. The HD format is perfect for FTV viewers who seek
quality, luxury and a premium viewing experience. In the near
future we are planning to launch the FTV channels on more and more
US networks as the first media innovation entering the USA from
Europe, and we hope to reach 50 million connected homes in the USA
by Christmas 2009." "We are extremely excited that our long
standing customer, Fashion TV, has once again chosen RRsat, for the
distribution of its advanced High Definition channel, leveraging
RRsat's three innovative HD playout centers," commented David
Rivel, CEO and Founder of RRsat. "This is the third time that
Fashion TV has chosen RRsat to distribute its advanced HD channels,
with RRsat already taking FTV's High Definition channel to Asia,
Australia, via Asiasat-2 satellite, and to Europe, Middle East and
Africa via EuroBird-9 satellite. This additional contract clearly
attests to this long standing customer's satisfaction with RRsat's
unique service offering." 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 425 television and radio channels,
covering more than 150 countries. Visit the company's website
http://www.rrsat.com/ for more information. About Fashion TV
Fashion TV is the largest fashion medium in the world. FTV's
mission since inception in 1997, is to innovate, show and follow
the latest trends in fashion and audiovisual technology. Major
shows from all over the world were brought live in High Definition
with Fashion TV producing and broadcasting more than 20 fashion
shows live in High Definition each season. The picture clear
quality channel offers over 500 hours of new program content every
year, 300 new shows and 600 new clips every season. Visit the
company's website http://www.fashiontv.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 RRsat Global Internet TV
service, and (v) our ability to report future successes. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions,
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of the date of this press release. The company undertakes no
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subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in its
expectations, except as may be required by law. Forward-looking
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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, 2008 and our Current Reports on Form 6-K.
Information in this press release concerning Fashion TV and DISH
Network was provided by Fashion TV and DISH Network, and has not
been independently verified by RRsat. Company contact information:
Gil Efron, CFO Tel: +972-8-861-0000 Email: External Investor
Relations contacts: Ehud Helft / Kenny Green Tel: +1-646-201-9246
DATASOURCE: RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. CONTACT:
Company contact information: Gil Efron, CFO, Tel: +972-8-861-0000,
Email: . External Investor Relations contacts: Ehud Helft / Kenny
Green, Tel: +1-646-201-9246
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