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RRsat Completes Successful Live Broadcast of the 2013 Summer Universiade for TGVN
Multiple Simultaneous HD Live Event Feeds plus Supplementary Programming Delivered Flawlessly to ESPN
AIRPORT CITY BUSINESS PARK, Israel, August 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.
[http://www.rrsat.com/?utm_source=PR_Universiades ] (NASDAQ: RRST), a leading provider of
comprehensive digital content management
[http://www.rrsat.com/service/4/playout-end-to-end-content-management?utm_source=PR_Universiades ]
and global distribution
[http://www.rrsat.com/global-network-map?utm_source=PR_Universiades ] services
[http://www.rrsat.com/global-network-map ] to the television and radio broadcasting
industry, successfully completed broadcasting the International University Sports
Federation (FISU) Summer Universiade's [http://kazan2013.ru/en ] 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 [http://www.fisu.net/en/Summer-Universiades-3490.html ] 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 [http://www.rrsat.com/?utm_source=PR_Universiades ]
Information in this press release concerning TGVN is based on information provided by
TGVN and has not been independently verified by RRsat.
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. 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. We
undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent
occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in our 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, 2012 and our Current Reports on Form 6-K.
Company Contact Information:
Miki Hakak, Head of Marketing
Tel: +972-3-9280808
marketing@RRsat.com
Investor Relations Contacts:
Hayden/MS-IR LLC
Brett Maas/ Miri Segal-Scharia
+1-646-536-7331/ +1-917-607-8654
Brett@haydenir.com/ msegal@ms-ir.com
RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd
RRsat Completes Successful Live Broadcast of the 2013 Summer Universiade for TGVN
Multiple Simultaneous HD Live Event Feeds plus Supplementary Programming Delivered Flawlessly to ESPN
AIRPORT CITY BUSINESS PARK, Israel, August 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.
[http://www.rrsat.com/?utm_source=PR_Universiades ] (NASDAQ: RRST), a leading provider of
comprehensive digital content management
[http://www.rrsat.com/service/4/playout-end-to-end-content-management?utm_source=PR_Universiades ]
and global distribution
[http://www.rrsat.com/global-network-map?utm_source=PR_Universiades ] services
[http://www.rrsat.com/global-network-map ] to the television and radio broadcasting
industry, successfully completed broadcasting the International University Sports
Federation (FISU) Summer Universiade's [http://kazan2013.ru/en ] 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 [http://www.fisu.net/en/Summer-Universiades-3490.html ] 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 [http://www.rrsat.com/?utm_source=PR_Universiades ]
Information in this press release concerning TGVN is based on information provided by
TGVN and has not been independently verified by RRsat.
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. 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. We
undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent
occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in our 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, 2012 and our Current Reports on Form 6-K.
Company Contact Information:
Miki Hakak, Head of Marketing
Tel: +972-3-9280808
marketing@RRsat.com
Investor Relations Contacts:
Hayden/MS-IR LLC
Brett Maas/ Miri Segal-Scharia
+1-646-536-7331/ +1-917-607-8654
Brett@haydenir.com/ msegal@ms-ir.com
RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd