RRSat Extends Its Global Reach across Three Continents with Intelsat

Intelsat,
Ltd., the provider of commercial satellite services, announced that RRSat
Global Communications Network Ltd., a global provider of end-to-end
transmission and production services for broadcasters, will use the Intelsat
global network to expand RRSat’s programming transmissions services seamlessly
across three continents.

RRSat
contracted for capacity on Intelsat’s Galaxy 23 and Intelsat 10 satellites for
content broadcasting throughout Africa, Asia and
North America.
The Intelsat 10 satellite, located at 68.5 E offers communications services to
customers wanting access to the emerging markets of the Indian subcontinent as
well as Central and
Western Asia. RRSat will
use its Intelsat 10 capacity to distribute television programming from Europe
and the
United States into
Asia and
Africa.

The Galaxy
23 satellite, located at 121 W within Intelsat’s valuable Galaxy neighborhood,
offers programmers distribution to the

U.S. cable community, reaching
millions of homes. RRSat will use Galaxy 23 capacity to distribute television programming
from Europe and Asia into the

U.S.
cable market.

“Intelsat’s
two satellites, Galaxy 23 and Intelsat 10, will provide RRSat with the
extensive coverage required to meet our customers’ growing demands for our
comprehensive content management and global distribution services,” said
Lior Rival, RRSat’s Vice President Sales & Marketing. “Likewise, service
on Intelsat 10 allows us the opportunity to expand our offering with new
services to current and new customers.”

“Programmers
turn to Intelsat when seeking global market access,” said Jean Philippe
Gillet, Intelsat’s Regional Vice President, Europe & Middle East Sales.
“Our growing relationship with RRSat is a prime example of how our
customers rely on Intelsat to efficiently implement

global business objectives.”