RRsat to Distribute Two Additional TV Channels Over Russia (CIS) Via Gascom's Yamal-201 Satellite

RRsat to Distribute Two Additional TV Channels Over Russia (CIS) Via Gascom's Yamal-201 Satellite

Join Three Russian-Speaking Channels Already Distributed by RRsat

OMER, Israel, January 15/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 has been chosen to distribute two additional Russian-speaking
channels, Smile of Child and Bridge TV, over Russia via Gascom's Yamal 201
Satellite at 90 degrees East.

RRsat has already started to distribute the channels from its
teleport in Israel via Gascom's Yamal-201 Satellite, which will broadcast
these channels over all of the CIS.

Smile of Child is an international, Russian-speaking channel
broadcasting 24-7, targeting 4-12 year olds, which is currently viewed in 160
countries, and is retransmitted by over 450 cable networks in Russia alone.
Bridge TV is a Russian satellite music channel presenting a modern and
positive view on life and music. The channel targets young and active
individuals.

These two channels join three additional Russian-speaking
channels, CNL Siberia, CNL Europe and TBN, which are already distributed by
RRsat via the Yamal-201 Satellite.

"Gascom has always viewed its TV business sector to be of
first priority: this is further visible by the fact that, despite the very
high satellite utilization, we nevertheless managed to accommodate these two
new channels," said Igor Kot, Deputy Director General of Gascom. "We believe
that our cooperation with such an advanced teleport such as RRSat, in itself
increases Gascom's ranking as a global satellite operator. We look forward to
further developing this partnership over the future Yamal Satellites which
optimally target the needs of a major client such as RRsat."

"Through our long standing working relationship with Gascom,
and the Yamal-201 Satellite, we have been able to offer our customers access
to almost the entire Russian territory, bringing the channels to millions of
households through DBS and Cable headends," commented Lior Rival, Deputy CEO
and VP Sales & Marketing of RRsat. "RRsat, through its ever growing and
expanding global network, is constantly seeking to enhance its offering to
its customers, and we look forward to further strengthening our cooperation
with Gascom through the future Yamal satellites."

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 www.RRsat.com for more information.

About Gascom (now Gazprom Space Systems)

Russian satellite operator Gascom was established in 1992 by
Gazprom, Energia and Gazprombank. Gascom operates three Yamal satellites
(Yamal-100 and Yamal-201 at 90°E and Yamal-202 at 49°E and holds a 20% share
of the Russian satellite capacity market. On the world market Gascom is
positioned as a satellite operator, while within Russia the company is also a
services provider and system integrator. Among Gascom's clients are over 150
Russian and foreign telecom operators and 54 TV broadcasting companies, radio
broadcasting companies, Internet providers. The area of Gascom services
includes Russia and CIS, Europe, North Africa, Middle East, South and
Southeast Asia. Now two new Yamal-300 satellites are under construction and
two more powerful Yamal-400 satellites are under the open tender for the
turnkey delivery.

Since 1 December 2008 Gascom has been renamed to Gazprom Space
Systems.

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) the scope of
the services we expect to provide and (iv) our ability to report future
successes. 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, 2007 and our Current
Reports on Form 6-K.

Information in this press release concerning Gascom and the
Yamal-201 Satellite was provided by Gascom, and has not been independently
verified by RRsat. Information in this press release concerning Smile of
Child and Bridge TV was provided by such parties, and has not been
independently verified by RRsat.

Company Contact Information:
Gil Efron, CFO
Tel: +972-8-861-0000
Email: investors@rrsat.com

External Investor Relations Contacts:
Ehud Helft / Kenny Green
Tel: +1-866-704-6710

Source: RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd

Company Contact Information:, Gil Efron, CFO, Tel: +972-8-861-0000, Email: investors@rrsat.com; External Investor Relations Contacts:, Ehud Helft / Kenny Green, Tel: +1-866-704-6710

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