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Thursday, September 03, 2009

RRSAT Chosen to Transmit Romanian Pro TV International Over Europe, North Africa and Middle East

RRSAT Chosen to Transmit Romanian Pro TV International Over Europe, North Africa and Middle East

RE'EM, Israel, September 3/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 PRO TV International, the premier Romanian language TV
channel targeting Romanians residing outside of Romania, has chosen RRsat to
expand its coverage to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East via the
Hotbird satellite. Furthermore, PRO TV International has chosen RRsat to
distribute the channel to Sky Italia platform in Italy.

Its generalist programming offer comes from a generous pool of
resources: that of the PRO TV S.A. group of trendsetting channels which are
the most popular and dynamic on the Romanian market. PRO TV International
keeps its viewers connected to their home through the best rated news
programs, quality entertainment, classical movies, modern novellas, as well
as through interactive shows specifically tailored for Romanians abroad.

"We are very pleased that PRO TV International has chosen the
RRsat Global Network to further expand its global reach to millions of
Romanian viewers in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The RRsat
global network enables viewers to access their familiar programs, each in
their different time zones, reaching viewers in previously inaccessible
regions," commented Lior Rival, VP Sales and Marketing of RRsat. "RRsat's
advanced and comprehensive global network, will also enable PRO TV
International to access the Sky Italia platform, reaching the broad Italian
DBS subscriber network, further increasing its viewing potential reaching an
even larger viewing audience."

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 500 television and radio channels, covering more than 150
countries. Visit the company's website http://www.RRsat.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, (v) our
expectation to extend the average length of our contracts in the future, (vi)
our ability to report future successes and (vii) our intention to distribute
dividends in the future and the size of any dividends declared. 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, 2008 and our Current Reports on Form 6-K.

Information in this press release concerning PRO TV International is
based on information published by PRO TV International 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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