RRsat's Shlomi Izkovitz Named 2010 Promise Award Recepient by the Society of Satellite Professionals International

RRsat's Shlomi Izkovitz Named 2010 Promise Award Recepient by the Society of Satellite Professionals International

HAWLEY, Pennsylvania, October 1, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), a leading
provider of comprehensive content management and global distribution services
to the television and radio broadcasting industries, has announced that
Shlomi Izkovitz, was awarded the 2010 Promise Award by the Society of
Satellite Professionals International (SSPI).

The Promise Awards recognize the potential of young satellite
professionals to play a leadership role in the industry. This is the awards
fifth year and will be presented at a special dinner during Satellite Week in
New York City.

Shlomi Izkovitz is currently Deputy Vice President of Sales. He has
initiated, structured and expanded innovative cooperative business ventures
with numerous satellite operators and teleports worldwide and expanded
RRsat's presence in new and challenging markets. He was also instrumental in
establishing new satellite relay stations in Europe that expanded RRsat's
Global Network and has enabled the company to deliver more content, to more
locations worldwide than almost any global delivery network.

"Each year we get the pleasure of honoring four professionals who are
making a significant difference within their companies and the industry as a
whole. The 2010 honorees have distinguished themselves as the next generation
of leaders in satellite communications and the industries it serves," said
Robert Bell, SSPI Executive Director.

"Shlomi's energetic, insightful, open-minded, and excellent listening
skills have always been clear within RRsat," said Lior Rival, Vice President,
Sales and Marketing of RRsat. "I can think of no one more deserving of such
an award; we are extremely proud of his accomplishments."

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 550 television and radio channels, covering more than 150
countries. Visit the company's website http://www.RRsat.com for more
information.

About SSPI

The Society of Satellite Professionals International is a nonprofit
member-benefit society that serves satellite professionals throughout their
working lives. With chapters in the Americas, the Middle East, Europe and
Asia, SSPI works to attract new talent to the industry, helps satellite
professionals advance in their careers, works to increase the professional
standing of members and honors extraordinary achievement by satellite
professionals and the companies they work for.

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, including the growth of the market for religious
content and programming, (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 RRinternetTV service, (v) our expectation to extend the
average length of our contracts in the future, (vi) our ability to develop,
expand and commercialize our HD Platform, (vii) our ability to report future
successes and (viii) 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, 2009
and our Current Reports on Form 6-K.

Company Contact Information:
Dr. Beth Erez, Sr. Advisor
Tel: +972-8-861-0000
Email: marketing@RRsat.com

Public Relations Contact:
Josh Kail, Vendeloo
Tel: +1-718-522-9873
Email: josh@vendeloo.com

Source: RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd

Company Contact Information: Dr. Beth Erez, Sr. Advisor, Tel: +972-8-861-0000, Email: marketing@RRsat.com; Public Relations Contact: Josh Kail, Vendeloo, Tel: +1-718-522-9873, Email: josh@vendeloo.com

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