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Thursday, March 08, 2012

RRsat Selected as one of the Three Finalists for WTA's Teleport Operator of the Year Award

RRsat Selected as one of the Three Finalists for WTA's Teleport Operator of the Year Award

AIRPORT CITY BUSINESS PARK, Israel, March 8, 2012/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, announced that it has been selected by the World Teleport
Association (WTA) as one of the three finalists for WTA's Independent Teleport Operator of
the Year Award.

The World Teleport Association is an organization focusing on improvement of the
satellite communication sector from the ground up. Its core members are the world's
leading and most innovative operators of teleports, from independents to multinationals,
niche service providers and global carriers.

The recipient of this award will be named at the WTA annual luncheon in Washington on
March 13th, during the annual Satellite conference. RRsat will be exhibiting at booth 358
at the Satellite 2012 conference and exhibition.

David Rivel, RRsat's Founder and CEO, commented, "I am honored that RRsat has been
selected as one the three finalists for the 2011 Independent Teleport Operator of the
year. During the last 3 years RRsat completed the design, planning and execution of its
central teleport Emek HaEla.

We operate now a state-of-the-art, fully IP based teleport for broadcast operations,
and with the RRsat Global Network, we continue to meet our customers' needs for
reliability, quality services and extensive coverage."

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

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 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, (viii) our ability to expand
our activity in the American market, and (ix) 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, 2010 and our Current Reports on Form 6-K.


Company Contact Information:
Christine Ben Amram, MarCom Manager
Tel: +972-3-9280808
Email: marketing@RRsat.com
External Investor Relations Contacts:
Ehud Helft / Porat Saar
Tel: +1-646-233-2161
rrsat@ccgisrael.com

Source: RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd


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