RRsat and THAICOM Extend Contract for Global Distribution of Vietnam Television

RRsat and THAICOM Extend Contract for Global Distribution of Vietnam Television

AIRPORT CITY BUSINESS PARK, Israel, April 18, 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, and THAICOM Plc., Asia's leading commercial satellite
operator, announced today that the contract for the global distribution of the Vietnam
Television (VTV) channel has been extended.

The VTV-4 channel is downlinked from THAICOM 5 Satellite to RRsat's main teleport,
Emek HaEla, and from there uplinked to the Eutelsat Hot Bird Satellite for delivery to
Europe, and the Middle East. In addition, the channel is delivered from Emek HaEla over
fiber to RRsat's USA based teleport Hawley, Pennsylvania. From the Hawley teleport, the
content of the channel is uplinked to Galaxy 19 Satellite and Intelsat 805 Satellite, for
distribution to North and South America.

THAICOM has been provided satellite services for 20 years and Vietnam Television is
the longest-running international customer on the THAICOM fleet.

Lior Rival, Deputy CEO and VP Sales & Marketing, commented, "We are glad to continue
serving, together with THAICOM, our mutual long lasting customer VTV. Our state-of-the-art
teleports guarantee the quality delivery of the VTV channel to their end customers."

Komson Seripapong, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, said, "We are pleased that
VTV has extended the contract with THAICOM for global television service. THAICOM has
broadcasted the VTV-4 channel on its C-band Global beam for more than ten years. We have
provided a turnkey global broadcasting solution from Europe to America. We would like to
thank RRsat for its long term commitment and collaboration with THAICOM. We look forward
for more cooperation in the future."

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

About THAICOM Plc.

THAICOM PLC. founded on November 7, 1991, is a satellite and telecommunications
operator with customers throughout Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia. Currently, the
Company operates two THAICOM satellites at geostationary orbit. THAICOM 5 carries more
than 400 television channels at its 'hotbird' location of 78.5 degrees East while THAICOM
4 (IPSTAR) can deliver broadband services to millions of users across 14 countries in Asia
Pacific. THAICOM 6 is presently under construction and planned for launch in 2013 to serve
the increasing demand for broadcast services. Partnering with AsiaSat, the Company will
launch THAICOM 7 (AsiaSat 6) in 2014. THAICOM is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand
(SET) under the trade symbol "THCOM".

For more information, please visit the company's website http://www.thaicom.net
and http://www.ipstar.com.

About VTV

Vietnam Television (VTV) was established in northern Vietnam in September 1970 and is
a national broadcasting station which shall disseminate information and make public lines
and policies of the Government of Vietnam.

Colour television was introduced in Vietnam in 1978 and by 1990 Vietnamese viewers
were served by two national TV channels. Today Vietnam Television (VTV)
[http://www.culturalprofiles.net/viet_nam/Units/987.html ] comprises many channels: VTV 1
(channel 9) focuses on news and current affairs; VTV 2 (channel 11) covers science,
technology and education; and VTV 3 (channel 22) offers sports and entertainment programs.
Launched in 2000, the international channel VTV 4 offers the best of local programming
from all three domestic channels via satellite to Vietnamese audiences in Asia, North
Africa, Europe, North America and South West Australia. A fifth channel, VTV5, was
introduced in 2002 to serve the ethnic minority communities living in Vietnam VTV6, VTV9
were started in 2007. VTV6 serves for youth while VTV9 is a channel for all categories
from current events, business news, to music and movies to serve Southern audience.

Vietnam Television (VTV) is a full member of the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)
[http://www.culturalprofiles.net/viet_nam/Units/3202.html ] and a member of the Asia
Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD)
[http://www.culturalprofiles.net/viet_nam/Units/3204.html ]. It is also active in a variety
of other international and regional organizations, including the Asian Institute for
International Communication Exchange, the International Council for Francophone Radio and
Television, UNICEF and UNESCO. Visit the company's website http://www.vtv.vn

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, 2011 and our Current Reports on Form 6-K.

Information in this press release concerning Thaicom and VTV is based on information
provided by the respective companies and has not been independently verified by RRsat.

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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