OMER, Israel, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RRSat GlobalCommunications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), a rapidly growing provider ofcomprehensive content management and global distribution services to thetelevision and radio broadcasting industries, announced today that SVT,Sveriges Television (Swedish Television), Sweden's public televisionbroadcasting service has chosen RRSat to expand its coverage all overEurope. Over the past three years RRSat has been distributing the SVT channelover its Global Network to Asia through the Thaicom-5 Satellite. Under thecurrent agreement, RRSat also distributes the SVT channel to Europe,Northern Africa & the Middle East through the Direct-To-Home distributionnetwork, over Eurobird-9 satellite. "After using RRSat's turnaround services since 2005 for SVT Europa'sDirect-To-Home distribution to Asia, Australia and Africa, we are verypleased to expand our cooperation with RRSat to include Direct-To-Homeservices through Eurobird-9 satellite to Europe, Northern Africa and theMiddle East," said Riffa Hanninen, Head of SVT Europa, the internationalchannel of the Swedish public service broadcaster SVT. "We are very pleased that SVT, the Swedish national television, haschosen RRSat to expand its channels coverage to be accessible throughoutEurope, Northern Africa and the Middle East over the Eurobird-9 satellite,our rapidly expanding Direct-To-Home and cable platform," commented LiorRival, VP Sales and Marketing of RRSat. "Once again, RRSat, leveraging itsbroad global network and leading fiber infrastructure, will enable thechannel to be reached by millions of new households." About RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) providesglobal, comprehensive, content management and distribution services to therapidly expanding television and radio broadcasting industries. Through itsproprietary "RRSat Global Network," composed of satellite and terrestrialfiber optic transmission capacity and the public Internet, RRSat is able tooffer high-quality and flexible global distribution services for contentproviders. RRSat's comprehensive content management services includeproducing and playing out TV content as well as providing satellitenewsgathering services (SNG). RRSat concurrently provide these services tomore than 400 television and radio channels, covering more than 150countries. Visit the company's website http://www.RRSat.com for moreinformation. About Sveriges Television (SVT) Sveriges Television (SVT) is the Swedish public service televisioncompany. The official start took place on 4th September 1956 so last yearmarked the celebration of the first 50 years! But it was a flying start,the culmination of several years' trial programme transmissions. In 1969 asecond national channel was added. Today SVT operates six channels - fivenational, SVT1, SVT2, SVT24, Barnkanalen (a children's channel) andtogether with UR, Kunskapskanalen, and one international, SVT Europa. Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains forward looking statements within themeaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, andSection 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, includingstatements regarding (i) the growth of our business and the television andradio broadcasting industries, (ii) our expectation to expand our clientbase and sell additional services to our existing client base, and (iii)our ability to report future successes. These forward-looking statementsinvolve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on currentexpectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the companiesand the industry as of the date of this press release. The companyundertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflectsubsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in itsexpectations, except as may be required by law. Forward-looking statementsare subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results todiffer materially from those contemplated by the forward-lookingstatements, including the risks indicated in our filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more details, please refer toour SEC filings and the amendments thereto, including our Annual Report onForm 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 and our Current Reports onForm 6-K. Information in this press release concerning Sveriges Television (SVT)has been provided by Sveriges Television (SVT) and has not beenindependently verified by RRSat.
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