RRSat Chosen by Soundtrack Channel to Launch Services to Asia on Telstar 10 Satellite
Tuesday March 27, 10:44 am ET
OMER, Israel, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST - News), a rapidly growing provider of comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, announced today that Soundtrack Channel will launch on the Telstar 10 satellite, using the RRSat Global Network for video content management and distribution services.
"The move to Telstar 10 allows us to continue supporting our large existing business in the Asia/Pacific region, while expanding into Central Asia, India, the Middle East and South Africa," said Denis Leverson, COO of Soundtrack Channel. "We plan to launch a European Soundtrack Channel later this year and the RRSat Global Network will be able to provide our satellite services for that feed as well. Co-locating satellite services for both feeds should save expense, as well as shorten the time required to launch the new European channel."
"Soundtrack Channel's choice of RRSat's end-to-end solution that includes playout, encryption and distribution, is additional significant recognition of the value of our Global Network," said David Rivel CEO and Founder of RRSat. "We are proud to offer services to such a high quality TV channel with content from Hollywood, and we look forward to continued cooperation in additional and diverse regions worldwide."
Soundtrack Channel is currently available in the United States, Canada and several Asia/Pacific markets including Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.