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RRsat to Distribute Setanta Sports Eurasia Channel to Central Asia and CIS
2012-03-25, satbroadcasts.com
RRsat will distribute Setanta Sports Eurasia Channel to Central Asia and CIS.
Airport City Business Park, Israel – March 12, 2012 – 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 today that it has
signed an agreement with Setanta Sports for the distribution of the Russian language version of the
sports channel Setanta Sports/ СЕТАНТА СПОРТ.
СЕТАНТА СПОРТ is a high quality sports channel which has recently launched in Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Moldova with multiple operators and expects to roll out further in to
territories such as Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus and Armenia over the
coming weeks. The channel will provide a wide range of best live sportingaction including English
Premier League, FA Cup, Serie A, MLS and NHL.
The sports channel СЕТАНТА СПОРТ is received via fiber from RRsat’s London POP and uplinked to
Eutelsat W7 satellite.

“We are proud to add another well known sports channel as Setanta to our long list of customers” said
Lior Rival, VP Marketing & Sales RRsat.
“Setanta Sports has a proud history of delivering top live sports content around the world. We are
delighted to be entering in to these new territories and are excited to be working with RRsat to deliver
this fantastic content to our TV partners in these regions. Whilst the mainstay of our content will be
showcasing the best international live sports content such as live Premier League, FA Cup and NHL,
we also intend to showcase regional sports content over time. This is the first time such a sports
channel has been dedictaed to these territories and the first stage of what will be a exciting journey for
us” said Dwyer McCaughley, CEO, Setanta Sports Eurasia.
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.

source: rrsat

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