RRsat Global Communications Is DISHing Select To Israel

[SatNews] RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) knows how to DISH it out. RRsat Global Communications, a provider of comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, announced today that it signed an agreement with DISH Network for the grant of license and delivery of a number of Israeli channels to be included in DISH Networks’ new Israeli package, “ISRAELI SELECT”, launched on DISH Network for US broadcast.

In addition to distributing content globally via satellite, fiber, and hybrid networks and providing comprehensive playout services for the broadcast industry, RRsat’s media division is aggregating, packaging and licensing international content for global distribution. This allows multichannel platform operators, such as DISH Network, to deliver a vast array of ethnic and genre based programming to their subscribers. RRsat’s global presence enables it to bring together programming packages that can meet the needs of a large variety of viewer demographics.

The new package delivered to the DISH Network by RRsat includes three Israeli channels:

• The Israeli Network — news, sport and prime-time entrainment programs from leading Israeli commercial broadcasting channels.  For the first time in its 9 years of operation, “The Israeli Network” will add English subtitles to its prime-time show, making it accessible to English speaking audiences in the United States.
    
• IsraKids — the first 24/7 all original children programming channel from Israel featuring popular original Israeli children shows from NOGA Communications – a leading provider of Israeli children programming and the producer of a long running Israeli kids channel.
• Good Life Israel — lifestyle, travel, food and health programs from a leading provider of lifestyle channels in Israel – Ananey Communications. Good Life Israel brings to its viewers the sights and cuisine of Israel.

“Working with DISH Network, not only allows for the distribution of excellent Israeli programming to DISH Network’s vast subscriber base, but also showcases RRsat’s abilities to package and license content, extending the types of high quality global broadcasting services RRsat is known  for, ” said David Rivel, Founder and CEO.

“We are excited to be working with RRsat, providing “ISRAELI SELECT”, the new Israeli package, to our subscribers,” said Chris Kuelling, SVP international at DISH Network. “There is an ever present demand for international programming in the United States and RRsat has brought together an excellent collection of television channels and shows to meet that demand.”