RRsat Signs An
Agreement With WatchIndia For Internet Distribution Of A Package Of Indian TV
Channels
(9 July 2008) RRsat Global
Communications Network Ltd., a rapidly growing provider of comprehensive
content management and global distribution services to the television and radio
broadcasting industries, announced today it has signed an agreement with
WatchIndia TV, a popular video platform which enables live and on- demand
broadcasting of well-known Indian TV stations
world-wide.
WatchIndia TV is a subscription-based service that
enables the global Indian diaspora to watch local Indian channels and
programming through the Internet. WatchIndia TV is a subsidiary of Live Asia
TV.
According to this agreement, RRsat will provide WatchIndia TV with
various transmission services including downlinking, turnaround, playout, and
Internet connectivity. Using RRsat's transmission services, WatchIndia TV will
be able to extend its platform and offer its more than 500 000 users with
additional live and on-demand channels broadcast from India.
"As a
growing company in a rapidly evolving market, it is important that we are able
to support the latest technologies and changing viewing trends," commented
David Rivel, CEO and Founder of RRsat. "The ability to watch TV from your
hometown through the Internet, wherever you are in the world, is a new and fast
growing development, particularly as people become more mobile and Internet
bandwidth grows. We believe we are very well positioned to enable this emerging
and growing trend."
"Our partnership with RRsat will enable us to expand
our platform to support our increasing global subscriber base," said Jonathan
Benartzi, CEO and CO-Founder of Live Asia TV. "As the Indian content market
grows, we are committed to providing access to a larger number of channels. The
partnership with RRsat guarantees we will continue to do it rapidly and
aggressively."
About RRsat Global Communications Network
Ltd.
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. provides global,
comprehensive, content management and distribution services to the rapidly
expanding television and radio broadcasting industries. Through its proprietary
"RRsat Global Network," composed of satellite and terrestrial fibre optic
transmission capacity and the public Internet, RRsat is able to offer
high-quality and flexible global distribution services for content providers.
RRsat's comprehensive content management services include producing and playing
out TV content as well as providing satellite newsgathering services (SNG).
RRsat concurrently provide these services to more than 425 television and radio
channels, covering more than 150 countries.
About
WatchIndia.TV
WatchIndia.TV is the first site from Live Asia TV, an
innovative new Internet Television company whose goal is to bring ethnic Asian
programming to those residing in other countries. WatchIndia.TV partnered with
top rated Indian networks to offer subscribers the flexibility to watch the
best national and regional channels when and where they
want.
Information in this press release concerning Watchindia.TV and
Live Asia TV was provided by Indian TV and Live Asia and has not been
independently verified by RRsat.
(source: RRsat Global Communications
Network)
