RRSAT
Has
Launched
A
New
Platform
For
The
Iberian
Market
On
Hispasat
Satellite
January
28,
2010
RRsat
Global
Communications
Network
Ltd.
has
launched
a
new
platform
for
the
distribution
of
Spanish
and
Portuguese
language
content
into
European
markets
over
the
Hispasat
1D
satellite.
The
Spanish-language
version
of
Moscow-based
news
channelRussia
Today
(RT)
is
RRsat's
first
customer
for
distribution
through
this
platform.
“The
European
Spanish
and
Portuguese
audience
in
Europe
is
an
important
demographic
and
we
are
providing
a
platform
in
cooperation
with
the
satellite
operator
HISPASAT
for
content
providers
to
tap
into
this
market,”
commented
David
Rivel,
Founder
and
CEO
of
RRsat
Global
Communications
Network.
“We
are
already
experiencing
interest
from
potential
customers
as
well
as
our
existing
customer
base,
and
we
believe
we
will
experience
growing
demand
for
this
particular
service.
The
launch
of
this
service
is
continued
testimony
that
we
remain
attentive
to
our
customer
needs
and
intend
to
continue
to
build
services
to
satisfy
their
distribution
requirements.”
"The
HISPASAT
Group
is
proud
to
cooperate
with
RRsat
in
this
project,"
commented
Miguel
Angel
Redondo
Ugena,
Commercial
&
Services
Director
of
Hispasat.
"HISPASAT,
the
Spanish
satellite
operator
is
already
the
seventh
company
in
the
world
as
regards
income
in
its
sector
and
is
the
leader
in
the
broadcasting
and
distribution
of
contents
in
Spanish
and
Portuguese,
with
more
than
1,100
radio
and
television
channels,
including
the
contents
of
important
digital
platforms
of
Direct
to
Home
Television
(DTH)
and
High
Definition
Television
(HDTV),
both
in
Europe
and
in
America.
The
Group
leads
also
3D
TV
projects
with
which
the
company
tries
to
bring
this
new
three-dimensional
system
to
our
homes,
researching
the
technical
possibility
of
creating
live
audiovisual
productions
with
this
technology".
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