Stock Report: RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. (RRST) Report Updated: May 20, 2013 | Print This Page

RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. provides content management and distribution services to television and radio broadcasting industries. The company, through its proprietary ‘RRsat Global Network’ comprising satellite and terrestrial fiber optic transmission capacity and the public Internet, offers distribution services for content providers. Its content distribution services consist of worldwide transmission of video and audio broadcasts. The company also offers content management services, including digital archiving, and compilation of customer’s programming and advertising content into various broadcast channels, as well as automated transmission services for these channels. In addition, it provides various production services on a contractual basis; and satellite newsgathering (SNG) services through its fleet of vans for outside broadcasting, as well as global distribution services through a fleet of flyaways and approximately 10 transportable SNG units. Further, the company offers live broadcast studios and editing facilities to its customers. Its RRsat Global Network delivers content to various end markets, including cable, satellite, and mobile operators; Internet protocol television (IPTV) operators; cellular networks; direct-to-home satellite market; and the Internet. Additionally, the company provides mobile satellite services, such as global telephony, fax, data, Internet, and other value added services for shipping, aviation, construction, and oil companies; humanitarian aid organizations; governmental agencies; and other end customers that require telephony and Internet services in remote areas. As of July 25, 2012, it provided services to approximately 630 television and radio channels in approximately 150 countries. RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Airport City, Israel.