[Satellite TODAY 01-29-10] RRsat Global Communications Network and Hispasat are cooperating to launch a Spanish and Portuguese language content distribution platform in Europe over the Hispasat 1D satellite, RRSat announced Jan. 28.
    A Spanish-language version of Moscow-based news channel Russia Today is RRsat’s first customer for distribution through this platform.
   “The European Spanish and Portuguese audience in Europe is an important demographic. … 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,” RRSat CEO and Founder David Rivel said in a statement.