[Satellite TODAY 04-11-13] RRsat Global Communications Network has announced the launch of a new content management and distribution solution that enables major international broadcasters to reach cable headends and direct-to-home (DTH) television broadcasting in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

 

    The solution includes services such as content capture, production and management through distribution and extensive playout services from the RRsat Emek HaEla teleport in Israel. It combines RRsat’s Ku-Band MCPC platform on the new Yamal-300K satellite at 90 degrees east, which covers western, central and eastern regions of Russia and the CIS. The solution uses idea frequencies for DTH television broadcasting, and for TV contribution to cable headends.

 

     “We are thrilled to offer a new solution that, combined with the optimal coverage provided by the Yamal -300K satellite, enables our customers to reach almost every household in Russia and the CIS, a population exceeding 275 million people,” Lior Rival, chief commercial officer at RRsat said in a statement.