Mali’s National Broadcasting Authority ‘Office of Radio and Television of Mali’ (ORTM) Launches Historic Satellite Television Broadcasts Covering North America

BAMAKO, Mali, Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Mali’s national public broadcasting
authority, ORTM (Office de la Radio et Television du Mali) announced today the
initiation of Free-To-Air satellite television broadcasts over the North
American region. Program schedule, principally in French, includes news,
sports, art and cultural programming.

The official launch of the ORTM TV channel in North America will be
inaugurated in a ceremony and press conference with over 250 invited guests.
The event will be held on December 27th at the Ramada Philadelphia Airport in
Essington/Philadelphia at 3:00 p.m. ET. Amongst the esteemed attendees are
Malian government representatives including Toumani Toure, President of the
Republic of Mali, Diarra Diallo, the Minister of Communication and New
Information Technology and Abdoulaye Diop the Ambassador of the Embassy of
Mali.

RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd, has partnered with CB Networks
which were chosen by ORTM to provide the distribution of the ORTM TV channel
on Galaxy-19 satellite. Galaxy-19 satellite was selected for its optimal
footprint covering North America and for its high quality satellite signal
throughout the United States.

    Downlink Parameters:

    Satellite: GALAXY-19 @ 97 degrees West (formally GALAXY-25)
    Frequency: 12060 MHz
    Polarity: Horizontal
    Symbol Rate: 22,000
    Fec: 3/4

Office of Radio and Television of Mali (ORTM)

A passion for Public Service, the ORTM is to ensure the public service of
radio and television broadcasting by promoting public information for
economic, social and cultural development. To carry out its mission, the ORTM
has developed an extensive network of transmitters (59 TV stations FM)
throughout the country. Visit: www.ortm.ml for more information.

About RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.

RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (Nasdaq: RRST) provides global,
comprehensive, content management and distribution services to the rapidly
expanding television and radio broadcasting industries. RRsat concurrently
provide these services to more than 425 television and radio channels,
covering more than 150 countries. Visit the company’s website www.RRsat.com
for more information.

About CB Networks

Founded in 2005 CB Networks is a French consulting and distribution
company which offers access and transmission solutions for voice, data and
video over Satellite, fiber optic, copper and wireless networks. Visit:
www.cbnetworks.fr for more information.

About IIDEAGroup

IIDEAGroup is a leading outsourced marketing company specializing in
highly publicized corporate and international projects. Visit:
www.iideagroup.com for more information.

    Contact Information:
    Jo-Anne Dressendofer
    media@iideagroup.com
    973-722-6842

SOURCE Office of Radio and Television of Mali (ORTM)