Intelsat, Ltd. has announced RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), a global provider of content management and distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, has launched an additional TV programming platform on Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 satellite, which is expected to reach millions of viewers in North America.

Intelsat's Galaxy 19 satellite, which hosts the largest ethnic video platform in North America distributing nearly 180 international channels, is located at 97 degrees West within Intelsat's valuable Galaxy neighborhood. RRsat will leverage this capacity to distribute regional programming into the U.S. cable market and Canada’s DTH community. RRsat will operate this additional programming platform from its RRsat Hawley Teleport located in Pike County, Pennsylvania.