MUMBAI: ETV Network has signed a contract with RRsat Global Communications Network for distribution of its two channels on Dish Network in the US.

ETV Kannada and ETV Marathi are being downlinked at RRsats‘ main teleport in Emek HaEla from Insat 4A satellite. The channels are converted from PAL to NTSC, encoded, and with a time delay delivered by fibre over the RRsat Global Network to Dish Network USA.

"RRsat Global Communication Network provides reliable, good-quality, turnkey delivery solutions," said ETV Network‘s VP K Bapineedu. "RRsat has been instrumental in delivering signals of ETV Channels to USA with necessary time shift according to one of our requirements."

RRsat is a content management and global distribution services solutions provider to the TV and radio broadcasting industries.

"We are pleased that ETV has chosen the RRsat Global Network to further expand its global reach to the USA," commented RRsat VP Sales & Marketing Lior Rival. "ETV is joining our extensive list of customers and we are looking forward to a long term business relationship."