[April 10, 2012]

Globo.com Selects Octoshape to Expand Delivery of High Quality Video

Globo.com and Octoshape announced today the implementation of Infinite HD(TM) technology to broadcast high quality videos to portal consumers over the Internet. The partnership meets the increasingly rich supply of end user devices coupled with the increasing demand for instant on and content-on-demand. With the Infinite HD(TM) technologies deployed in Globo.com's network, Globo will be better able to sustain high quality video and deliver a more consistent viewing experience over any broadband connection.

"The quality of our content offerings has historically been the key to our success at Globo.com," said Jacques Varaschim, Director of Technology and Operations from Globo.com. "The partnership with Octoshape allows us to extend the quality our consumers expect to a broad audience over the Internet and also makes it possible to measure Globo.com user satisfaction in relation to the services offered over the Internet."

Infinite HD(TM) technology was designed to bring TV viewing experiences to the Internet. Relying on its suite of patented technologie and algorithms, Octoshape's performance is vastly different than traditional streaming technologies by achieving sustained high quality video experiences, virtually eliminating buffering, and providing an instant-on experience all while utilizing network resources in an efficient and network friendly manner.

"We are honored to work with such a prestigious and globally recognized organization such as Globo," said Michael Koehn Milland, CEO of Octoshape. "We look forward to starting the partnership with Globo to improve the user experience and to offer the Brazilian consumer the best quality content and entertainment experience possible."

About Octoshape

Streaming media innovator Octoshape provides the enabling technology required for content owners to deliver online video over best-effort public networks to the largest audiences and with the highest-quality viewing experience. The company is writing the next chapter of content delivery. The Octoshape approach is more scalable and affordable than traditional CDN schemes, while providing feature-rich, high-quality viewing to the largest of audiences. For more information visit www.octoshape.com.

About Globo.com

Launched in 2000, Globo.com is responsible for the content distribution from the Globo group in the web - including Rede Globo, Editora Globo, Globosat, Infoglobo and Globorádio - and is among Brazil's biggest portals, attracting about 29 million unique visitors per month (data: IBOPE Nielsen Online (News - Alert), Home and Work). With a strategy focused in three pillars of content: sports, journalism and entertainment, all top rated categories (unique visitors per month) - Globo.com gathers websites such as G1, Globoesporte.com, Ego, Paparazzo, TechTudo, Receitas.com and Big Brother Brasil, in addition to other online tools such as Globomail.

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