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   Turkish Football League to be delivered to broadband TV audiences with a highquality, uninterrupted viewing experienceCOPENHAGEN--(Business Wire)--Streaming media innovator Octoshape announced today that it has been chosen byDigiturk, Turkey`s premier Satellite TV provider, for Internet video streamingservices for the Turkish Football League and various other Digiturk onlinecontent offerings. With Turkey having such a high national interest in football, Digiturk takesspecial care to provide high quality and uninterrupted viewing experiences toviewers whenever and wherever they want to watch matches. With Octoshape,Turkish consumers will be able to enjoy a significantly improved user experiencewithout buffering for high quality video and advanced features like DigitalVideo Recording (DVR), preventing viewers from missing a moment. Digiturk has elected to use Octoshape`s Infinite HD-M federated multicastbroadband TV platform for linear over-the-top (OTT) video distribution. Thistechnology enables the quality, scale and economics of traditional broadcasttechnologies over the Internet. Telco and cable operators that are part of theInfinite HD-M federated network are able to receive signals via native IPMulticast in a way that allows them to easily manage large volumes of trafficwithout needing to upgrade their Internet capacity. "We tested many technologies and service offerings to find the best qualityexperience for our audience," said Hatice Memiguven, Chief Officer of Technologyand Operations, Digiturk. "Octoshape offered the best overall consumer viewingexperience, including a pathway to enhanced functionality and the ability toscale our broadband audience in a sustainable fashion." "We are honored to partner with Digiturk to further improve the overall contentviewing experience of a brand as strong as Digiturk," said Michael KoehnMilland, CEO of Octoshape. "Infinite HD-M continues to underscore the benefitsfor large media broadcasters. Our unique combination of quality, scale andeconomics enables Digiturk to facilitate both the consumer experience andsuccessful business models they require." Octoshape's Infinite HD-M federated linear broadband TV ecosystem will continueto expand globally throughout 2012 in carefully planned phases adding contentcontribution partners, Tier 1 broadband providers, connected televisionmanufacturers and conditional access providers. About OctoshapeStreaming media innovator Octoshape provides the enabling technology required tobring TV Quality, TV Scale and TV Economics to the public Internet. The companyis writing the next chapter of content delivery for broadband IPTV services. TheOctoshape approach is more scalable, flexible and affordable than traditionalcontent delivery (CDN) schemes, while providing feature-rich, high-qualityviewing to the largest of audiences. For more information visit
  www.octoshape.com.
  About DigiturkDigiturk is Turkey`s first digital platform, operating since 2000 within theCukurova Group, which also owns Turkish leading mobile operator Turkcell and thebroadband Internet provider Superonline. Digiturk has been offering premiumcontent over 214 television, radio and interactive channels since late May 2012.Digiturk has more than 3 million subscribers with its well establisheddistribution and sales network in Turkey. Digiturk offers something for everyone - from its wide variety of movies, seriesfrom major Hollywood studios, local and international brands to its exclusivefootball content. It holds exclusive rights for the Spor Toto Super Leaguefootball matches until the end of the 2013-2014 seasons with HD (HighDefinition) quality. Digiturk offers multi-channel subscription packages, VOD and pay-per-viewcontent including general entertainment, sports, news, movies, adult, music,documentaries and children`s programming. Recently, Digiturk has been expandingits services through broadband and mobile Internet services, as some of itscontent is now found under WEB TV and MOB?LE TV in Turkey under Digiturk`sumbrella.  For OctoshapeJessica Slezak, 703-597-5359 Copyright Business Wire 2012