Limelight Networks Assists Belo Interactive in Delivering Online Service

TEMPE, Ariz., -- July 30, 2004 -- Tempe-based Limelight Networks, a leading end-to-end digital delivery network, announced that it recently served record-setting streaming traffic in support of existing client Belo Interactive, the Internet subsidiary of Belo Corp., one of the nation's largest media companies with a diversified group of market-leading television, newspaper, cable and interactive media assets. According to Belo Interactive Web statistics, the company saw a 60 percent increase in the number of customers accessing its online streaming video news in the month of June due to national breaking news events. Belo Interactive also saw that streaming video viewing time increased over 100 percent in June.

"As the popularity and usage of broadband grows, Belo Interactive is well prepared to deliver the high-quality video news that online customers expect," said Erik Gabler, vice president of business development for Limelight Networks. "We are proud to support Belo Interactive in their efforts to offer faster, more reliable streaming media content through our highly scalable global delivery network. With Limelight, Belo Interactive can support large audiences accessing high resolution news videos without the cost and complexity of managing an internally supported delivery infrastructure."

Belo Interactive has recently seen an increase in streaming video usage with customers logging in for events such as the Democratic National Convention and the funeral of former President Ronald Reagan. During live coverage of the funeral service, Limelight Networks delivered more than 12,000 hours of cumulative streaming media for Belo Interactive Web sites including WFAA.com, affiliated with WFAA-TV (ABC affiliate) in Dallas, KHOU.com, affiliated with KHOU-TV (CBS affiliate) in Houston, and KGW.com, affiliated with KGW-TV (NBC affiliate) in Portland.

Belo Interactive has been utilizing Limelight Networks' media delivery platform since the beginning of 2004.

"With increased interest in viewing video online, especially during significant news events, we are pleased that consumers are able to access the information they need quickly and easily through Limelight Networks' reliable service," said Garrett Queen, director/technology products for Belo Interactive.

In addition to delivering digital media files for Belo Interactive, Limelight Networks provides digital content delivery for many of the world's leading music, entertainment and Internet companies including Buy.com, Musicmatch, Real Networks, Virgin, Valve Software, IFILM and QuePasa.com, as well as leading radio networks. The company was most recently selected to handle the nationwide delivery of the online Amber Alert system, a Web-based portal used by law enforcement and local governments to alert the public about abducted children.

About Belo Interactive

Belo Interactive is part of Belo Corp., one of the nation's largest media companies with a diversified group of market-leading television, newspaper, cable and interactive media assets. A Fortune 1000 company with approximately 7,900 employees and $1.4 billion in annual revenues, Belo operates news and information franchises in some of America's most dynamic markets and regions, including Texas, the Northwest, the Southwest, Rhode Island and the Mid-Atlantic region. Belo owns 19 television stations (six in the top 15 markets) reaching 13.8 percent of U.S. television households; owns or operates 10 cable news channels; and manages one television station through a local marketing agreement. Belo's daily newspapers include The Dallas Morning News, The Providence Journal, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA) and The Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, TX). Belo Interactive's new media businesses include more than 30 Web sites, several interactive alliances and a broad range of Internet-based products. For more information, contact Michelle Strong, Director/Audience Development, at 214-977-4092.

About Limelight Networks

Privately-held Limelight Networks is the first comprehensive digital delivery network, providing end-to-end IP delivery solutions that include live and on-demand streaming media, content delivery, storage and hosting as well as "Tier-1+" bandwidth services. Leveraging an efficient network architecture with strategic distribution locations around the globe combined with powerful download management and reporting tools, Limelight Networks enables some of the industry's top content providers, web casters and enterprise customers to reduce the cost and complexity of delivery, while ensuring unmatched performance. Limelight Networks' innovative delivery platform has been proven to dramatically cut the costs associated with e-commerce, distance learning, online entertainment and corporate connectivity. For more information, visit http://www.limelightnetworks.com.