GoPro and Red Bull Form Exclusive Global Partnership

Two of the World's Strongest Brands Team Up to Cross-Promote and Innovate

GoPro to become Red Bull's exclusive Point of View Camera and Content Partner

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May 24, 2016, 09:00 ET

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) and Red Bull today announced they are joining forces on a multi-year, global partnership that includes content production, distribution, cross-promotion and product innovation. As part of the agreement, Red Bull will receive equity in GoPro and GoPro will become Red Bull's exclusive provider of point-of-view imaging technology for capturing immersive footage of Red Bull's media productions and events.

GoPro's product and brand will have access to more than 1800 Red Bull events across more than 100 countries, the companies will share content rights on co-productions, and related content will be distributed across both Red Bull and GoPro's digital distribution networks, including The GoPro Channel, Red Bull TV, Red Bull.com and in the Red Bull Content Pool, Red Bull's media service platform.

"Red Bull's global scale and execution is something to be admired. This partnership is very strategic for GoPro," said Nicholas Woodman, founder and CEO of GoPro. "We share the same vision…to inspire the world to live a bigger life. While we've worked closely for many years, as official partners we'll be able to more effectively help one another execute our shared vision and scale our respective businesses. GoPro and Red Bull, as a match, are as good as it gets."

"First person perspectives, breathtaking images and cutting edge cinematography are the hallmarks of every story told within Red Bull's portfolio of productions and live broadcasts," said Dietrich Mateschitz, founder and CEO of Red Bull. "As partners, Red Bull and GoPro will amplify our collective international reach, the power of our content and ability to fascinate."

About GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO) GoPro, Inc. is transforming the way people visually capture and share their lives. What began as an idea to help athletes self-document themselves engaged in their sport, GoPro has become a standard for how people capture themselves engaged in their interests, whatever they may be. From extreme to mainstream, professional to consumer, GoPro enables the world to capture and share its passion in the form of immersive and engaging content.

GoPro, HERO, Omni, Odyssey, Kolor, HEROcast, Autopano, and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

For more information, visit www.gopro.com or connect with GoPro on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

About Red Bull (including Red Bull Media House): Red Bull is the leading global energy drink available in more than 169 countries, giving wings to people and their ideas. Since its foundation and the creation of an entire new category in the mid 80's, story telling is a part of Red Bull's DNA. The launch of Red Bull Media House in 2007 enabled Red Bull to formalize its content offerings, from production and collection to distribution and turn it into a new business. Red Bull Media House's portfolio includes today hundreds of social media channels, long and short form videos, still images, documentaries, feature films, music, games and mobile apps, as well as print products like "The Red Bulletin" and digital platforms like RedBull.tv and RedBull.com.

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