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Rhapsody buys Napster’s Euro assets, targets Spotify
Streaming music subscription service Rhapsody is expanding internationally by buying Napster’s assets in Germany and the U.K., the company announced early Thursday morning. Financial details of the...
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paidContent turns 10: A brief history of digital media
Remember when Friendster was the hot social network, publishers doubted that ebooks would ever sell, and Netflix thought DVDs in red envelopes was the future? We do — that was that state of digital...
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Rhapsody releases new Android app, shows you all the songs you already know
Subscription music pioneer Rhapsody released a new version of its Android app Tuesday that comes with an interesting twist: Instead of just focusing on the discovery of new music, it is highlighting...
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Rhapsody to launch music subscriptions in 16 European countries this spring
Music subscription service Rhapsody is going to launch in 16 additional European countries in the second quarter of 2013, CEO Jon Irvin told me during a meeting at CES 2013 Thursday. This marks the...
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Rhapsody Now Has One Million Music Subs In The U.S. Next Stop: Europe
It’s taken ten years, and a last leg up by way of an acquisition of a competitor, but Rhapsody says that it has finally reached one million subscribers for its music services in the U.S. The rise shows...
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Rhapsody Goes To Europe As New Music Services Compete, News Corp’s Fails
Chasing the post-download digital music opportunity, veteran services are seeking scale to fight dominant newcomers, whilst strangers from outside the space are launching their own new services with...
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Rhapsody exec: splashy ads and free streaming promotions don’t work
How do you convince people that they don’t need to own music anymore? That’s a question that streaming music services have been struggling with for years. Both Spotify and Rdio have been ramping up...
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Napster gets to live another day, thanks to new Rhapsody-Telefonica partnership
Music subscription service Rhapsody teamed up with Telefonica to expand into Latin America and grow its presence in Europe — but it’s not using the Rhapsody brand that it has been operating under in...
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CES Content Wire: Phillips-Rhapsody Partner; Sharp Internet TV; Vudu HD; Sony...
-- Philips partners with Rhapsody for digital music: Philips is forming an alliance with RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) to offer online music us… CES Content Wire: Phillips-Rhapsody Partner; Sharp Internet...
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10-K Watch: RealNetwork’s Call/Put Rights With Rhapsody America JV With MTVN
RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) filed its 10-K annual report last week with SEC, and some numbers on the layoffs it did in relation to its WiderTh… 10-K Watch: RealNetwork’s Call/Put Rights With Rhapsody...
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RealNetworks' Games Division Going Solo
The casual games space keeps getting more interesting. Digital media company RealNetworks said today that revenue from its games division rose 33 percent in the first quarter, to $31.8 million; the...
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10-Q Watch: RealNetworks Lays Out Risks Of Rhapsody America
RealNetworks' (NSDQ: RNWK) 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31 should be required reading for anyone going into a complex JV or the online m… 10-Q Watch: RealNetworks Lays Out Risks Of Rhapsody America...
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RealNetworks Launches MP3 Store; Unlimited Music in Verizon Wireless
RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK), among the early proponents on DRM-free music, has finally been able to launch an MP3 store, joining the likes of… RealNetworks Launches MP3 Store; Unlimited Music in Verizon...
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RealNetworks Launches MP3 Store; Unlimited Music in Verizon Wireless
RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK), among the early proponents on DRM-free music, has finally been able to launch an MP3 store, joining the likes of… RealNetworks Launches MP3 Store; Unlimited Music in Verizon...
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Verizon Wireless Discusses VCast Music Deal With Rhapsody
Verizon Wireless hosted a conference call today to give some more details on its new partnership with Rhapsody America, a joint venture betw… Verizon Wireless Discusses VCast Music Deal With Rhapsody...
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Face the Music: It's Time To Fix Licensing
I was talking to an executive at a major label the other day. We were talking about startups and he noted that they either sue these companies out of business or legitimize them out of business. That...
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Yahoo Music, Rhapsody Partner For Music Search With Full-Track Streaming;...
Yahoo Music and Rhapsody Networks are live with the latest example of their partnership: full tracks served up with Yahoo U.S. search result… Yahoo Music, Rhapsody Partner For Music Search With...
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RealNetworks Breaks Out Subscriber Numbers For First Time: 775,000 Pay For...
When RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) released its Q408 earnings after hours Thursday, it also included some data the company says it is releasing… RealNetworks Breaks Out Subscriber Numbers For First Time:...
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10K Watch: RealNetworks Details Promotion Costs For Rhapsody North America
How much did it cost to market Rhapsody North America? RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) spent $11.2 million to promote the launch of the service la… 10K Watch: RealNetworks Details Promotion Costs For...
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RealNetworks Lays Off 12 At Rhapsody; Less Focus on Desktop Client & Edit
RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) has laid off 12 employees from its Rhapsody music division, we have confirmed from the company, following news ear… RealNetworks Lays Off 12 At Rhapsody; Less Focus on Desktop...
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Rhapsody App for iPhone Approved, Available Now
Across the pond, our European neighbors have been enjoying Spotify for some time now. It’s only fair that Apple should continue on in that vein and approve Rhapsody for the American masses. Sure...
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Rhapsody: 200,000 App Store Downloads; Android App Coming This Year
200,000 downloads in 20 days. That's how brisk business has been for Rhapsody since Apple approved its streaming music iPhone app. Not that… Rhapsody: 200,000 App Store Downloads; Android App Coming...
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For Mobile Music-As-a-Service, How Soon Is Now?
Rhapsody, the music subscription service, says its free iPhone application has been downloaded more than 330,000 times since its launch Sept. 9, making it the No. 2 music app in the iTunes store. But...
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Microsoft Considers Zune On the Mac and Apple Should Offer iTunes Subscriptions
Mary Jo Foley reports on her ZDnet blog that Microsoft is seriously considering making Zune services, such as the subscription-based Zune Pass, available to other platforms — and that includes Apple’s...
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With MOG, Will Music Subscription Services Hit a Tipping Point?
Music blogging site MOG will soon introduce an all-you-can-stream music subscription service, placing it in direct competition with existing services Rhapsody and Napster. Expected to go live by...
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Rhapsody Fails to See iPhone App-induced Bump
The theory that mobile applications will boost interest in music subscriptions has its first test subject in RealNetworks’ Rhapsody, which released an iPhone app in early September that has since been...
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Hey Spotify, Why Don't You Buy eMusic?
Facing slow growth, eMusic and its owner JDS Capital Management are reportedly looking to sell to someone like Best Buy or Rhapsody (aka RealNetworks). But we think buying the company might be a good...
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RealNetworks, MTVN To Spin Off Rhapsody; Real Gives Up Control
The groundwork has already been laid and now it's official: RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) is spinning off music service Rhapsody in the hopes of… RealNetworks, MTVN To Spin Off Rhapsody; Real Gives Up...
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Newly Independent Rhapsody's Subscriber Base Still Shrinking
If music subscription service Rhapsody hoped that adding a mobile component would turn around its fortunes, new numbers suggest otherwise. Rhapsody's subscriber base dipped below 700,000 by year's end,...
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Rhapsody iPhone Client Ready for Offline Playback — Is Apple?
At SXSW, Rhapsody introduced a new feature for its iPhone client -- playlist music downloads for offline listening. The app is slated for submission soon, but there are at least three reasons why I...
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Rhapsody, Now Independent, Reboots With a Price Cut
Music subscription provider Rhapsody became an independent company, two months after RealNetworks revealed plans to cede majority control of the unit. Rhapsody, in which RealNetworks and Viacom now...
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Updated: Spinoff Complete, Rhapsody Sings $10 Cross-Platform Tune
Less than two months after RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) and MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) announced plans to spin off the veteran subscription music… Updated: Spinoff Complete, Rhapsody Sings $10...
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Rhapsody Now Connecting on Android
When it comes to mobile music subscription options, there's already quite a few -- Pandora, Slacker, and Thumbplay all come to mind. And now, Rhapsody joins the club on Google Android handsets with a...
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Android This Week: Rhapsody Hits the Market; DoubleTwist With Mac; Apps Abound
Android device owners are singing a new tune this week with the addition of streaming music provider Rhapsody to the list of services available for download in the Android Market, and Android phone...
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Rhapsody Adds Offline Listening To Its iPhone App
Newly independent Rhapsody is giving its iPhone app some bragging rights with an update that lets subscribers listen to tracks even when the… Rhapsody Adds Offline Listening To Its iPhone App...
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Updated: iCloud: Just A Lot Of Hot Air When It Comes To Streaming?
In the stream of announcements made today at the WWDC, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) may have dismantled more than one business model in its wake. "Sh*… Updated: iCloud: Just A Lot Of Hot Air When It Comes To...
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How Pandora could raise its revenues
Pandora finally went public last week, and with its focus on radio, the company has a better chance for mass adoption than most other digital music services. While it may be losing money now, here are...
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Music will be a tough payoff for Facebook
Last week Om broke a big story on Facebook’s plans for music. But is music Facebook's next billion-dollar business? It will be hard for the company to cash in big on music. Here are three reasons why....
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Interview: Rhapsody Hopes To Hit Profit This Year, May Seek Investment
Rhapsody hopes to move in to the black in the final two quarters of this year, after turning around subscriber decline following its spinout… Interview: Rhapsody Hopes To Hit Profit This Year, May Seek...
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Made in America: The state of U.S.-based music services
Spotify's journey to the US has been highly anticipated almost since the on-demand music streaming service first launched in its native Europe in October 2008. But with all the Spotify buzz, let's not...
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Rhapsody buys Napster to counter its Spotify envy
On-demand music service pioneer Rhapsody is acquiring Napster, the company announced Monday. The deal is just the latest example of how the rapid ascent of Spotify -- which GigaOM called "the new...
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Rhapsody Is Acquiring Napster From Best Buy
Streaming music service Rhapsody is acquiring Napster's subscribers and "certain other assets," the companies announced today. Napster is cu… Rhapsody Is Acquiring Napster From Best Buy originally...
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Napster’s Undoing: Company-wide layoffs coming Dec. 16
It's time to say good-bye to the cat: The announced acquisition of Napster by Rhapsody means that the Napster brand will cease to exist. Company's staff will be laid off in December, its offices...
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The 6 ways digital music is being disrupted
As media and entertainment went digital, many looked to the music sector as the canary in the coal mine. Digital comprises over 40 percent of consumer sales, but the whole market was worth only $5.9...
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Rhapsody adds Chromecast support to its Android app
And the Chromecast apps keeping coming: Music subscription service Rhapsody added Chromecast support to its Android app this week, making it possible for users to cast any of its 32+ million songs to...
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Rhapsody invests in DJ startup, will it feature mixes soon?
Rhapsody has made a strategic investment in a company that specializes in monetizing DJ mix sets. Maybe we will get to hear some of them on Rhapsody soon? Rhapsody invests in DJ startup, will it...
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Rhapsody hits 2 million paying subscribers, thanks to Europe, LatAm… and...
Spotify competitor Rhapsody is growing its subscription numbers in part due to a new service that's more like Pandora. So what does that mean for the future of Rhapsody? Rhapsody hits 2 million paying...
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Ex.fm and Sountracking teams join Rhapsody in music tech acqui-hire twofer
Rhapsody has acqui-hired the teams behind the two music discovery startups Ex.fm and Soundtracking. Ex.fm and Sountracking teams join Rhapsody in music tech acqui-hire twofer originally published by...
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Rhapsody now has 2.5 million paying subscribers
Looks like Rhapsody’s carrier deals are starting to pay off: The streaming music service now has 2.5 million paying subscribers around the world, and grew its subscriber base 60 percent over the last...
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Apple reportedly wants to get rid of free on-demand music
Love free stuff? Then you won’t like Apple’s new music subscription service, which the company is expected to launch later this year. Apple is planning to launch the service without a free tier, and...
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