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The future of mobile: a segment analysis by GigaOM Pro
As our demand for data increases, so too do the number of mobile devices and services. Add to that the infrastructure needed to support such connectivity, and a wide, complex picture of the mobile...
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Rhapsody buys Napster to counter its Spotify envy
On-demand music service pioneer Rhapsody announced Monday it is acquiring fellow music provider Napster. Since Napster is currently owned by consumer electronics retailer Best Buy, terms of the...
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Napster’s Undoing: Company-wide layoffs coming Dec. 16
Rhapsody’s purchase of Napster from Best Buy looks more and more like a glorified funeral. Sure, Rhapsody gains a few hundred thousand new subscribers — even though it’s unclear how many will actually...
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Connected world: the consumer technology revolution
Connectivity changes everything. That’s the credo driving just about every corner of our day-to-day lives. As human beings, we are now connected to one another through not just our social networks but...
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The 6 ways digital music is being disrupted
As media and entertainment went digital and online, many looked to the music sector as the canary in the coal mine — a scary harbinger of things to come. Indeed, the transition to digital music has not...
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Forecast: the future of the digital music industry
The music industry has been in trouble for a long time. But now, aided by smartphone proliferation, new entrants are aggressively pushing alternative business models. This report examines the U.S....
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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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Forecast: the evolution of the digital music industry
This report examines the U.S. digital music market’s key disruption vectors: the areas where large market shifts are occurring and where companies will position themselves to gain share and increase...
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Noteworthy news from the fourth quarter of 2012
The fourth quarter saw new fissures emerge in some corners of the digital media business, while some old fissures reemerged in others. Having held off the immediate challenge of over-the-top video, the...
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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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10-Q Watch: RNWK: $8 Million Paid on MTVN's $230 Million Note to Rhapsody...
As part of the Rhapsody America JV between MTVN (NYSE: VIA) and RealNetworks, (NSDQ: RNWK) MTVN agreed to contribute a five-year $230 millio… 10-Q Watch: RNWK: $8 Million Paid on MTVN's $230 Million...
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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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