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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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