Bill Patrizio, formerly the president of consumer media for RealNetworks, was appointed CEO of Rhapsody International, the parent company of music streaming service Napster. Patrizio previously served as the interim… Read More
RealNetworks today announced a new product called Kontxt that is designed to help mobile carriers figure out how to prioritize text message delivery. The service is focused specifically on “application-to-consumer”… Read More
Seattle-based RealNetworks has struck a deal with CIBN Oriental Network to help the Chinese broadcaster enhance its TV and mobile video streaming capabilities. CIBN is one of seven networks in the… Read More
Rob Glaser is well aware that restaurants make for risky investments. “There’s two arguments,” he told GeekWire. “One, they have a very high failure rate, which is true. The second… Read More
RealNetworks upped its revenue and cut costs in the second quarter as it shifts focus toward several future “key growth initiatives.” RealNetworks posted $33.1 million in revenue for the second… Read More
Rhapsody, the Seattle-based company that operates the Napster subscription music service, is cutting an undisclosed number of jobs, part of an effort to sharpen its focus in the face of ongoing competition… Read More
RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser is putting his money where his mouth, or in this case, keyboard, is. His Glaser Progress Foundation is donating $200,000 to a $500,000 Mother Jones project called “Trumpocracy:… Read More
Being the son of a tech pioneer is a big pair of shoes to fill, but Naveen Singh doesn’t seem to be missing a beat. He’s the son of longtime… Read More
Twenty-two years after founding Seattle-based RealNetworks as Progressive Networks, a website for liberal-minded content, CEO Rob Glaser is back in the political ring with a new offering called PutinTrump.org. Calling… Read More
Australian communications app builder Whispir has made some big moves recently. Late last year, the company expanded to the Americas, choosing Seattle as the location for its first U.S. office.… Read More
— RealNetworks has hired Bill Patrizio, a media industry veteran, to be president of its consumer media business, the company announced Monday. Patrizio will be responsible for strategy and management of… Read More
RealNetworks announced today it has added veteran Microsoft engineering executive Chris Jones to its board of directors. Jones has been with Microsoft since 1991. He held several program management and engineering positions before… Read More
Rhapsody, the granddaddy of music streaming services, will dump its longtime name in the U.S. in favor of the Napster brand that it has been using internationally, creating “one global… Read More
RealNetworks has encountered plenty of change over the past few years, instrumented in large part by founder Rob Glaser who returned to the CEO position of the digital media company… Read More
Rhapsody International, the company behind the subscription music service that predates Spotify by five years, posted about $202 million in revenue in 2015—a new record and 16 percent more than 2014 revenues. But… Read More
RealNetworks, the personal digital media company founded by entrepreneur Rob Glaser 22 years ago, closed 2015 with an $8.4 million loss, it reported today in an SEC filing. While RealNetworks beat… Read More
RealNetworks posted a stronger earnings report than expected on Monday, showing a net loss of $21.2 million on revenue of $30.8 million. That comes out to a loss of 59 cents… Read More
RealNetworks has laid off about 60 workers in a major reshuffling of priorities, according to an email sent to employees and filed with the SEC on Thursday morning. The layoffs, which… Read More
RealNetworks today named Bruce Jaffe to its Board of Directors. Jaffe is a former Microsoft executive who joined the Redmond company in 1995 and was most recently corporate vice president of corporate… Read More
— RealNetworks announced this week that John Cunningham has resigned from the company’s board, effective Sept. 2. The decision to leave “was not due to any disagreement with the company on… Read More
RealNetworks beat analyst expectations for its second quarter earnings, posting $34 million in revenue and a loss of $0.77 per share. Wall Street projected $31.2 million in revenue and a loss… Read More
RealNetworks is shedding some of its gaming assets, announcing an agreement to sell is Slingo and Social Casino games business to London-based Gaming Realms. As part of the $18 million… Read More
RealNetworks has cut nine employees at its Seattle headquarters as the streaming media and gaming company continues to transition under the direction of founder Rob Glaser. A spokeswoman confirmed that… Read More
If you’re anything like me, you took a ton of pictures this weekend. I took a few long hikes along the Oregon coast, capturing shots of rocky coastlines, gnarled trees… Read More
OK, parents, admit it: How much do you use your smartphone when you’re at the playground with your kids? Our guests on this week’s GeekWire radio show have been studying that very… Read More
RealNetworks is releasing a new app, RealTimes, that automatically picks photos and videos from users’ devices and sets them to music to create short, professional-quality video montages for easy sharing.… Read More
Rhapsody, the Seattle-based streaming music service, has received new loans totaling $10 million from RealNetworks and another of its investors, according to a regulatory filing this afternoon. The filing with… Read More
RealNetworks posted its first quarter earnings results on Thursday, noting $30.6 million in revenue over the past three months, which missed analyst expectations of $32 million and was down 17 percent from last… Read More
Rhapsody International, the parent company of the Rhapsody and Napster music services, posted a $21.3 million loss in 2014, even as its revenue climbed 23 percent to $173 million and its… Read More
RealNetworks continues to lose money, as the Seattle-based company posted a $20.8 million loss (58 cents per share) for the fourth quarter in 2014. The Q4 loss follows a $22.2 million… Read More