Neowin News Feed for: Realnetworks

RealNetworks and Viacom to spin off Rhapsody music service

Kristan Kenney — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:28:51 +0000

RealNetworks and Viacom have announced that Rhapsody, their joint venture into the foray of digital music, will be spun off into an independent company. RealNetworks currently holds a 51% stake in the joint venture, with Viacom... Read more...

'Rent, rip, return': RealNetworks' RealDVD trial continues

James Hall — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:47:51 +0000

The same judge who oversaw the Napster case is now overseeing the ongoing case against RealNetworks and that company's RealDVD software. As previously reported on Neowin, the software allows users to make back-ups of their... Read more...

MTV, RealNetworks Challenge Apple Music

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:57:39 +0000

Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks and digital media company RealNetworks announced Tuesday a digital music joint venture that will compete with Apple's dominant trinity of the iTunes store, iPod player and iPhone. MTV will merge its... Read more...

HP Drops iTunes, taps RealNetworks for Music

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:39:07 +0000

After several years of distributing Apple Computer's iTunes software with its new PCs, Hewlett-Packard is shifting its allegiances to rival RealNetworks' Rhapsody music service, the companies plan to announce Thursday. The computer... Read more...

Flaws Found in RealNetworks Media Player

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 20:27:41 +0000

Two flaws in RealNetworks' popular RealPlayer could let attackerscommandeer Windows computers running the software, eEye DigitalSecurity has warned. The vulnerabilities affect RealPlayer on all versions ofWindows, according to two short advisories... Read more...

RealNetworks Boosts Profits

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 09:01:54 +0000

RealNetworks brought in $4.7m in the second quarter of the year, the streaming giant said yesterday - meaning the company is on target to break even over the year as a whole. The income was... Read more...

RealNetworks Helix Universal Server Denial of Service Vulner

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 22:17:30 +0000

A vulnerability has been reported in Helix Universal Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests. This... Read more...

RealNetworks slashes song prices

Tue, 17 Aug 2004 04:51:51 +0000

RealNetworks will kick off a high-profile digital music marketing campaign Tuesday, highlighting the new iPod-compatible technology that has swung the company into conflict with Apple Computer. For a limited time, RealNetworks will... Read more...

RealNetworks Returns Fire in iPod Dispute

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:51:25 +0000

With the battle fully joined, RealNetworks defended its Harmony digital music software against accusations from Apple that the technology was "hacked" from the iPod's DRM (digital rights management) application. "Harmony follows in a... Read more...

RealNetworks Says Files Can Play on IPod

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 02:50:00 +0000

RealNetworks Inc. says it has created technology that allows songs purchased through its online music services to be played on Apple Computer Inc.'s popular iPod player, just a few months after complaining that Apple was... Read more...

RealNetworks seeks Microsoft's help

Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:23:11 +0000

Real Networks wants to make its music files playable on Microsoft's Windows Media Player format. The company, which is suing Vole for a billion dollars, said it needed the Redmond Giant's help to flog its... Read more...

RealNetworks seeks musical alliance with Apple

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:39:59 +0000

RealNetworks made a direct appeal last week to Apple Computer, its Internet music rival, suggesting that the two companies form a common front against Microsoft in the digital music business. The offer to create a... Read more...

Microsoft loses bid to move RealNetworks trial

Fri, 12 Mar 2004 06:44:56 +0000

A federal judge on Thursday denied Microsoft's motion for a change of venue in its pending case against RealNetworks, which charged the software giant with anticompetitive business tactics. U.S. District Court Judge... Read more...

RealNetworks sues baseball broadcaster

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 20:51:45 +0000

RealNetworks is suing baseball broadcaster MLB.com. The two have been partners in broadcasting baseball games over the Internet since 2001. But negotiations between the two over renewing a licensing agreement fell apart in early February.... Read more...

RealNetworks to stream music to mobiles

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:42:19 +0000

RealNetworks has won access to 180 million subscribers by signing up five networks, including Britain's Vodafone. RealNetworks said on Tuesday that it had signed up five telecom companies for its mobile media software, gaining access... Read more...

RealNetworks warns of media player security flaws

Mon, 09 Feb 2004 11:29:39 +0000

RealNetworks Inc.'s media player software contains vulnerabilities that could let an attacker take control of a PC on which the software is used to download multimedia files, the company confirmed this week. Corrupt... Read more...

RealNetworks strikes out in baseball deal

Thu, 05 Feb 2004 15:35:04 +0000

RealNetworks ended negotiations to extend its exclusive deal to power Major League Baseball's Web business, the company confirmed Wednesday. The breakdown comes as no surprise, since RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser has prepared... Read more...

RealNetworks Could Get Backup In Microsoft Suit

Mon, 22 Dec 2003 15:19:43 +0000

RealNetworks may not be alone for too long in its antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft. The Seattle-based company sued Microsoft Thursday in federal court in San Jose, Calif., claiming the software giant is illegally using its... Read more...

RealNetworks files antitrust suit against Microsoft

Thu, 18 Dec 2003 22:46:21 +0000

Streaming media provider RealNetworks on Thursday sued Microsoft on antitrust charges, accusing the software giant of illegally using its Windows monopoly to limit consumer choice in digital media. The suit, filed in... Read more...

RealNetworks blasts video to AT&T handsets

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 17:59:19 +0000

RealNetworks announced a deal Thursday to provide AT&T Wireless with technology to stream digital video to cell phones. As reported earlier, the Seattle-based digital media services company said it will provide the infrastructure to deliver... Read more...

RealNetworks Closes Listen.com Deal

Tue, 05 Aug 2003 06:35:21 +0000

Internet media software and services provider RealNetworks Inc. said on Tuesday that it had completed its acquisition of Listen.com and that the number of subscribers for its on-demand songs jumped 13 percent from June. RealNetworks,... Read more...

RealNetworks, Listen Sued for Patent Infringement

Wed, 02 Jul 2003 05:56:58 +0000

Los Angeles (Reuters) - Privately held Friskit Inc. on Tuesday said it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against digital media software provider RealNetworks Inc RNWK.O and its online music unit, Listen.com. San Francisco -based... Read more...

Vodafone Inks RealNetworks Deal

Mon, 30 Jun 2003 11:07:18 +0000

Internet media software company RealNetworks, outflanking arch-rival Microsoft, unveiled a deal on Monday to supply top European mobile carrier Vodafone with software that streams live video to cell phone users. RealNetworks said Vodafone would use... Read more...

RealNetworks hits mobile phone screens

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 05 May 2003 14:14:06 +0000

RealNetworks on Monday announced that it will send audio and video streams of sports and news programming to consumers' mobile phones. The digital media delivery company said that the programming will be available via AT&T... Read more...

RealNetworks seeks Listen.com buyout

Tue, 22 Apr 2003 09:14:51 +0000

RealNetworks has agreed to buy Listen.com for about $36 million in cash and stock, a deal that could alter some key alliances in the online music business. The two companies announced an agreement... Read more...

RealNetworks Unveils More Secure Digital Media

Sun, 12 Jan 2003 00:44:07 +0000

Promising to open the floodgates for media content delivery, RealNetworks is releasing a digital rights management platform that supports both standards-based and Internet media formats, such as RealAudio, RealVideo, MP3, and MPEG-4. ... Read more...

RealNetworks Unveils DRM for MPEG-4, MP3

Thu, 09 Jan 2003 16:00:19 +0000

RealNetworks plans to hit the CES trade show floor Thursday with a new Helix DRM digital rights management technology touting support for the popular (and competing) MP3 and MPEG-4 formats, among others. ... Read more...

RealNetworks to release code to developers in new strategy

Wed, 30 Oct 2002 12:11:47 +0000

Microsoft Corp. has billions of dollars working to its advantage, but crosstown rival RealNetworks is hoping to line up the rest of the world on its side. RealNetworks on Tuesday released most... Read more...

RealNetworks, AOL partner on Web ads

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:53:56 +0000

RealNetworks said Thursday that it had clinched a major deal to deliver its video and audio streaming technology to AOL that will enable the Internet provider to offer richer advertising. Up to now, the Seattle-based... Read more...

RealNetworks unveils managed subscription service

Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:08:37 +0000

Flushed with the success of its own recently launched content subscription service, RealNetworks said Tuesday that it is offering content providers the ability to create their own managed subscription services based on the Real platform.... Read more...

RealNetworks Says Targeted by Microsoft as Threat

Thu, 21 Mar 2002 04:23:49 +0000

Thankz neo1980 for posting this news Piece on the Forum! Internet video and audio pioneer RealNetworks Inc. accused Microsoft Corp. in court on Wednesday of seeking to restrict its products because... Read more...

RealNetworks to Roll Out Game Software Abroad

Wed, 20 Mar 2002 12:06:13 +0000

RealNetworks Inc. on Wednesday said it will bring its video game software to several foreign markets, and touted the relatively new service as a profitable business for the Internet audio and video pioneer. ... Read more...

RealNetworks Revs Up Web Subscription with NASCAR

Sat, 16 Feb 2002 02:11:12 +0000

RealNetworks Inc. is pumping up its Web subscription services with more horsepower, as the Internet media and software pioneer clinches a deal to provide exclusive video and audio content from NASCAR car racing. ... Read more...

Compaq, RealNetworks ink subscription deal

Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:51:02 +0000

Compaq Computer is teaming with RealNetworks to promote the media company's new online subscription service, dubbed RealOne. Under a deal expected to be announced Wednesday, RealNetworks plans to become the default media... Read more...

RealNetworks to support MPEG-4

Tue, 11 Dec 2001 16:26:08 +0000

RealNetworks on Tuesday said it will support a new open standard for digital video and audio in a surprise move that could help the company's wireless efforts and perhaps pave the way for greater interoperability... Read more...

RealNetworks to plug in MusicNet

Tue, 04 Dec 2001 12:03:18 +0000

RealNetworks is scheduled to launch its much-anticipated subscription service for online music Tuesday, offering a major test of consumer demand for paid content on the Web. The service, known as RealOne Music, comes... Read more...

RealNetworks to rent online video games

Wed, 10 Oct 2001 16:21:38 +0000

Streaming media provider RealNetworks plans to launch the final, non-test version of its RealArcade video game software, including a new online game rental section that will serve as the largest test yet of a still-unproven... Read more...

RealNetworks Merges Programs Into RealOne Platform

Mon, 24 Sep 2001 04:42:29 +0000

Internet media company RealNetworks Inc. on Monday unveiled a new service melding its two popular consumer programs, RealPlayer and RealJukebox, into a single, digital media destination. The combination has been long expected and marks the... Read more...