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RealNetworks

The best and worst performing tech stocks of 2014 in the Seattle area

It was a busy year for publicly-traded tech companies in the Seattle region, with plenty of winners and losers. The… Read More

Filing reveals Rhapsody loss of nearly $8M in Q3, despite record revenue

Rhapsody International, the Seattle-based streaming music service, posted a net loss of $7.97 million in the third quarter, falling further into… Read More

Rob Glaser

RealNetworks posts $22M loss, RealPlayer Cloud reaches 8M users

RealNetworks posted a $22.2 million loss (62 cents per share) for the third quarter, an improvement over its loss of $31.4… Read More

RealNetworks founder Rob Glaser: What baseball and startups share in common

Rob Glaser loves technology startups, but the RealNetworks founder also loves baseball. A small percentage owner in the Seattle Mariners,… Read More

More layoffs at RealNetworks as 85 employees receive pink slips

Rob Glaser is not wasting any time cleaning house. Two weeks after the company reappointed the founder as CEO, it said… Read More

Rhapsody tops $42M in quarterly revenue, but loss widens, filing shows

Rhapsody’s quarterly revenue reached nearly $42.5 million in the second quarter — an increase of 22 percent — but the… Read More

Rob Glaser

Rob Glaser is officially back as RealNetworks CEO, shedding ‘interim’ title after two years

More than two years after returning as the interim CEO of RealNetworks, founder Rob Glaser was named the company’s permanent chief… Read More

RealNetworks hires former Openwave CEO as president, unites two largest divisions

RealNetworks has hired Mike Mulica, the former CEO of mobile pioneer Openwave, as its new president of worldwide sales and… Read More

Rob Glaser

RealNetworks posts $7.8M loss; RealPlayer Cloud tops 2 million users

RealNetworks this afternoon reported a net loss of $7.8 million for the first quarter, an improvement over the $11.7 million… Read More

RealNetworks hires industry vet Atul Bali to lead video game division

RealNetworks today announced that Atul Bali, a 20-year gaming industry vet, will head up the company’s video game division beginning later… Read More

Rhapsody, Napster top 1.7M subscribers, up 63%: ‘It’s us and Spotify and everyone else’

The combined subscriber base of the Rhapsody and Napster music services has grown to more than 1.7 million globally, achieving… Read More

Here’s how Seattle tech companies are celebrating the Seahawks

From blue and green jerseys everywhere to the 12 flags flying atop skyscrapers, Seattle has been full of 12th Man… Read More

Ex-RealNetworks directors start Syntonic Wireless to help device owners buy content without data plans

To get the most out of a smartphone or tablet, you typically need to purchase a data plan in order… Read More

Video tour: RealNetworks’ new offices have helped reenergize Seattle company

RealNetworks has gone through some serious changes in the past few years, from big cutbacks to the launch of several new… Read More

Google Chromecast gets 10 new apps, including RealPlayer Cloud

Google this morning announced 10 new apps for Google Chromecast, including support for RealPlayer Cloud, the new video player and… Read More

RealNetworks sells remaining stake in LoEn digital music company for $29.3M

RealNetworks has sold its remaining stake in Korean digital music distribution company LoEn Entertainment, netting $29.3 million in cash, according… Read More

RealNetworks revives ‘Listen’ brand for new product launch, bringing ringback tones to smartphones

RealNetworks is preparing to roll out a new app and service called “Listen” that will let iOS and Android users… Read More

Rhapsody loss deepens amid management shakeup, regulatory filing shows

Subscription music service Rhapsody, which recently cut 15 percent of its workforce and shook up its top management, posted a… Read More

RealNetworks posts $31.4M 3Q loss, Glaser ‘pleased with progress’

RealNetworks keeps on losing money, but interim CEO Rob Glaser remains confident that the company is on the right track.… Read More

RealNetworks buys European ringback tone firm Muzicall

RealNetworks has acquired Muzicall, a 9-year-old London company that specializes in ringback tones. The company will be integrated with Real’s… Read More

Tech Moves: Prevencio lands biotech vets; Lively hires music vets; DomainTools nabs Roberts

—Prevencio, an early-stage biotech company working on cardiac biomarker tests, has named H. Perry Fell as chairman and Rhonda Rhyne… Read More

RealNetworks names former drugstore.com chief Dawn Lepore to board

RealNetworks this morning added a new board member, Dawn Lepore, the former CEO of drugstore.com who also serves on the… Read More

RealNetworks tries to get back in sync with new ‘RealPlayer Cloud’ service

One of the original brands behind the Internet media revolution, RealPlayer, is making a push into the cloud era with… Read More

Rhapsody reset: Revenue slips 8% as music service drops ads and MP3 sales to focus on subscriptions

Rhapsody is focusing more intently on its core music subscription service, dropping third-party ads from its Rhapsody.com website and discontinuing… Read More

Rob Glaser

RealNetworks posts $18.5M loss, Glaser still ‘very confident’ in turnaround

RealNetworks today posted a loss of $18.5 million for the second quarter, as revenue declined in each of its core businesses.… Read More

RealNetworks returns to roots, plans move to smaller offices near Safeco Field

RealNetworks got its start in Pioneer Square in 1995, and now the Seattle company is heading back to the quirky… Read More

Seattle tech vet Matt Hulett named CEO of ClickBank

Matt Hulett, the Seattle startup veteran who was most recently president of RealNetworks’ video-game division, has been named the CEO… Read More

RealNetworks trims losses as ‘turnaround’ continues

RealNetworks continues to struggle as it attempts to execute a corporate turnaround under the guidance of founder and interim CEO… Read More

GameHouse chief Matt Hulett leaving RealNetworks for mystery job

Matt Hulett, the Seattle startup vet who overhauled RealNetworks’ GameHouse games division, is leaving the company to accept an unspecified… Read More

GameHouse launches new Facebook casino, expands slots to iPhone and iPad

GameHouse is placing a bigger bet on casino-style social gaming starting today— moving beyond its existing Facebook slots game to… Read More

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