Memo of the day: Who keeps calling 911 from RealNetworks? We’ve heard about companies being on life support, but this is a new one on us. With flatlining revenues and… Read More
RealNetworks posts loss, cites ‘increased sense of urgency’ The new CEO of RealNetworks promised further changes as the company posted a net loss of $2.8 million for the… Read More
Flashback: RealVideo lit up the web 15 years ago this week It might be hard to believe in this modern era of HTML5, HD streaming video, Netflix and Hulu, but there… Read More
RealNetworks cuts another 22 jobs in effort to focus business RealNetworks has cut another 22 jobs, shaving its workforce in an ongoing effort to focus its business. The layoffs were… Read More
Chart: Who pays the most in Seattle for software engineers Steve Ballmer was right. It’s all about developers, developers, developers these days. In fact, the market is so hot that… Read More
GameHouse president Matt Hulett joins board of Yapta Yapta has named GameHouse president Matt Hulett to the board, part of an ongoing transformation of the Seattle startup from… Read More
Google vs. your wife, Apple’s piles of cash, rooting for Cozi, and other quotes of the week The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “In short, we’ll treat you as a… Read More
RealNetworks CEO: Intel deal just the start, everything on the table in quest to revive growth Newly minted RealNetworks CEO Thomas Nielsen has pragmatic outlook, a sharp sense of humor and a ton of energy, as… Read More
Intel paying RealNetworks $120M for patents and video codec software Post updated at 7:45 a.m. Intel will pay RealNetworks $120 million in cash for a portfolio of 190 patents, 170… Read More
Tech Moves: RealNetworks VP joins Amazon’s Kindle team; etc. Another day, another executive departure from RealNetworks. Yesterday, we reported that chief financial officer Michael Eggers — a 14-year veteran… Read More
RealNetworks CFO Eggers resigns RealNetworks continues to churn through top executives, with the Seattle digital media company announcing today in a SEC filing that… Read More
Nasdaq closes with a loss for 2011: A look back at the top and bottom performers It was a tough year for most of the publicly-traded tech companies in Washington state, with just a handful posting… Read More
GameHouse expands in Canada, plans to double size of social games studio GameHouse says it will open a larger office for its games studio in Victoria, B.C., and plans to more than double its… Read More
Rhapsody tops 1M paying subscribers, and its president has the shaved head to prove it Rhapsody says it has surpassed 1 million paying subscribers — leveraging its MetroPCS partnership, its recent acquisition of Napster and… Read More
Video: GameHouse chief almost loses shorts in charity hunger dip It’s that time of year when members of the tech community give back. But RealNetworks executive Matt Hulett, who runs… Read More
Big Fish pioneers new subscription game service for the iPad For years, here’s how things worked in Apple’s app store. You discovered a mobile app you liked, and then you… Read More
GameHouse: Women who play online games have more sex A new survey commissioned by GameHouse, the RealNetworks video-game division, finds that women who play online games are more social… Read More
RealNetworks names former Adobe exec as its new CEO [Updated with comments from Rob Glaser] RealNetworks just named Thomas Nielsen as its new chief executive officer, filling the spot… Read More
GameHouse first to pilot Facebook Credits outside Facebook Facebook is beginning to expand its Facebook Credits system beyond its own social networking site with a new initiative called… Read More
Bayou Blast: GameHouse’s ‘most important social game’ GameHouse, the RealNetworks game division, is placing a big bet on social and mobile games. The company says it’s investing… Read More
RealNetworks names new SVP for Unifi after Skorny’s exit RealNetworks this morning named one of its existing executives, Judith Bitterli, as the new senior vice president of its Unifi… Read More
Tech Moves: Sarah Novotny joins Opscode; Steve Banfield jumps to Korrio; Grist’s new editor; etc. There have been a number of key hires and moves in the Pacific Northwest technology industry in recent days. Here’s… Read More
Hank Skorny’s next gig: VP and GM of consumer services at Intel Hank Skorny announced last week his intentions to leave RealNetworks, the Seattle software company where he’d worked for the past… Read More
Hank Skorny out at RealNetworks The executive management upheaval continues at RealNetworks, with the Seattle company announcing today that Hank Skorny plans to resign as… Read More
Tech Moves: Kal Raman resigns as CEO of GlobalScholar and more Kal Raman has quietly stepped down as CEO of GlobalScholar, the company he founded in 2006 and sold to Scantron last… Read More
Rhapsody lands MetroPCS deal, bundling music service with monthly mobile plan Rhapsody has struck a deal with MetroPCS Communications to make the Rhapsody Unlimited Music service a new feature of the… Read More
Games on Google+: PopCap and GameHouse on board Google is escalating its challenge to Facebook by expanding its fledgling Google+ social networking service into games — allowing people… Read More
RealNetworks giving back $136M to shareholders in major overhaul RealNetworks today announced a series of moves to “reinvigorate” the business and make the 16-year-old Seattle company more attractive to… Read More
Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft GM joins Motricity; Medio’s Lanphear lands at Livemocha; and more We’ve been tracking a number of key departures, appointments and new hires in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent… Read More
GameHouse chief: EA’s PopCap deal is ‘huge validation’ for sector Given the timing, EA’s blockbuster deal to acquire Seattle’s PopCap Games for between $750 million and $1.3 billion is destined… Read More
