Articles about Rob Glaser

Facing NASDAQ delisting, RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser makes bid to take company private

Nearly 25 years after streaming media pioneer RealNetworks went public in one of the hottest IPOs of the dot-com era,… Read More

RealNetworks unveils device that uses facial recognition for office access, replacing key cards

A new device unveiled by RealNetworks on Wednesday morning uses facial recognition to replace traditional key cards for access control… Read More

RealNetworks releases its first hardware product, a kiosk that checks for proper facemask usage

From its early days as a streaming audio pioneer to its recent expansion into facial recognition technology, RealNetworks has focused… Read More

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How this Seattle tech CEO ended up in the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame

Rob Glaser is best known as the founder and CEO of RealNetworks, the Seattle-based company that specializes in digital media,… Read More

RealNetworks releases free ‘MaskCheck’ app to automatically monitor public health compliance

A new app from RealNetworks can detect whether people are wearing facemasks in public, seeking to help businesses, schools and… Read More

Napster’s acquisition by MelodyVR promises to lift a financial weight for Seattle’s RealNetworks

MelodyVR Group’s deal to acquire music service Napster, announced early this morning, could be a financial boon for RealNetworks, and… Read More

RealNetworks facial recognition tech IDs celebrities in videos — and it’s actually pretty useful

RealNetworks is releasing a browser extension that automatically identifies celebrities and other public figures in YouTube and Netflix videos, using… Read More

Publicly-traded Seattle tech stalwart RealNetworks receives $2.87M federal relief loan

RealNetworks, the 26-year-old streaming media pioneer that recently pivoted to developing facial recognition technology, today disclosed that it has received… Read More

Why RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser is putting $10M of his own money back into the company

More than 25 years after he founded RealNetworks, Rob Glaser is investing $10 million into the digital media pioneer as… Read More

RealNetworks doubles stake in Napster to 84% in deal valued at up to $40M

RealNetworks doubled its stake in Rhapsody International, which owns music streaming service Napster, from 42 to 84 percent. RealNetworks will… Read More

Safety over privacy? RealNetworks to offer free facial recognition technology to K-12 schools

RealNetworks, the Seattle company best known for pioneering streaming media in the early days of the web, is deploying a surprising… Read More

How canned fish convinced RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser to ignore conventional wisdom and invest in a new Seattle restaurant

Rob Glaser is well aware that restaurants make for risky investments. “There’s two arguments,” he told GeekWire. “One, they have… Read More

RealNetworks reports $33M in revenue, reduced costs as it focuses on ‘key growth initiatives’

RealNetworks upped its revenue and cut costs in the second quarter as it shifts focus toward several future “key growth… Read More

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser launches ‘Putin Trump’ news website to expose ‘dangerous and deep’ links

Twenty-two years after founding Seattle-based RealNetworks as Progressive Networks, a website for liberal-minded content, CEO Rob Glaser is back in… Read More

RealNetworks adds Microsoft engineering director Chris Jones to board

RealNetworks announced today it has added veteran Microsoft engineering executive Chris Jones to its board of directors. Jones has been with Microsoft since… Read More

RealNetworks CEO’s Tesla gets crunched by large tree in windstorm — no one hurt

You would think the Tesla Model S is a friend of the trees, being that cleaner air is the whole point… Read More

RealNetworks counting on Verizon partnership to pay off as it posts $21M loss in Q3

RealNetworks posted a stronger earnings report than expected on Monday, showing a net loss of $21.2 million on revenue of $30.8… Read More

RealNetworks misses Q1 revenue estimates, touts RealPlayer Cloud growth

RealNetworks posted its first quarter earnings results on Thursday, noting $30.6 million in revenue over the past three months, which missed analyst… Read More

RealNetworks posts $21M Q4 loss as RealPlayer Cloud reaches 10M users

RealNetworks continues to lose money, as the Seattle-based company posted a $20.8 million loss (58 cents per share) for the fourth… Read More

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

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

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

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

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 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

Here’s how you can win $100K by playing a free social casino game

Real-money gambling hasn’t quite made it to the United States yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t win a nice… Read More

Year in review: Vote for the top Seattle tech story of 2012

It’s been quite the year in Seattle technology. Amazon.com kept growing. Microsoft kept transforming. And several startups raised huge rounds of… Read More