Archive for the 'RealNetworks' Category

China’s Haier eyes U.S. living rooms (CNET)

Wednesday 23 January 2008 @ 12:07 am

The mini-fridge maker wants to make it big in TVs and lifestyle products, and why not? It's got friends in the NBA and at Macy's and RealNetworks. Photos: From fridges to upscale phones

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RealNetworks and MTV to merge online music services (International Herald Tribune)

Wednesday 29 August 2007 @ 10:34 am

The combined service, to be called Rhapsody America, will help the partners to compete against Apple's iTunes in the growing online music market.

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News: Analysis: Recent moves mean stepped-up competition for iTunes (MacCentral Online)

Tuesday 28 August 2007 @ 2:19 pm

iTunes may still be the undisputed king of online music, but other contenders are gunning for its crown. Dan Moren summarizes the recent developments in online music and how Universal, Rhapsody, MTV, and even Wal-Mart might hope to muscle their way past iTunes.

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Blu-ray Loses, Rhapsody/MTV Target iTunes Weakness, Product of the Week (TechNewsWorld.com)

Monday 27 August 2007 @ 7:08 am

This week, we'll look at why DreamWorks and Paramount backed HD-DVD, effectively assuring that Blu-ray will lose whether HD-DVD wins or not -- and it may still not win either. Rhapsody picked up the old Microsoft partner MTV, hitting Apple and iTunes where it likely is the most vulnerable.

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MTV, Real and Verizon team up to battle iTunes (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday 21 August 2007 @ 6:22 pm

Viacom Inc's MTV Networks said on Tuesday it struck a digital music partnership with online music service RealNetworks Inc and Verizon to compete against Apple Inc's iTunes.

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RealNetworks, MTV join forces to compete with Apple (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday 21 August 2007 @ 5:22 pm

RealNetworks and MTV Networks have formed a new company that will combine their online music services and have an exclusive deal with Verizon Wireless to be the platform for its wireless music service. The companies are joining forces to compete with Apple's enormously successful iTunes online music service.

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MTV, RealNetworks challenge Apple music (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday 21 August 2007 @ 4:47 pm

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.

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MTV, RealNetworks challenge Apple music (USA Today)

Tuesday 21 August 2007 @ 3:07 pm

Viacom's MTV Networks and digital media company RealNetworks announced Tuesday a digital music joint venture that will compete with Apple's music offerings.

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MTV, Real and Verizon team up to battle iTunes (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday 21 August 2007 @ 11:17 am

Viacom Inc's MTV Networks said on Tuesday it struck a digital music partnership with online music service RealNetworks Inc and Verizon to compete against Apple Inc.'s iTunes service.

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RealNetworks’ shares drop on weak 2007 sales forecast (Market Watch)

Thursday 15 February 2007 @ 11:53 am

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - RealNetworks Inc. saw its shares drop nearly 13% Thursday morning after the provider of online music and games issued a full-year revenue forecast that lagged Wall Street expectations.

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