‘Freemium’ Goes Freer As Rhapsody Tries To Fend Off Peers
What’s the perfect harmony between free and paid in the subscription music world?
For March and April, Rhapsody has upped its usual 14-day…
RealNetworks’ Glaser Launches Video Chat Service SocialEyes
RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) founder Rob Glaser’s latest project: a video chat startup. SocialEyes, which launches today, lets users find frien…
RealNetworks Lays Off 10 Percent Of Its Employees
RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK), which has been undergoing an aggressive restructuring under CEO Bob Kimball, is cutting 130 jobs, or 10 percent o…
Interview: RealNetworks’ Kimball: Is There A Comeback On The Way?
Since taking over as RealNetworks’ CEO in January, Bob Kimball has presided over an aggressive restructuring. He has led two rounds of layof…
Eyeing Growth, RealNetworks Hires A Chief Marketing Officer
RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK), which has gone through a major restructuring over the last year and says it is now focused on growing its busines…
Five Mobile Trends I’ll Be Watching
It’s been three years since I started working at mocoNews. In that time — I turned my living room into an office, which I sentimentally cal…
RealNetworks Launches A New RealPlayer Focused On Mobile First
Today, RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) has relaunched one of its oldies, but goodies: The RealPlayer.
The new media player is in line with the S…
RealNetworks’ GameHouse Buys Social Game Developer Backstage
RealNetworks’ GameHouse games unit, which has said it wants to improve its position in social games, is buying up social game developer Back…
RealNetworks Scrambling For New Products Now That Restructuring Is Complete
RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) conducted a deep reorganization in the second quarter that led to the elimination of 85 jobs, including 25 percent…
RealNetworks Finally Removes ‘Interim’ From CEO Kimball’s Title
Maybe it’s just me but it felt like RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) dragged out this whole CEO search for too long. It’s not like Bob Kimball was…