As our demand for data increases, so too do the number of mobile devices and services. Add to that the infrastructure needed to support such connectivity, and a wide, complex picture… Read more »
Europe’s hottest on-demand music service, Spotify, is narrowing its free offering as it tries to boost subscription numbers and prepare for an American launch. Will it finally end the ongoing delusion… Read more »
Real Networks has struggled in recent years, and the sudden departure of their CEO (who replaced Rob Glaser) is not going to do anything to change the opinion that the company’s… Read more »
Future media will be consumed on the go, said Rob Glaser, former CEO of RealNetworks, in a speech today. He also forecast that by 2013 the installed base of smart and… Read more »
All things considered, Real Networks got off easy by settling with the studios in the RealDVD case for $4.5 million in legal fees. Whatever claims Real may have had under the… Read more »
Who thought the DVD business could be so dramatic? First off, we’ve had probably the worst week imaginable for the DVD copy-crowd, as both Real Networks and Kaleidescape got knocked around… Read more »
The ailing music industry is increasingly looking to offset plummeting CD revenues by leveraging phones as digital-age retail counters. But as ringtone sales continue to slide and full-track downloads struggle to… Read more »
While there are a few die-hard hangers-on, TiVo’s declining subscription numbers show many have moved on. The DVR pioneer continues to partner in an effort to diversify and make TiVo a… Read more »
For the last 10 years, Real Networks has resembled a past-his-prime boxer. Ever since the Internet world said “thanks, but no thanks” to the company’s streaming formats and yes first to… Read more »
Apparently people still download Real Player, because Google (s goog) is choosing to bundle its Google Chrome browser with the multimedia player. And while I personally don’t download any “software bundles,”… Read more »