 |
 |
|
 |
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
Real Networks mixes Player, Jukebox software
By Joris Evers (IDG) -- RealNetworks Inc. is melding its RealPlayer and RealJukebox into a new product dubbed RealOne, the company announced Monday. The standalone RealPlayer, popular among users who only want a basic player for streaming audio and video in the RealNetworks format, will no longer exist after the fusion. RealOne adds media player RealJukebox and the GoldPass subscription service, RealNetworks said.
RealOne will push the subscription service, which already has 400,000 customers. All users get free access to premium content for two weeks, after which a subscription in the U.S. will cost $19.95 for the first month and $9.95 for following months. International pricing is in the works, according to RealNetworks. Users can still use RealOne as a media player only, without paying, RealNetworks said. RealNetworks is battling against Microsoft Corp., which has also been building more features into its Windows Media Player. Recent data from Jupiter Media Metrix Inc. shows 10.7 million Internet users in the U.S. use Windows Media Player at work, compared to 10.2 million RealPlayer business users. A preview version of the RealOne player is available now; the official version will be launched within 60 days. Over 150 content and technology partners, including ABCNews.com and forthcoming online music service MusicNet -- co-founded by RealNetworks -- have committed to RealOne, according to RealNetworks. RealNetworks Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rob Glaser will unveil RealOne at the RealConference in Seattle later on Monday. The conference will be held offline as well as online for those who couldn't, or chose not to, make the trip to the U.S. northwest in the wake of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. RealNetworks, based in Seattle, Washington, can be reached at http://www.real.com/. |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
RELATED STORIES:
• Intel partners with RealNetworks
May 31, 2001 • Streaming media war heats up May 30, 2001 • Profile of RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser October 28, 2000 RELATED IDG.net STORIES:
• RealNetworks cuts staff by 15 percent
(IDG.net) • Pressplay takes up Microsoft's tune (PCWorld.com) • RealNetworks exaggerating importance of Cisco deal? (The Industry Standard) • Intel partners with RealNetworks (InfoWorld.com) • Sony makes Real deal for PlayStation (The Industry Standard) • RealNetworks profit falls but meets expectations (InfoWorld.com) • Media goes mobile at DEMOmobile (PCWorld.com) • Digital music Davids aren't worried about Goliaths (The Industry Standard) RELATED SITES:
• Real Networks Note: Pages will open in a new browser window
External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive.
TECHNOLOGY TOP STORIES:
• Report: SUVs pose danger to cars • New telemarketer tool trumps TeleZapper • Terra Lycos logs $2.2B loss • AOL to offer song downloads • Microsoft seeks fiscal fountain of youth (More) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Back to the top | |
© 2003 Cable News Network LP, LLLP.
A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you. Read our privacy guidelines. Contact us. |
