RealNetworks launches digital music store with latest RealPlayer

To celebrate its tenth anniversary, RealNetworks Inc. today joined the crowded digital music business with the release of the latest version of its RealPlayer media player integrated with its first digital music store.

Posted 01/07/2004Paul DemeryPost a comment

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With 10 million downloads in four months, iTunes proves to be a chartbuster

Apple Computer’s online iTunes Music Store reports that customers have downloaded an average of more than 500,000 songs a week since the site was launched four months ago.

Posted 09/08/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Listen.com lines up agreements with a fifth major record label

Listen.com, a San Francisco-based online music company that distributes the Rhapsody digital music subscription service, reported it has licensed the rights to the music catalog of the Universal Music Group.

Posted 07/01/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

Best Buy takes on Apple with its own digital music store

Teaming up with RealNetworks Inc. and its Rhapsody digital music service, Best Buy Co. Inc. has launched the Best Buy Digital Music Store. Customers can subscribe to a monthly service or buy songs individually.

Posted 10/31/2006Internet RetailerPost a comment

Yes, Virginia, consumers will pay for online music

Apple`s iTunes users purchased over 1 million songs in the first three and a half days after the Oct. 16 launch of iTunes for Windows. ìThat compares with 1 million songs in the first seven days when we introduced the original iTunes for Mac users last April," says Steve Jobs, Apple`s CEO.

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