RealNetworks

Also known as RealNetworks, Inc., Progressive Networks, RealTime (computer tool)

RealNetworks LLC is an American technology company and provider of Internet streaming media delivery software and services based in Seattle, Washington. The company also provides subscription-based online entertainment services and mobile entertainment and messaging services.

Key facts

Company.name: RealNetworks LLC
Company.logo: RealNetwork Logo.png
Company.image: Home Plate Center.jpg
Company.image_size: 250px
Company.image_caption: Headquarters at Home Plate Center in Seattle
Company.type: Private
Company.industry: Software
Company.location: Home Plate Center
Company.location_city: Seattle, Washington
Company.location_country: United States
Company.key_people: Rob Glaser (Chairman and CEO)
Company.revenue: US$156.2 million (2014)

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History
Corporate governance
Products and services
SAFR
Kontxt
RealTimes (formerly RealPlayer Cloud)
GameHouse
RealDVD
Real Alternative
Helix
Subscription services
RealDownloader
Other products and technologies
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References
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==History== RealNetworks (then known as Progressive Networks) was founded in 1994 by Rob Glaser, an ex-Microsoft executive, and a management team including Phil Barrett, Andy Sharpless, and Stephen Buerkle. The original goal of the company was to provide a distribution channel for politically progressive content. It evolved into a technology venture to leverage the Internet as an alternative distribution medium for audio broadcasts. Progressive Networks became RealNetworks in September 1997, in advance of the company's initial public offering (IPO) in October 1997 when shares of the company started trading on Nasdaq as "RNWK".