Entries tagged with “realnetworks” from O'Reilly Digital Media Blog

According to CNET, RealNetworks will release open-source software at the end of this year to allow non-Windows software to play Windows Media files (WMV and WMA.) All made possible by...

Apple is rightfully concerned about Real's new Harmony product that acts as a translator between three major DRM formats: Fairplay, MS DRM and Real's Helix.

Microsoft may get handed the keys to the online format wars, as the recording industry flirts with copy protection that will place WMA files on CD's for playback on consumers computers.

RealNetworks revealed their answer to Microsoft's Windows Media Player 7 on Monday, with the release of RealOne, a platform that not only ties in their existing products, but is primed to become the single destination where customers can absorb every type of online media.

How Microsoft's self-defeating media format and digital rights management strategy is helping rivals AOL Time Warner and RealNetworks level the playing field.

The WSJ reports that Microsoft and Real are working on schemes to limit the quality of MP3s to 56K, while offering high-quality, copy-controllable, proprietary alternatives. The recording industry is, um, supportive.

Going into Tuesday's congressional hearings, RealNetworks on Monday formed a pact with 3 of the 5 major media moguls, looking to establish a new music subscription service online, dubbed MusicNet.

Real Networks will begin streaming NBA games live, helping solidify a future for them selling sports package deals over the internet much like the cable packages we see today.