Rhapsody America Official Name Of Rhapsody, MTV Joint Venture

Posted on Aug 24, 2007

MTV Networks released more specific details about its joint venture with RealNetworks. Dissatisfied with Microsoft’s ability to deliver the goods, MTV has cut relations with the software giant and courted RealNetworks to merge their uninspired Urge download store with Real’s backend technology. As we reported when the news first broke, this is a unanimous win for Real and a “saved at the bell” deal for MTV. The...