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Rhapsody Is Acquiring Napster From Best Buy

Oct 3, 2011 2:30 PM

Streaming music service Rhapsody is acquiring Napster’s subscribers and “certain other assets,” the companies announced today. Napster is currently owned by Best Buy, which will retain a minority stake.

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, napster, rhapsody

Napster Is A Worthy New Challenger In Unlimited Mobile Music

May 19, 2011 9:43 AM

To Spotify, We7, Radio and Mog and the rest of the subscription mobile unlimited-music services, now add Napster. Napster today releases its iOS and Android apps, which debuted in the U.S. a few months back, in the UK, including unlimited mobile streaming of 15 million tracks plus the ability to…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Mobile, napster

Napster Commits iPhone-cide; Opts Out Of Streaming App Competition For Now

Sep 1, 2009 9:59 AM

While RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) looks for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to approve its Rhapsody iPhone app and newcomer Spotify prepares to launch, the wait for a similar streaming app from Napster is over: there won’t be one. A Napster rep e-mailed this morning to explain that the Best Buy subscription music…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPhone, AT&T, Best Buy, Disney, ABC, napster

Best Buy To Acquire Napster For $121 Million; Any Mobile Implications?

Sep 15, 2008 11:25 AM

Napster (NSDQ: NAPS) has fallen into the arms of a surprise buyer: Best Buy. The big-box electronics giant will pay $121 million or $2.65 per share. Shares of Napster closed at $1.36 on Friday, so this is nearly a double for those die-hards that have held on for the long…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Companies, AT&T, Best Buy, Disney, ABC, napster

Napster Launches Music Video Service In Japan

May 27, 2008 3:31 PM

Napster (NSDQ: NAPS) Japan has added music videos to its unlimited over-the-air subscription service, Napster To Go. The new service is dubbed Napster Clips, and is only available on the N906iL onefone handset on DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM). This is Napster’s first video service and operates over DoCoMo’s 3G network or…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Companies, DoCoMo, Countries, Asia, napster

Napster Signs Up O2 In UK For Mobile Music

Mar 13, 2008 10:50 PM

Napster (NSDQ: NAPS), very slowly building up its mobile operator clients, has signed on UK and European operator O2, to launch a music service on the operator’s platform. Five million songs will be available, from major labels and 168 indies. O2 subscribers will be charged 99 pence for downloading single…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Companies, O2, napster

AT&T’s First Napster Mobile Phone To Launch Soon

Nov 19, 2007 1:17 PM

AT&T (NYSE: T) plans to launch a mobile phone with Samsung that will be their first to support Napster’s (NSDQ: NAPS) mobile music service, in time for the holiday season, the company said. The phone, exclusive to AT&T, will be available in stores from November 23. Does that mean Napster…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Companies, AT&T, napster

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