Rock Into the Holiday Season With Rhapsody Online Music Gift Subscriptions

Rock Into the Holiday Season With Rhapsody Online Music Gift Subscriptions For the Hard-to-Buy-For Music Fan, Party Planner or Family Member on Your List, Give Access to Over 850,000 Songs Via a Pre-Paid Rhapsody Subscription SEATTLE, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The annual holiday season marks the time of the year for gift giving and merrymaking with family and friends. So, enjoy the season by giving the gift of music with pre-paid gift cards from Rhapsody(R), the award-winning Internet jukebox service from RealNetworks(R) (NASDAQ:RNWK), the leading creator of digital media services and software. Rhapsody's expansive library has music for virtually any fan, including top artists and composers from a wide range of genres from rock, jazz, and classical to country and hip-hop. "Giving a Rhapsody gift subscription is the perfect way to spread a little music cheer over the holidays," said Richard Wolpert, chief strategy officer of RealNetworks. "Whether their musical tastes run to Beethoven or Eminem, there's something for absolutely everybody in Rhapsody." Digital Music Hits for the Holidays To give the hottest music for the holidays, grab a pre-paid Rhapsody gift card at participating Target stores throughout the U.S. These $14.95 pre-paid cards offer a one-month Rhapsody subscription with unlimited access to Rhapsody's enormous music library, plus some free songs to boot: these Rhapsody gift cards include the ability to burn 15 favorite songs to a CD at no additional cost. You can also pick up pre-paid Rhapsody gift subscriptions at Best Buy stores across the country or through the company's website at www.bestbuy.com. Best Buy is offering two products for holiday shoppers: one month of Rhapsody and 10 songs for $12.99 or three months of Rhapsody plus 20 songs for $39.99. Rhapsody offers a simple and legal way to enjoy digital music online with unlimited access to a vast library of more than 820,000 full-length songs and 65,000 albums. Rhapsody subscribers have the ability to easily purchase their favorite tunes for just 79 cents per song, create their own commercial-free Internet radio stations, enjoy professionally programmed genre-specific stations, browse extensive music information and review editorial recommendations. About RealNetworks, Inc. RealNetworks, Inc. is the leading creator of digital media services and software including the award-winning Rhapsody Internet jukebox service and RealPlayer(R) 10, the first digital media player to integrate finding, organizing, buying, playing and managing digital audio and video in a single product. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks' consumer software at http://www.real.com/. Broadcasters, network operators, media companies and enterprises use RealNetworks' products and services to create and deliver digital media to PCs, mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. RealNetworks' systems and corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/. NOTE: RealNetworks, RealPlayer and Rhapsody are registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Source: RealNetworks, Inc. CONTACT: Matt Graves of RealNetworks, +1-415-934-2159, or mgraves@real.com; or Corie Pierce of Sutherland/Gold, 866-262-7373, ext. 109, or corie@sutherlandgold.com, for RealNetworks Web site: http://www.realnetworks.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment