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MSO, Real Sing the Praises of Online Music Deal
Comcast Corp. unveiled a new partnership with Real Networks Inc. last week, announcing a deal to carry the online company's Rhapsody online music service on its Comcast Online portal available to 5 million subscribers.
"We're real excited about coming to the market with Comcast Rhapsody," said Dave Juliano, senior vice president and general manager of Comcast Online. "Our portal aggregates services in an easy way for customers, and music is one of the critical things they want us to bring to them. This is a critical element in growing the value of our proposition for our subscribers."
Rhapsody includes 400,000 songs and more than 100 commercial-free Internet radio stations. Consumers can burn a song for 79 cents after signing up for the standard $9.95-per-month service, which affords access to the Rhapsody song library for playback purposes.
Real also announced a deal with Intel Corp. on a box that plugs into a TV and, with a wireless fidelity (Wi Fi) connection, allows consumers to play Rhapsody music stored on their...