ABC NEWS AND REALNETWORKS ANNOUNCE EXPANDED RELATIONSHIP

RealOne to be the Only Premium Content Subscription Service to Offer ABC News Live; ABC News to Provide Content for Mobile and International RealOne Services

CHICAGO and SEATTLE, June 10, 2003 — ABC News and RealNetworks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), a global leader in network-delivered digital media, today announced they have expanded the agreement between the two companies. With today's announcement, RealNetworks is the only premium content subscription service to offer ABC News Live, ABC News' 24-hour live news service, which launched in March. In addition to providing ABC News content to RealOne™ SuperPass subscribers and supporting premium video news content for ABC News On Demand, ABC News will also collaborate with RealNetworks on new mobile content services. The new agreement also provides for inclusion of ABC News content in new RealOne subscription services in international markets.

"With news breaking around the world and throughout the day, we realize the importance of reaching our audience 24 hours a day at home and at the workplace," said David Westin, president of ABC News.

"We're proud that as of today, the only Internet premium content subscription service offering ABC News Live will be RealOne," stated Rob Glaser, CEO, RealNetworks, Inc. "ABC News has set a new direction for news networks, whereby 24-7 quality news coverage is no longer limited to the television. In cooperation with Real's technology and the RealOne service, ABC News is making notable advances in the news and media marketplace through their commitment to broadband delivery of ABC News Live, their dedication to production and editorial quality, and their interest to deliver news globally as well as via wireless devices."

"Simply put, this relationship is creating ground breaking programming. As high speed data providers look to grow high speed data services, it is the availability of this type of quality content that will convince consumers to switch to broadband," said Bernard Gershon, senior vice president and general manager for ABCNEWS.com. "We launched the first live streaming video news network, ABC News Live, this spring. Soon ABC News Live will be the first live streaming video news service available to wireless devices."

RealNetworks and ABC News have been at the forefront of providing high quality streaming media content since ABC News Radio launched ABCRadionet.com in 1995. The multiyear deal will cap a decade of innovation and collaboration in streaming media between the two companies.

"ABC News Live is providing breaking news coverage during a time of intense interest in world events," said Merrill Brown, senior vice president of RealOne Services for RealNetworks, Inc. "With the broadband market growing at a remarkably rapid rate, we're proud to be associated with the world's first global 24-hour network dedicated to Internet consumers. Our expanded relationship with ABC News will provide today's audience of over one million RealOne subscribers with the unmatched depth, breadth, and quality of ABC News journalism around the clock."

Part of the RealNetworks' subscription services since August 2000, ABC News continues to expand its content and programming on the Internet. The launch of RealOne SuperPass in 2001 featured World News Tonight with Peter Jennings and Nightline. This past spring ABC News added ABC News Live and the "virtual control room," a unique quad screen format, which provides Internet viewers with four live simultaneous video feeds. Most recently, ABC News Live added hourly news briefs with anchor/correspondent Alina Cho. Ms. Cho also anchors breaking news and live events as news develops throughout the day. In addition to live feeds from around the world, ABC News Live programming includes reporting exclusively for ABC News Live and repackaged, high profile ABC News interviews, including Barbara Walters' exclusive interview with Hillary Rodham Clinton.

An international edition of RealOne SuperPass is currently available in English to subscribers in Europe and includes ABCNews content. In 2004 and 2005, RealNetworks plans to expand its international reach of subscription services. ABC News content, already among the most accessed through RealOne SuperPass, will be a marquis provider of news programming abroad.

For More Information:
Julie Summersgill, ABC News, (212) 456-2478, julie.l.summersgill@abc.com
Cara Jacobson, RealNetworks, (206) 674-2234, caraj@real.com

About ABCNEWS.com
ABCNEWS.com is the 24-hour online news service of ABC News, including the recently launched ABC News Live, the first-of-its-kind 24/7 live streaming video news channel. Bernard Gershon is senior vice president and general manager. Randy Stearns is the executive producer.

About RealOne SuperPass
RealOne SuperPass is the fastest growing Internet rich media subscription service in history, bringing consumers the best and most innovative online sports, news, music and entertainment programming available from ABCNEWS.com, CNN, E! Networks, FOXSports.com, MLB.com, NBA, PGA TOUR and more. Today, there are over 1 million subscribers to the RealOne subscription services. RealOne SuperPass includes the premium version of RealOne Player, offering universal playback of Windows Media, QuickTime and over 50 additional media types, advanced CD-burning options, enhanced toolbar playback mode, access to more than 3200 radio stations, additional audio/video controls and features enabling users to build and manage high quality music and video collections. RealOne SuperPass is priced at $9.95 per month and available at www.realone.com.

About RealNetworks
RealNetworks, Inc. is a leading global provider of network-delivered digital audio and video services and the creator of the technology that enables digital media creation, distribution and consumption. Consumers use RealNetworks' RealOne Player and our content subscription services to create and play free and premium digital content. Broadcasters, network operators, media companies and enterprises use RealNetworks' products and services to deliver digital media to PCs, mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks' consumer software at http://www.real.com. RealNetworks' systems and corporate information is located at www.realnetworks.com.

RealNetworks, RealOne and SuperPass are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements relating to the availability of new multimedia ABC News content and future collaborative efforts by RealNetworks and ABCnews.com. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted. More information about potential risk factors that could affect RealNetworks' business and financial results is included in RealNetworks' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003, and from time to time in other reports filed by RealNetworks with the Securities and Exchange Commission.