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REALNETWORKS NAMES FRANK KEELING AS VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL
TO OVERSEE EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
LONDON, February 25, 2004 — RealNetworks®, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK), the leading creator of digital media services and software, today announced the appointment of Frank Keeling to the new position of Vice President, International. Mr. Keeling, who will be based in the company’s International headquarters in London, will be responsible for all RealNetworks consumer services and systems business in the regions of Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Keeling brings a diverse range of experience to RealNetworks, having served in senior executive management positions at leading Internet, media, mobile, and technology companies, including Vodafone Global Content Services (formerly Vizzavi Europe), Freeserve, AOL Europe and Gemstar.
"Frank Keeling’s breadth of experience running sophisticated consumer services combined with his depth of understanding of what our industry customers need to grow their businesses is a rare combination," said Larry Jacobson, President, RealNetworks, Inc., to whom Mr. Keeling will report. "With the rapid adoption of broadband access and mobile delivery technologies across these regions, we’re thrilled to bring Frank’s leadership, drive, and creativity to Real to catalyze the marketplace with our industry leading products and services."
"It’s an exciting time to join RealNetworks as we prepare for the launch of RealPlayer® 10 and the Real™ 10 platform outside the U.S.," said Frank Keeling. "RealNetworks is well positioned to provide a range of world-class products and services for consumers and leading companies in the Internet, mobile, network infrastructure and content sectors."
Mr. Keeling’s 25-year career has spanned the full spectrum of the media industry, from print publishing to Internet and wireless content creation and delivery. He most recently served as Chief Operating Officer for Vodafone Global Content Services (Vizzavi Europe) where he led the transformation of Vizzavi’s country operations into network operator integrated, mobile-focused content businesses. Prior to joining Vodafone, Mr. Keeling served as Chief Operating Officer of Freeserve, a leading ISP in the UK, where he launched a flat-rate ISP service, repositioned its other access brands to offer a full range of customer propositions and was instrumental in developing the company’s integrated content strategy. As Senior Vice President for Portals and Business Affairs at AOL Europe, Mr. Keeling led the development and implementation of the company’s ISP business plan and key distribution and marketing partnerships. During his five years at AOL Europe he managed content, sales and ecommerce efforts.
For More Information, Press Only:
U.S.: Greg Chiemingo, RealNetworks, 206-892-6234, gchiemingo@real.com
UK: James Hanson, Noiseworks, +44 (0)1628 628080, jamesh@noiseworks.com
ABOUT REALNETWORKS
RealNetworks, Inc. is the leading creator of digital media services and software including the award-winning Rhapsody® Internet jukebox service and RealPlayer 10, the first product 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.
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