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Thursday, July 31, 2008

RealNetworks Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results

RealNetworks Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results

SEATTLE, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:RNWK) today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Quarterly Highlights:
* Revenue of $152.6 million
* Net loss of $1.3 million or $0.01 per share
* Adjusted EBITDA of $17.4 million


"We achieved solid results in the second quarter," said Rob Glaser, CEO of RealNetworks. "We also launched a major initiative -- Music Without Limits -- that substantially strengthens Rhapsody by integrating mobile music and legal mp3s from all major labels."

For the second quarter of 2008, revenue grew 12% to $152.6 million compared with $136.2 million for the second quarter of 2007. Revenue growth in the second quarter of 2008 compared with the second quarter of 2007 was due to: a 40% increase in Games revenue to $34.9 million, of which $4 million was due to the acquisition of TryMedia; a 15% increase in Media Software and Services revenue to $29.2 million; a 5% increase in Technology Products and Solutions revenue to $51.3 million; and a 1% increase in music revenue to $37.2 million. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations positively affected 2008 second quarter revenue by approximately $1.1 million compared with the second quarter of 2007.

Net loss for the second quarter of 2008 was $1.3 million or $0.01 per share, compared with net income of $1.3 million or $0.01 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2007. Income taxes were $3.7 million compared with $2.2 million in the year-earlier period, and interest income was $3.4 million compared with $8.1 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2008 was $17.4 million compared with $12.7 million in the second quarter of 2007. A reconciliation of GAAP net income to adjusted EBITDA is provided in the financial tables that accompany this release.

Gross margin was 64% in the second quarter of 2008, consistent with the gross margin a year earlier. Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2008 were $109.7 million, compared with $92.1 million in the second quarter of 2007. Operating expenses in the second quarter of 2008 included $9.2 million of related party advertising in Rhapsody America.

As of June 30, 2008, Real had approximately $523 million in unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, and $100 million of convertible debt. On July 1, $99.9 million of the convertible debt was repaid.

During the quarter, RealNetworks repurchased 218,000 shares of its common stock for approximately $1.5 million under a repurchase authorization approved by the board in April, 2008. Since the beginning of 2005, Real has repurchased approximately 44.4 million shares through its repurchase programs for $333.5 million.

Business Outlook

The following forward-looking statements reflect Real's expectations as of July 31, 2008. It is not Real's general practice to update these forward- looking statements until its next quarterly results announcement.

For the full year 2008, Real expects revenue in the range of $620 million to $630 million. Real expects 2008 GAAP net loss per share to be between $(0.06) and $(0.02) and adjusted EBITDA of between $63 million to $70 million. Real's earnings per share guidance for 2008 includes tax expense of between $7 million and $9 million, and pretax income is expected to be between a loss of $(2) million and income of $6 million.

For the third quarter of 2008, Real expects revenue in the range of $151 million to $155 million. Real expects third quarter GAAP net loss per share of $(0.05) to $(0.03), and expects adjusted EBITDA of between $10 million and $13 million. Real's earnings per share guidance for the third quarter of 2008 includes a tax benefit in the range of $1.4 million to $1.0 million, and pretax income is expected to be between a loss of $(8.6) million and a loss of $(5.2) million. For 2008, Real expects that small changes in its pre-tax earnings will result in large changes to its GAAP tax rate, which could significantly affect Real's quarterly GAAP results.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

The Company will host a webcast and conference call today at 5:00pm (Eastern)/ 2:00pm (Pacific). The live webcast featuring slides and audio, will be available at http://investor.realnetworks.com/. Listeners must use RealPlayer(R) to listen to the conference call, which can be downloaded for free at http://www.real.com/. The on-demand webcast will be available approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live webcast. Participants may access the conference call by dialing 800-857-5305 (773-681-5857 for international callers). The passcode is "Second Quarter Earnings," and the leader is Rob Glaser.

Telephonic replay will be available until 8:00 p.m. (Eastern), August 14, 2008. Dial In: 866-435-5410 (for domestic callers); and 203-369-1030 (for international callers).

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ABOUT REALNETWORKS


RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system and mobile phone. Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R), the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R), one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement RealNetworks' condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we present investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA by reporting segment, adjusted cost of revenue and adjusted operating expenses.

* Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA by reporting segment consist of
net income excluding the impact of the following: interest income,
net; income taxes; depreciation; amortization (net of minority
interest effect); stock-based compensation; expenses for employee
stock options that were converted to cash rights; equity investment
gains and losses from sales or impairments; income and expenses
including charitable contributions related to the Microsoft
agreements; and gain on initial formation of Rhapsody America.
* Adjusted cost of revenue consists of GAAP cost of revenue excluding
stock-based compensation expenses, and acquisition costs including
amortization of intangible assets (net of minority interest effect)
and expenses for employee stock options that were converted to cash
rights.
* Adjusted operating expenses consist of GAAP operating expenses
excluding stock-based compensation expenses, antitrust litigation
expenses (benefits) and acquisition costs including amortization of
intangible assets (net of minority interest effect) and expenses for
employee stock options that were converted to cash rights.


RealNetworks believes that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA by reporting segment, adjusted cost of revenue and adjusted operating expenses provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to the company's financial condition and results of operations. Management believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides consistency and comparability with our past financial reports, and also facilitates comparisons with other companies in our industry, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results. Management has historically used these non-GAAP measures when evaluating operating performance because the inclusion or exclusion of the items described above provides additional useful measures of our operating results and facilitates comparisons of our core operating performance against prior periods and our business model objectives. We have chosen to provide this information to investors in order to enable them to perform additional analyses of past, present and future operating performance, to enable them to compare us to other companies, and as a supplemental means to evaluate our ongoing operations. Externally, we believe that adjusted EBITDA continues to be useful to investors in their assessment of our operating performance and the valuation of our company.

Internally, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA by reporting segment, adjusted cost of revenue, and adjusted operating expenses are significant measures used by management for purposes of:

* supplementing the financial results and forecasts reported to our
board of directors;
* evaluating the operating performance of our company which includes
direct and incrementally controllable revenue and costs of
operations, but excludes items considered by management to be either
non-cash or non-operating such as interest income and expense,
stock-based compensation, tax expense, depreciation and
amortization;
* managing and comparing performance internally across our businesses
and externally against our peers;
* establishing internal operating budgets; and
* evaluating and valuing potential acquisition candidates.


Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA by reporting segment, adjusted cost of revenue, and adjusted operating expenses are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, and should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non- GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs associated with the operations of our business as determined in accordance with GAAP. As a result, you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of RealNetworks' results as reported under GAAP. We expect to continue to incur expenses similar to the non-GAAP adjustments described above, and exclusion of these items from our non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual or infrequent. Some of the limitations in relying on our non-GAAP financial measures are:

* Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA by reporting segment are
measures which we have defined for internal and investor purposes
and are not in accordance with GAAP. A further limitation
associated with these measures is that they do not include all costs
and income that impact our net income and net income per share. We
compensate for these limitations by prominently disclosing GAAP net
income (loss), which we believe is the most directly comparable GAAP
measure, and providing investors with reconciliations from GAAP net
income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA by reporting
segment.
* Adjusted cost of revenue is limited in that it does not include
stock-based compensation expenses, and certain costs associated with
our acquisitions. Adjusted operating expenses are limited in that
they do not include stock-based compensation expenses, antitrust
litigation expenses (benefit) and certain costs associated with our
acquisitions. We compensate for these limitations by prominently
disclosing the reported GAAP results and providing investors with a
reconciliation from GAAP to the adjusted amount.


In the financial tables of our earnings press release, RealNetworks has included reconciliations of GAAP net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA, income before income taxes to adjusted EBITDA by reporting segment, GAAP cost of revenue to adjusted cost of revenue and GAAP operating expenses to adjusted operating expenses for the relevant periods.

Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements relating to Real's current expectations for future revenue, GAAP net income (loss) per share, adjusted EBITDA, tax expense and pre-tax income, income tax expense, interest income, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include: risks associated with the ability to complete the previously announced casual games spin off transactions and their impact on the games business and Real's remaining businesses; potentially large changes in Real's GAAP tax rate that could result from even small changes in Real's pretax earnings; development and consumer acceptance of legal online music distribution services generally and RealNetworks' content services in particular because these are relatively new and unproven business models and markets; risks associated with the creation and operation of Rhapsody America; risks associated with acquisitions generally, and the acquisitions of WiderThan, Sony NetServices, GameTrust, Trymedia and Exomi in particular, including the risks of integration, unknown liabilities and operations in new markets and geographies; the potential that we will be unable to continue to enter into commercially attractive agreements with third parties for the provision of compelling content for our subscription service offerings; the emergence of new entrants and competition in the market for digital media subscription offerings and online music sales; the impact on our gross margins of content costs and from the mix of subscribers to subscription offerings with higher content costs than others; competitive risks, including competing technologies, products and services, and the competitive activities of our larger competitors, some of which have strong ties to streaming media users through other products; risks associated with the introduction of new products and services; risks inherent in strategic relationships, especially with competitors, and technology and service integration efforts; and risks relating to the ability of Real's strategic partners to generate subscribers for Real's digital content services. 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 most recent year ended December 31, and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and from time to time in other reports filed by RealNetworks with the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about risks relating to the potential spin off of the games business is listed in the safe harbor for forward looking statements contained in the press release announcing the proposed spin off transaction as well as in our Form 10-Q to be filed for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. The preparation of our financial statements and forward-looking financial guidance requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which are in effect as of their respective dates.

RealNetworks, Rhapsody, RealPlayer and RealArcade are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

RealNetworks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

Quarters Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2008 2007 2008 2007
(in thousands, except per share data)

Net revenue $152,648 $136,171 $300,211 $265,643

Cost of revenue 55,645 49,199 111,038 95,142

Gross profit 97,003 86,972 189,173 170,501

Operating expenses:
Research and development 29,065 25,005 54,071 48,484
Sales and marketing 53,054 50,081 106,650 99,781
Advertising with related
party (A) 9,240 - 16,580 -
General and administrative 18,337 17,063 35,421 34,417
Restructuring charge - - 686 -

Subtotal operating expenses 109,696 92,149 213,408 182,682

Antitrust litigation benefit,
net (B) - - - (60,747)

Total operating expenses 109,696 92,149 213,408 121,935

Operating (loss) income (12,693) (5,177) (24,235) 48,566

Other income (expenses):
Interest income, net 3,375 8,065 8,333 17,167
Equity in net loss of investments (107) - (198) (132)
Gain on sale of equity investment,
net 222 132 222 132
Minority interest in Rhapsody
America (C) 8,177 - 16,792 -
Gain on sale of interest in
Rhapsody America (D) 3,371 - 7,097 -
Other income 50 485 818 952

Other income, net 15,088 8,682 33,064 18,119

Income before income taxes 2,395 3,505 8,829 66,685
Income taxes (3,700) (2,178) (7,708) (25,397)

Net income $(1,305) $1,327 $1,121 $41,288

Basic net income per share $(0.01) $0.01 $0.01 $0.26
Diluted net income per share $(0.01) $0.01 $0.01 $0.24

Shares used to compute basic net
income per share 142,905 153,880 142,946 157,929
Shares used to compute diluted
net income per share 142,905 169,033 156,000 173,822


(A) Consists of advertising purchased by Rhapsody America from MTV
Networks (MTVN). MTVN has a 49% ownership interest in Rhapsody
America.

(B) Consists of amounts received under the Settlement and Commercial
agreements with Microsoft, net of certain legal fees, personnel costs,
public relations and other professional service fees incurred related
to antitrust complaints against Microsoft, including proceedings in
the European Union.

(C) Minority interest reflects MTVN's 49% ownership share in the losses of
Rhapsody America.

(D) Consists of gains realized from MTVN's note payments to Rhapsody
America.

RealNetworks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

June 30, December 31,
2008 2007
(in thousands)
ASSETS

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $415,805 $476,697
Short-term investments 106,862 79,932
Trade accounts receivable, net 71,177 84,674
Deferred costs, current portion 8,598 6,408
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 39,168 33,845

Total current assets 641,610 681,556

Equipment, software, and leasehold
improvements, at cost:
Equipment and software 124,406 109,621
Leasehold improvements 30,875 30,632
Total equipment, software, and leasehold
improvements 155,281 140,253
Less accumulated depreciation and
amortization 94,763 83,756

Net equipment, software, and leasehold
improvements 60,518 56,497

Restricted cash equivalents and investments 14,670 15,509
Equity investments 8,126 9,976
Other assets 16,419 10,161
Deferred tax assets, net, non-current portion 40,169 40,913
Other intangible assets, net 90,506 107,677
Goodwill 341,551 353,153

Total assets $1,213,569 $1,275,442

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $29,748 $56,160
Accrued and other liabilities 106,654 114,136
Deferred revenue, current portion 40,680 39,564
Related party payable (A) 9,992 17,241
Convertible debt 100,000 100,000
Accrued loss on excess office facilities,
current portion 4,311 3,389

Total current liabilities 291,385 330,490

Deferred revenue, non-current portion 1,608 2,663
Accrued loss on excess office facilities, non-
current portion 4,797 7,311
Deferred rent 4,675 4,518
Deferred tax liabilities, net, non-
current portion 18,311 22,060
Other long-term liabilities 10,152 13,683

Total liabilities 330,928 380,725

Minority interest (B) 10,931 19,613

Shareholders' equity 871,710 875,104

Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity $1,213,569 $1,275,442

(A) Related party payable reflects amounts owed to MTVN.

(B) Minority interest reflects MTVN's 49% ownership interest in the net
assets of Rhapsody America.

RealNetworks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,
2008 2007
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $1,121 $41,288
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash (used in) provided by operating
activities:
Depreciation and amortization 25,701 20,905
Stock-based compensation 11,520 11,307
Loss on disposal of equipment, software,
and leasehold improvements 182 163
Equity in net loss of investments 198 132
Gain on sale of equity investment, net (222) (132)
Excess tax benefit from stock option
exercises (88) (596)
Accrued loss on excess office facilities (1,593) (1,795)
Unrealized gain on trading securities - (2,102)
Purchase of trading securities - (270,000)
Deferred income taxes (2,138) (6,069)
Minority interest in Rhapsody America (16,792) -
Gain on sale of interest in Rhapsody
America (7,097) -
Other 89 51
Net change in certain assets and
liabilities, net of acquisitions (39,159) 552

Net cash used in operating activities (28,278) (206,296)

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of equipment, software, and
leasehold improvements (15,231) (11,525)
Purchases of short-term investments (95,671) (38,768)
Proceeds from sales and maturities
of short-term investments 68,741 70,343
Purchases of intangible assets - (2,060)
Proceeds from the sales of equity
investments 1,225 1,615
Payment of acquisition costs, net of
cash acquired (10,164) (25,351)
Decrease in restricted cash equivalents
and investments 839 1,800

Net cash used in investing activities (50,261) (3,946)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from sales of common
stock under employee stock purchase
plan and exercise of stock options 6,041 12,277
Net proceeds from sales of interest
in Rhapsody America 14,607 -
Excess tax benefit from stock option
exercises 88 596
Repurchase of common stock (681) (107,905)

Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities 20,055 (95,032)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (2,408) (410)

Net decrease in cash and cash
equivalents (60,892) (305,684)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
of period 476,697 525,232

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $415,805 $219,548

RealNetworks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Financial Information
(Unaudited)

2008 2007
Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
(in thousands)
Net Revenue by
Line of Business:
Consumer
products and
services (A) $101,353 $96,286 $96,998 $91,824 $87,115 $85,040
Technology
products and
solutions (B) 51,295 51,277 59,884 53,271 49,056 44,432

Total net
revenue $152,648 $147,563 $156,882 $145,095 $136,171 $129,472

Consumer
Products and
Services:
Subscriptions (C) $55,658 $55,193 $54,784 $55,551 $51,091 $51,490
Media
properties (D) 23,472 18,702 20,438 16,071 17,748 15,932
E-commerce and
other (E) 22,223 22,391 21,776 20,202 18,276 17,618

Total
consumer
products and
services
revenue $101,353 $96,286 $96,998 $91,824 $87,115 $85,040

Consumer
Products and
Services:
Music (F) $37,170 $38,079 $40,540 $37,658 $36,801 $34,127
Media software
and services (G) 29,238 26,409 25,572 25,346 25,419 27,011
Games (H) 34,945 31,798 30,886 28,820 24,895 23,902

Total consumer
products and
services
revenue $101,353 $96,286 $96,998 $91,824 $87,115 $85,040

Net Revenue by
Geography:
United States $100,898 $99,169 $96,806 $91,281 $88,035 $84,554
Rest of world 51,750 48,394 60,076 53,814 48,136 44,918

Total net
revenue $152,648 $147,563 $156,882 $145,095 $136,171 $129,472

Subscribers
(presented
as greater
than) *:
Total
subscribers (I) 35,000 32,200 30,200 29,250 26,150 24,550
Technology
products and
solutions
application
services
subscribers (J) 32,450 29,500 27,600 26,600 23,600 21,900
Music
subscribers:
Consumer
music
subscribers (K) 1,875 1,875 1,900 1,925 1,850 1,875
Technology products
and solutions
application
services music
subscribers (L) 800 800 825 825 825 800
Total Music
Subscribers** 2,675 2,675 2,725 2,750 2,675 2,675

* Beginning the quarter ended December 31, 2006, total subscribers
reflect the inclusion of subscribers related to wireless carrier
application subscription services. Total music subscribers includes
subscribers from our technology products and solutions application
subscription services, such as music-on-demand, as well as our
consumer music services, such as Rhapsody and Premium Radio.
Although music-on-demand subscribers are included in the technology
products and solutions application services subscribers and total
music subscribers, these subscribers are only counted once as part
of our total subscribers.


** Prior periods have been changed to reflect current period
presentation. Totals may not equal due to rounding convention.


(A) Revenue is derived from consumer digital media subscription
services, RealPlayer Plus and related products, sales and
distribution of third party software products, content such as games
and music and advertising.

(B) Revenue is derived from carrier application services such as
ringback tones and music-on-demand, media delivery system software,
support and maintenance services, broadcast hosting services and
consulting services.

(C) Revenue is derived from consumer digital media subscription services
including: SuperPass, RadioPass, Rhapsody, GamePass and stand-alone
subscriptions.

(D) Revenue is derived from advertising and through the distribution of
third party products.

(E) Revenue is derived from RealPlayer Plus and related products, sales
of third party software products, and content such as games and
music.
(F) Revenue is derived from Rhapsody and RadioPass subscription services
and sales of music content, advertising generated from our music and
music related websites and the distribution of third party products.

(G) Revenue is derived from SuperPass subscriptions, RealPlayer Plus and
related products, stand-alone subscription services, sales and
distribution of third-party software products and advertising
related to our non-game and non-music related web properties.

(H) Revenue is derived from GamePass subscription service, sales of
games, advertising generated from our games and game-related
websites and the distribution of third-party products.

(I) Total subscribers include technology products and solutions
application services and consumer subscription services including:
ringback tones, music-on-demand, video-on-demand, Rhapsody,
Rhapsody-to-Go, RadioPass, SuperPass, GamePass, and stand-alone
subscriptions.
(J) Technology products and solutions application service subscribers
include: ringback tones, music-on-demand and video-on-demand.

(K) Consumer music subscribers include: Rhapsody, Rhapsody-to-Go,
premium radio, and music-on-demand.


(L) Technology products and solutions application services music
subscribers include subscribers from application services including
music-on-demand.

RealNetworks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Financial Information
(Unaudited)

Reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA is as follows:

Quarters Ended

June 30, March 31, Dec. 31, Sept. 30, June 30, March 31,
2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007
(in thousands)

Net income (loss)
in accordance
with GAAP $(1,305) $2,426 $2,685 $4,342 $1,327 $39,961
Interest income,
net (3,375) (4,958) (6,417) (7,290) (8,065) (9,102)
Stock-based
compensation 6,031 5,489 6,627 5,984 5,622 5,685
Loss (gain) on
equity
investments, net (222) - 34 - (132) -
Conversion of
WiderThan stock
options to a cash
equivalent 26 89 190 413 614 845
Depreciation and
amortization (net
of minority
interest effect) 6,186 6,282 5,703 6,210 5,661 4,621
Acquisitions
related intangible
asset amortization
(net of minority
interest effect) 6,171 6,315 6,639 5,583 5,311 5,312
Gain on initial
formation of
Rhapsody America - - - (3,866) - -
Expenses (benefit)
related to
antitrust
litigation:
Income - - - - - (61,000)
Expenses 202 202 179 201 202 471
Charitable
contributions - - - - - 1,921
Income taxes 3,700 4,008 47 2,012 2,178 23,219

Adjusted EBITDA $17,414 $19,853 $15,687 $13,589 $12,718 $11,933

RealNetworks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Segment Results of Operations
(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended June 30, 2008

Grand
Music (A) Consumer (B) TPS (C) Other Total
(in thousands)

Net revenue $37,170 $64,183 $51,295 $- $152,648

Cost of revenue 20,693 14,362 20,590 - 55,645

Gross profit 16,477 49,821 30,705 - 97,003
Gross margin 44% 78% 60% - 64%

Operating expenses:
Advertising with related
party 9,240 - - - 9,240
Other operating expenses 23,412 44,029 32,778 237 100,456
Total operating
expenses 32,652 44,029 32,778 237 109,696

Income (loss) from
operations (16,175) 5,792 (2,073) (237) (12,693)

Other income (expenses):
Interest income, net - - - 3,375 3,375
Minority interest 8,177 - - - 8,177
Equity in net loss of
investments - - - (107) (107)
Gain on sale of equity
investment, net - - - 222 222
Gain on sale of interest
in Rhapsody America 3,371 - - - 3,371
Other income - - - 50 50

Other income, net 11,548 - - 3,540 15,088

Income (loss) before income
taxes $(4,627) $5,792 $(2,073) $3,303 $2,395

Reconciliation of segment GAAP income (loss) before taxes to segment
adjusted EBITDA is as follows:

Income (loss) before income
taxes $(4,627) $5,792 $(2,073) $3,303 $2,395
Interest income, net - - - (3,375) (3,375)
Stock-based compensation 1,089 2,331 2,611 - 6,031
Conversion of WiderThan
stock options to a cash
equivalent - - 26 - 26
Acquisitions related
intangible asset
amortization (D) 384 914 4,873 6,171
Gain on initial formation
of Rhapsody America - - - - -
Gain on sale of equity
investments, net - - - (222) (222)
Depreciation and
amortization (D) 1,262 1,815 3,109 - 6,186
Expenses (benefit) related to
antitrust litigation:
Income - - - - -
Expenses - - - 202 202
Charitable
contributions - - - - -
Adjusted EBITDA $(1,892) $10,852 $8,546 $(92) $17,414

Quarter Ended June 30, 2007
Grand
Music (A) Consumer (B) TPS (C) Other Total
(in thousands)

Net revenue $36,801 $50,314 $49,056 $- $136,171

Cost of revenue 19,804 9,436 19,959 - 49,199

Gross profit 16,997 40,878 29,097 - 86,972
Gross margin 46% 81% 59% - 64%

Operating expenses:
Other operating
expenses 24,037 34,814 33,096 202 92,149
Total operating
expenses 24,037 34,814 33,096 202 92,149

Income (loss) from
operations (7,040) 6,064 (3,999) (202) (5,177)

Other income (expenses):
Interest income, net - - - 8,065 8,065
Gain on sale of equity
investments, net - - - 132 132
Other income - - - 485 485

Other income, net - - - 8,682 8,682

Income (loss) before
income taxes $(7,040) $6,064 $(3,999) $8,480 $3,505

Reconciliation of segment GAAP income (loss) before taxes to segment adjusted EBITDA is as follows:

Income (loss) before
income taxes $(7,040) $6,064 $(3,999) $8,480 $3,505
Interest income, net - - - (8,065) (8,065)
Stock-based compensation 1,129 2,142 2,351 - 5,622
Conversion of WiderThan
stock options to a cash
equivalent - - 614 - 614
Acquisitions related
intangible asset
amortization (D) 22 583 4,706 - 5,311
Gain on sale of equity
investments, net - - - (132) (132)
Depreciation and
amortization (D) 1,214 1,461 2,986 - 5,661
Expenses (benefit)
related to
antitrust litigation:
Income - - - - -
Expenses - - - 202 202
Charitable contributions - - - - -
Adjusted EBITDA $(4,675) $10,250 $6,658 $485 $12,718

Note: Cost of revenue and operating expenses of the segments shown
above include costs directly attributable to those segments and
an allocation of general and administrative and other common or
shared costs.

(A) The Music segment primarily includes revenue and related costs from:
Rhapsody America's Rhapsody and Radiopass subscription services;
sales of digital music content through the Rhapsody service and the
RealPlayer music store; and advertising from music websites.

(B) The Consumer segment primarily includes revenue and related costs
from: the sale of individual games through our RealArcade service
and our Games related websites; our GamePass and FunPass
subscription service; our SuperPass and stand-alone premium video
subscription services; RealPlayer Plus and related products; sales
and distribution of third-party software products; and all
advertising other than that related directly to our Music
businesses.

(C) TPS comprises our Technology Products and Solutions segment which
includes revenue and related costs from: sales of ringback tone,
music-on-demand, video-on-demand, messaging, and information
services; sales of media delivery system software, including Helix
system software and related authoring and publishing tools, both
directly to customers and indirectly through original equipment
manufacturer (OEM) channels; support and maintenance services sold
to customers who purchase software products; broadcast hosting
services; and consulting and professional services that are offered
to customers.

(D) Net of minority interest effect within our Music segment.

RealNetworks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Financial Information
(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended June 30, 2008

Acquis- WiderThan
itions Options
Related Converted Anti-
Stock- Intangible to a trust
Based Asset Cash Litiga-
As Compen- Amortiz- Equiv- tion
Reported sation ation(A) alent Related Adjusted
(in thousands)
Expenses in
accordance
with GAAP

Cost of revenue $55,645 $(662) $(2,282) $(1) $- $52,700

Operating expenses:
Research
and
development $29,065 $(2,146) $- $- $- $26,919
Sales and
marketing 53,054 (1,433) (3,889) (7) - 47,725
Advertising
with related
party 9,240 - - - - 9,240
General and
administrative 18,337 (1,790) - (18) (202) 16,327
Restructuring
charge - - - - - -

Total
adjusted
operating
expenses,
net $109,696 $(5,369) $(3,889) $(25) $(202) $100,211

Quarter Ended June 30, 2007

Acquis- WiderThan
itions Options
Related Converted Anti-
Stock- Intangible to a trust
Based Asset Cash Litiga-
As Compen- Amortiz- Equiv- tion
Reported sation ation alent Related Adjusted
(in thousands)
Expenses in
accordance
with GAAP

Cost of revenue $49,199 $(154) $(1,988) $(117) $- $46,940

Operating expenses:
Research and
development $25,005 $(1,641) $- $(128) $- $23,236
Sales and
marketing 50,081 (2,203) (3,323) (299) - 44,256
General and
administrative 17,063 (1,624) - (70) (202) 15,167
Antitrust
litigation
benefit, net - - - - - -

Total adjusted
operating
expenses,
net $92,149 $(5,468) $(3,323) $(497) $(202) $82,659

Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

Acquis- WiderThan
itions Options
Related Converted Anti-
Stock- Intangible to a trust
Based Asset Cash Litiga-
As Compen- Amortiz- Equiv- tion
Reported sation ation(A) alent Related Adjusted
(in thousands)
Expenses in
accordance
with GAAP

Cost of revenue $111,038 $(896) $(4,597) $(22) $- $105,523

Operating expenses:
Research and
development $54,071 $(4,059) $- $(46) $- $49,966
Sales and
marketing 106,650 (3,341) (7,889) (29) - 95,391
General and
administrative 16,580 - - - - 16,580
Antitrust
litigation
benefit, net 35,421 (3,224) - (18) (404) 31,775
Restructuring
charge 686 - - - - 686

Total adjusted
operating
expenses,
net $213,408 $(10,624) $(7,889) $(93) $(404) $194,398

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

Acquis- WiderThan
itions Options
Related Converted Anti-
Stock- Intangible to a trust
Based Asset Cash Litiga-
As Compen- Amortiz- Equiv- tion
Reported sation ation alent Related Adjusted
(in thousands)
Expenses in
accordance
with GAAP

Cost of revenue $95,142 $(313) $(4,132) $(244) $- $90,453

Operating expenses:
Research and
development $48,484 $(3,413) $- $(279) $- $44,792
Sales and
marketing 99,781 (4,590) (6,491) (648) - 88,052
General and
administrative 34,417 (2,991) - (288) (2,341) 28,797
Antitrust
litigation
benefit, net (60,747) - - - 60,747 -

Total
adjusted
operating
expenses,
net $121,935 $(10,994) $(6,491) $(1,215) $58,406 $161,641

RealNetworks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Financial Information
(Unaudited)

A reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) guidance for the quarter ending September 30, 2008 and the full year ending December 31, 2008 to adjusted EBITDA guidance is as follows:

Quarter Ending Year Ending
September 30, 2008 December 31, 2008
Low High Low High
Net income (loss) in
accordance with GAAP $(7.2) $(4.2) $(9.0) $(3.0)
Interest income,
net & other (2.2) (2.5) (12.7) (13.0)
Stock-based
compensation and
conversion of
WiderThan stock
options to a
cash equivalent 6.8 7.2 24.0 26.0
Depreciation and
amortization,
including acquisitions
related intangible
asset amortization
(net of minority
interest effect) 14.0 13.5 53.7 51.0
Income tax expense
(benefit) (1.4) (1.0) 7.0 9.0
Total adjusted EBITDA $10.0 $13.0 $63.0 $70.0


First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: meggers@real.com


Source: RealNetworks, Inc.

CONTACT: Press, Bill Hankes, +1-206-892-6614, bhankes@real.com, or
Financial, Marj Charlier, +1-206-892-6718, mcharlier@real.com, both of
RealNetworks, Inc.

Web site: http://www.realnetworks.com/


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