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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2010
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 0-23137
RealNetworks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Washington
(State of incorporation)
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91-1628146
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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2601 Elliott Avenue, Suite 1000
Seattle, Washington
(Address of principal executive offices)
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98121
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(206) 674-2700
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes
o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer þ
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Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The number of shares of the registrants Common Stock outstanding as of July 30, 2010 was
135,592,883.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I. Financial Information |
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Item 1. Financial Statements |
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures |
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Part II. Other Information |
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings |
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Item 1A. Risk Factors |
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
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Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities |
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Item 4. Removed and Reserved |
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Item 5. Other Information |
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Item 6. Exhibits |
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Signature |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
REALNETWORKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except per share data)
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June 30, |
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December 31, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
156,155 |
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$ |
277,030 |
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Short-term investments |
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157,065 |
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107,870 |
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Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns |
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43,805 |
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60,937 |
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Deferred costs, current portion |
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4,541 |
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5,192 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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30,001 |
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30,624 |
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Total current assets |
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391,567 |
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481,653 |
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Equipment, software, and leasehold improvements, at cost: |
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Equipment and software |
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142,978 |
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151,951 |
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Leasehold improvements |
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25,308 |
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31,041 |
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Total equipment, software, and leasehold improvements, at cost |
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168,286 |
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182,992 |
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Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
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121,616 |
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125,878 |
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Net equipment, software, and leasehold improvements |
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46,670 |
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57,114 |
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Restricted cash equivalents and investments |
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10,000 |
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13,700 |
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Equity method investments |
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24,223 |
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50 |
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Available for sale securities |
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17,587 |
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19,503 |
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Other assets |
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3,746 |
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4,030 |
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Deferred costs, non-current portion |
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13,516 |
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10,182 |
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Deferred tax assets, net, non-current portion |
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8,822 |
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10,001 |
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Other intangible assets, net |
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7,804 |
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10,650 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
523,935 |
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$ |
606,883 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
27,662 |
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$ |
32,703 |
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Accrued and other liabilities |
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88,521 |
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124,934 |
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Deferred revenue, current portion |
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20,740 |
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31,374 |
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Related party payable Rhapsody |
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459 |
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Related party payable MTVN |
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11,216 |
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Accrued loss on excess office facilities, current portion |
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762 |
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3,228 |
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Total current liabilities |
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138,144 |
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203,455 |
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Deferred revenue, non-current portion |
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879 |
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1,933 |
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Accrued loss on excess office facilities, non-current portion |
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4,047 |
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Deferred rent |
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3,768 |
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4,464 |
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Deferred tax liabilities, net, non-current portion |
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719 |
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961 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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12,293 |
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13,006 |
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Total liabilities |
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159,850 |
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223,819 |
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Noncontrolling interest in Rhapsody |
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7,253 |
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Shareholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, no shares issued and outstanding: |
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Series A: authorized 200 shares |
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Undesignated series: authorized 59,800 shares |
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Common stock, $0.001 par value authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding
135,587 shares in 2010 and 135,057 shares in 2009 |
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136 |
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135 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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690,521 |
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671,606 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(46,577 |
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(38,614 |
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Retained deficit |
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(279,995 |
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(257,316 |
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Total shareholders equity |
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364,085 |
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375,811 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
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$ |
523,935 |
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$ |
606,883 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
REALNETWORKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In thousands, except per share data)
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Quarters Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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June 30, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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Net revenue (A) |
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$ |
88,884 |
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$ |
135,725 |
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$ |
217,484 |
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$ |
276,498 |
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Cost of revenue (B) |
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29,149 |
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55,614 |
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78,308 |
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111,635 |
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Gross profit |
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59,735 |
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80,111 |
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139,176 |
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164,863 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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27,583 |
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28,923 |
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62,258 |
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57,482 |
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Sales and marketing |
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27,382 |
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42,273 |
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65,209 |
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85,958 |
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Advertising with related party |
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6,865 |
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1,065 |
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14,288 |
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General and administrative |
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14,590 |
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19,338 |
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29,511 |
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42,169 |
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Impairment of goodwill |
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175,583 |
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175,583 |
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Restructuring and other charges |
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4,792 |
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10,407 |
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794 |
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Loss on excess office facilities |
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7,082 |
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7,082 |
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Total operating expenses |
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81,429 |
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272,982 |
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175,532 |
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376,274 |
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Operating loss |
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(21,694 |
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(192,871 |
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(36,356 |
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(211,411 |
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Other income (expenses): |
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Interest income, net |
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551 |
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754 |
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931 |
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1,937 |
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Equity in net loss of Rhapsody and other investments |
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(5,427 |
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(269 |
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(5,427 |
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(924 |
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Gain (loss) on sale of equity investments, net |
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(50 |
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68 |
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(50 |
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205 |
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Gain on deconsolidation of Rhapsody |
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10,929 |
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Other income (expense), net |
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994 |
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(449 |
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1,093 |
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406 |
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Total other income (expenses), net |
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(3,932 |
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104 |
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7,476 |
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1,624 |
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Loss before income taxes |
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(25,626 |
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(192,767 |
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(28,880 |
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(209,787 |
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Income taxes benefit (expense) |
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(281 |
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(1,210 |
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3,291 |
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(2,759 |
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Net loss |
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(25,907 |
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(193,977 |
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(25,589 |
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(212,546 |
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Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in Rhapsody |
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5,648 |
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2,910 |
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12,081 |
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Net loss attributable to common shareholders |
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$ |
(25,907 |
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$ |
(188,329 |
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$ |
(22,679 |
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$ |
(200,465 |
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Basic net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders |
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$ |
(0.19 |
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$ |
(1.40 |
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$ |
(0.14 |
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$ |
(1.51 |
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Diluted net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders |
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$ |
(0.19 |
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$ |
(1.40 |
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$ |
(0.14 |
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$ |
(1.51 |
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Shares used to compute basic net income (loss) per share available
to common shareholders |
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135,277 |
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134,420 |
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135,209 |
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134,394 |
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Shares used to compute diluted net income (loss) per share
available to common shareholders |
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135,277 |
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134,420 |
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135,209 |
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134,394 |
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Comprehensive loss: |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(25,907 |
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$ |
(193,977 |
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$ |
(25,589 |
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$ |
(212,546 |
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Unrealized holding (gains) losses on short-term and equity
investments, net of income taxes |
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(3,160 |
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5,760 |
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(1,609 |
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3,938 |
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Foreign currency translation gains (losses) |
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(4,743 |
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9,207 |
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(6,354 |
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1,218 |
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Comprehensive loss |
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(33,810 |
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(179,010 |
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(33,552 |
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(207,390 |
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Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
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5,648 |
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2,910 |
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12,081 |
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Comprehensive loss attributable to common shareholders |
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$ |
(33,810 |
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$ |
(173,362 |
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$ |
(30,642 |
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$ |
(195,309 |
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(A) Components of net revenue: |
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License fees |
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$ |
16,644 |
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$ |
24,389 |
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$ |
40,816 |
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$ |
50,568 |
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Service revenue |
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72,240 |
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111,336 |
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176,668 |
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225,930 |
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$ |
88,884 |
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$ |
135,725 |
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$ |
217,484 |
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$ |
276,498 |
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(B) Components of cost of revenue: |
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License fees |
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$ |
5,668 |
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$ |
9,869 |
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$ |
13,217 |
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$ |
19,115 |
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Service revenue |
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23,481 |
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45,745 |
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65,091 |
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92,520 |
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$ |
29,149 |
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$ |
55,614 |
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$ |
78,308 |
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$ |
111,635 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
REALNETWORKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
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Six Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
(25,589 |
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$ |
(212,546 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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13,973 |
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15,522 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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6,692 |
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10,818 |
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Gain on disposal of equipment, software, and leasehold improvements |
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(3 |
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(34 |
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Equity in net loss of Rhapsody and other investments |
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5,427 |
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924 |
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Loss (gain) on sale of equity investments, net |
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50 |
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(205 |
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Impairment of goodwill |
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175,583 |
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Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises |
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(18 |
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(9 |
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Gain on deconsolidation of Rhapsody |
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(10,929 |
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Accrued loss on excess office facilities |
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6,470 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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(1,609 |
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(682 |
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Accrued restructuring and other charges |
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3,581 |
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(3,675 |
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Other |
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22 |
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24 |
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Net change in certain operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals: |
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|
|
Trade accounts receivable |
|
|
7,649 |
|
|
|
5,716 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
(7,336 |
) |
|
|
(2,268 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
(2,417 |
) |
|
|
(2,043 |
) |
Accrued and other liabilities |
|
|
(52,300 |
) |
|
|
(5,366 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
|
(56,337 |
) |
|
|
(18,241 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of equipment, software, and leasehold improvements |
|
|
(9,507 |
) |
|
|
(7,608 |
) |
Purchases of short-term investments |
|
|
(65,754 |
) |
|
|
(66,192 |
) |
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments |
|
|
16,559 |
|
|
|
38,692 |
|
Decrease in restricted cash equivalents and investments, net |
|
|
3,700 |
|
|
|
141 |
|
Payment of acquisition costs, net of cash acquired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,154 |
) |
Purchase of equity investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,000 |
) |
Payment in connection with the restructuring of Rhapsody |
|
|
(18,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Repayment of temporary funding upon deconsolidation of Rhapsody |
|
|
5,869 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sales of equity investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(67,133 |
) |
|
|
(39,916 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from sale of common stock under employee stock purchase plan and exercise of
stock options |
|
|
1,272 |
|
|
|
819 |
|
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Payments received on MTVN note |
|
|
1,213 |
|
|
|
14,537 |
|
Capital contribution to Rhapsody from MTVN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
2,503 |
|
|
|
20,365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
2,316 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(120,875 |
) |
|
|
(35,476 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
277,030 |
|
|
|
232,968 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
156,155 |
|
|
$ |
197,492 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash received from income tax refunds |
|
$ |
131 |
|
|
$ |
5,942 |
|
Cash paid for income taxes |
|
$ |
1,818 |
|
|
$ |
3,336 |
|
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
REALNETWORKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Description of Business. RealNetworks, Inc. and subsidiaries (RealNetworks or Company) is a
leading global provider of network-delivered digital media products and services. The Company also
develops and markets software products and services that enable the creation, distribution and
consumption of digital media, including audio and video.
Inherent in the Companys business are various risks and uncertainties, including limited
history of certain of its product and service offerings and its limited history of offering premium
subscription services on the Internet. The Companys success will depend on the acceptance of the
Companys technology, products and services and the ability to generate related revenue.
Basis of Presentation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have
been made to 2009 amounts to conform to the current presentation.
On August 20, 2007, RealNetworks and MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.
(MTVN), created Rhapsody America LLC (Rhapsody) to jointly own and operate a business-to-consumer
digital audio music service. RealNetworks held a 51% equity interest in Rhapsody and Rhapsodys
financial position and operating results has been consolidated into RealNetworks financial
statements prior to March 31, 2010. MTVNs proportionate share of income (loss) was included in
noncontrolling interest in Rhapsody in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of
operations and comprehensive income (loss). MTVNs proportionate share of equity was included in
noncontrolling interest in Rhapsody in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. On
March 31, 2010, the Company and MTVN restructured Rhapsody, and RealNetworks held slightly less
than 47.5% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Rhapsody after the restructuring and as of
June 30, 2010. Since March 31, 2010, RealNetworks has not held a controlling interest in Rhapsody
and therefore, the Company has treated its ownership interest in Rhapsody as an equity method
investment. Rhapsodys financial position as of March 31, 2010 and its operating results beginning
April 1, 2010 are no longer consolidated with RealNetworks consolidated financial
statements.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting
only of normal, recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of the Companys management, are
necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the periods presented. Operating
results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the
results that may be expected for any subsequent quarter or for the year ending December 31, 2010.
Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Companys Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement
exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collection is
probable. Physical products are considered delivered to the customer once they have been shipped
and title and risk of loss have been transferred. For online sales, the products or services are
considered delivered at the time the products or services are made available, digitally, to the end
user.
The Company recognizes revenue on a gross or net basis. In most arrangements, the Company
contracts directly with end user customers, is the primary obligor and carries all collectability
risk. In such arrangements, the Company recognizes revenue on a gross basis. In some cases, the
Company utilizes third-party distributors to sell products or services directly to end user
customers and carries no collectability risk. In such instances, the Company recognizes revenue on
a net basis.
In the Companys direct to consumer business segments, which include Games, Media Software and
Services (MSS), and prior to April 1, 2010, included Music, the Company derives revenue through (1)
subscriptions, (2) sales of content downloads, software and licenses and (3) the sale of
advertising and the distribution of third-party products on its websites and in the Companys
games.
6
Beginning in the quarter ended June 30, 2010, revenue from the Companys Rhapsody joint
venture is no longer consolidated within its financial statements and
the Company is no longer recording
any operating or other financial results for the former Music segment.
Consumer subscription products are paid in advance, typically for monthly, quarterly or annual
duration. Subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the related subscription time period.
Revenue from sales of content downloads, software and licenses is recognized at the time the
product is made available, digitally, to the end user. Revenue generated from advertising on the
Companys websites and from advertising and the distribution of third-party products included in
the Companys products is recognized as revenue at the time of delivery.
The Companys business-to-business Technology Products and Solutions (TPS) segment generates
revenue by providing services that enable wireless carriers to deliver audio and video content to
their customers and through sales of software licenses and products and related support and other
services.
Revenue generated from services provided to wireless carriers that enable the delivery of
audio and video content to their customers is recognized as the services are provided. Setup fees
to build these services are recognized ratably upon launch of the service over the remaining
expected term of the service.
Accounting for Gains on Sale of Subsidiary Stock. Effective January 1, 2009, the Company
adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment to ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160) which was primarily
codified into FASB ASC 810 Consolidation (ASC 810). Current guidance requires that the
difference between the carrying amount of the parents investment in a subsidiary and the
underlying net book value to be recorded as an equity transaction. The Company elected to recognize
any such gain in its consolidated statement of operations prior to January 1, 2009.
Noncontrolling Interests. The Company records noncontrolling interest expense (benefit) which
reflects the portion of the earnings (losses) of majority-owned entities which are applicable to
the noncontrolling interest partners in the consolidated statement of operations. Redeemable
noncontrolling interests that are redeemable at either fair value or are based on a formula that is
intended to approximate fair value follow the Companys historical disclosure only policy for the
redemption feature. Redeemable noncontrolling interests that are redeemable at either a fixed price
or are based on a formula that is not akin to fair value are reflected as an adjustment to income
attributable to common shareholders based on the difference between accretion as calculated using
the terms of the redemption feature and the accretion entry for a hypothetical fair value
redemption feature with the remaining amount of accretion to redemption value recorded directly to
equity. Noncontrolling interest expense (benefit) is included within the consolidated statements of
operations and comprehensive income (loss). The Company applied this accounting policy to the
noncontrolling interest in Rhapsody that was held by MTVN for periods beginning when Rhapsody was
formed in August 2007 through the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Due to the completion of the
restructuring of Rhapsody on March 31, 2010, which resulted in the Company holding approximately
47.5% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Rhapsody, this accounting policy will no longer
apply with respect to the Companys investment as the Company no longer consolidates Rhapsody and
no longer reports a noncontrolling interest.
Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
With the exception of those discussed below, there have been no recent accounting
pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the six months ended June 30, 2010,
to be implemented by the Company in future periods as compared to the recent accounting
pronouncements described in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2009, that are of significance, or potential significance to the Company.
In September 2009, the FASB ratified Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-13 (ASU 2009-13)
(previously Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 08-1, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple
Deliverables (EITF 08-1)). ASU 2009-13 supersedes EITF 00-21 and addresses criteria for separating
the consideration in multiple-element arrangements. ASU 2009-13 will require companies to allocate
the overall consideration to each deliverable by using a best estimate of the selling price of
individual deliverables in the arrangement in the absence of vendor-specific objective evidence or
other third-party evidence of the selling price. ASU 2009-13 will be effective prospectively for
revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June
15, 2010 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact,
if any, of the adoption of ASU 2009-13 on its consolidated results of operations and financial
condition and whether it will adopt the standard early.
In September 2009, the FASB ratified ASU 2009-14 (ASU 2009-14) (previously EITF No. 09-3,
Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements). ASU 2009-14 modifies the scope of
Software Revenue Recognition to exclude (a) non-software
7
components of tangible products and (b) software components of tangible products that are
sold, licensed, or leased with tangible products when the software components and non-software
components of the tangible product function together to deliver the tangible products essential
functionality. ASU 2009-14 has an effective date that is consistent with ASU 2009-13. The Company
is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of ASU 2009-14 on its
consolidated results of operations and financial condition and whether it will adopt the standard
early.
Note 3. Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the
award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair-value of stock-based
awards. The Company recognizes compensation cost related to options granted on a straight-line
basis over the applicable vesting period.
The expected term of the options represents the estimated period of time until exercise and is
based on historical experience of similar awards, including the contractual terms, vesting
schedules, and expectations of employee behavior in the future. Expected stock price volatility is
based on a combination of historical volatility of the Companys stock for the related expected
term and the implied volatility of its traded options. The risk-free interest rate is based on the
implied yield available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a term equivalent to the expected
term of the stock options. The Company has never paid dividends.
The fair value of options granted was determined using the Black-Scholes model and the
following weighted-average assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarters |
|
|
Six Months |
|
|
|
Ended June 30, |
|
|
Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
1.65 |
% |
|
|
1.76 |
% |
|
|
1.91 |
% |
|
|
1.64 |
% |
Expected life (years) |
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
Volatility |
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
63 |
% |
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
63 |
% |
Recognized stock-based compensation expense is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarters |
|
|
Six Months |
|
|
|
Ended June 30, |
|
|
Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Cost of revenue |
|
$ |
228 |
|
|
$ |
363 |
|
|
$ |
459 |
|
|
$ |
993 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
693 |
|
|
|
2,234 |
|
|
|
2,290 |
|
|
|
4,058 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
811 |
|
|
|
1,199 |
|
|
|
1,807 |
|
|
|
2,265 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
|
1,800 |
|
|
|
2,136 |
|
|
|
3,502 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stock-based compensation expense |
|
$ |
2,771 |
|
|
$ |
5,596 |
|
|
$ |
6,692 |
|
|
$ |
10,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No stock-based compensation was capitalized as part of the cost of an asset during the
quarters or six months ended June 30, 2010 or 2009. As of June 30, 2010, $17.8 million of total
unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to stock options, is expected
to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years.
Note 4. Rhapsody Joint Venture
Restructuring of Rhapsody
As described in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, the Company initially
formed in August 2007 a joint venture with MTVN to own and operate a business-to-consumer digital
audio music service known as Rhapsody. Prior to March 31, 2010, the Company owned 51% of the
outstanding equity interests of Rhapsody and MTVN owned the remaining 49%. On March 31, 2010,
restructuring transactions involving Rhapsody were completed, and Rhapsody was converted from a
limited liability company to a corporation. Following the completion of the restructuring
transactions, RealNetworks owned slightly less than 47.5%, MTVN owned 47.5%, and two minority
stockholders held slightly more than 5% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Rhapsody.
RealNetworks contributed $18.0 million in cash, the Rhapsody brand and certain other assets,
including content licenses, in exchange for shares of convertible preferred stock of Rhapsody,
carrying a $10.0 million preference upon certain liquidation events. As part of the transactions,
RealNetworks repurchased the international radio business that was previously contributed to
Rhapsody by
8
RealNetworks. MTVN contributed a $33.0 million advertising commitment in exchange for shares
of common stock of Rhapsody, and MTVNs previous obligation to provide advertising of approximately
$111 million as of December 31, 2009 was cancelled. In addition, the put and call rights held by
RealNetworks and MTVN and MTVNs rights to receive a preferred return in connection with the
exercise of RealNetworks put right were terminated. RealNetworks is also obligated to provide
certain operational transition services to Rhapsody until December 31, 2010, unless earlier
terminated by Rhapsody. Rhapsody will be initially governed by a Board of Directors with two
directors appointed by each of the Company and MTVN and one independent director appointed by
mutual agreement of the Company and MTVN.
RealNetworks no longer has a controlling interest in Rhapsody and therefore, the operating
results of Rhapsody are accounted for under the equity method of accounting for investments, and
the Companys proportionate share of the income or loss is recognized as a component of other
income and expense, net in the Companys consolidated statements of operations in periods
subsequent to March 31, 2010. Since March 31, 2010, Rhapsody has been classified as an equity
method investment, and RealNetworks removed all Rhapsody related assets and liabilities that were
previously consolidated from its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. The removal of
these assets and liabilities and the creation of the equity method investment resulted in a
one-time net gain of $10.9 million recorded in other income and expense, net in the Companys
unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, at
which time the Company determined the fair value of its retained equity interest of approximately
47.5% to be approximately $29.7 million. During the quarter ended June 30, 2010, the Company
recorded its share of losses in the operations of Rhapsody of approximately $5.4 million. These
losses reduced the original carrying value of the equity investment accordingly to approximately
$24.2 million. As a result of the deconsolidation of Rhapsodys operations from the Companys
financial statements, the Company will no longer record any operating or financial results for its Music
segment for periods subsequent to March 31, 2010. The Company now reports its share of Rhapsodys
income or losses as Equity in net loss of Rhapsody and other equity method investments in Other
income.
As mentioned above, MTVNs preferred return rights were terminated in connection with the
restructuring of Rhapsody. Prior to the restructuring, if the appraised value of Rhapsody at a
redemption date was less than $436.3 million, then the exercise price of the put would have
included a preferred return to MTVN. The Company previously elected to accrete any excess of the
redemption value over the carrying amount as an adjustment to income attributable to common
shareholders, and adjusted earnings per share for the current quarters accretion of the difference
between accretion as calculated using the terms of the redemption feature and the accretion entry
for a hypothetical fair value redemption feature. Due to the termination of MTVNs preferred return
rights at the completion of the restructuring, the Company decreased the noncontrolling interest on
the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2010, by $10.4 million as part of
the deconsolidation transactions, of which $3.7 million was an adjustment to income attributable to
common shareholders for the purposes of calculating earnings per share for the quarter ended March
31, 2010. The Company increased the noncontrolling interest on the unaudited condensed consolidated
balance sheet for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009, by $0.4 million and $1.8 million,
respectively, which was an adjustment to income attributable to common shareholders for the
purposes of calculating earnings per share. See Note 13, Earnings Per Share, for more information
on this item.
Noncontrolling interest rollforward
Activity in noncontrolling interest and equity attributable to common shareholders is as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest |
|
|
Total Equity |
|
Balances, December 31, 2008 |
|
$ |
378 |
|
|
$ |
553,558 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
(12,081 |
) |
|
|
(200,465 |
) |
Contribution and other transactions with owners |
|
|
13,475 |
|
|
|
7,237 |
|
Accretion of MTVNs equity interest in Rhapsody |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
Accretion of MTVNs preferred return in Rhapsody |
|
|
1,850 |
|
|
|
(1,850 |
) |
Unrealized holding losses on short-term and equity investments, net of taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,938 |
|
Foreign currency translation losses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,218 |
|
Stock-based transactions and compensation expense, net of taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,464 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances, June 30, 2009 |
|
$ |
3,627 |
|
|
$ |
375,095 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest |
|
|
Total Equity |
|
Balances, December 31, 2009 |
|
$ |
7,253 |
|
|
$ |
375,811 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
(2,910 |
) |
|
|
(22,679 |
) |
Contribution and other transactions with owners |
|
|
616 |
|
|
|
619 |
|
Reversal of MTVNs accretion equity interest in Rhapsody |
|
|
(6,736 |
) |
|
|
6,736 |
|
Reversal of MTVNs preferred return in Rhapsody |
|
|
(3,700 |
) |
|
|
3,700 |
|
Deconsolidation |
|
|
5,477 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding losses on short-term and equity investments, net of taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,609 |
) |
Foreign currency translation losses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,354 |
) |
Stock-based transactions and compensation expense, net of taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,861 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances, June 30, 2010 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
364,085 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 5. Fair Value Measurements
The Company measures certain financial assets at fair value on a recurring basis, including
cash equivalents, short-term investments, and equity investments. The fair value of these financial
assets was determined based on three levels of inputs:
|
|
|
Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities |
|
|
|
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability,
either directly or indirectly; these include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities
in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in
markets that are not active |
|
|
|
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entitys own assumptions |
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table presents information about the Companys financial assets that have been
measured at fair value (in thousands) on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs utilized to determine such fair
value.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements as of |
|
|
|
June 30, 2010 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
Cash equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds |
|
$ |
61,251 |
|
|
$ |
61,251 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Corporate notes and bonds |
|
|
40,996 |
|
|
|
40,996 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Short-term investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate notes and bonds |
|
|
104,403 |
|
|
|
104,403 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government agency securities |
|
|
52,662 |
|
|
|
52,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash equivalents and investments |
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available for sale securities |
|
|
17,587 |
|
|
|
17,587 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
286,899 |
|
|
$ |
286,899 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements as of |
|
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
Cash equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds |
|
$ |
223,909 |
|
|
$ |
223,909 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Short-term investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate notes and bonds |
|
|
73,462 |
|
|
|
73,462 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government agency securities |
|
|
34,408 |
|
|
|
34,408 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash equivalents and investments |
|
|
13,700 |
|
|
|
13,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available for sale securities |
|
|
19,503 |
|
|
|
19,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
364,982 |
|
|
$ |
364,982 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in marketable securities classified as short-term investments and equity
investments of public companies are measured at fair value using quoted market prices and are
classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. The Company carries its equity
10
investments in private companies at cost and no fair value is derived. The Company has
consistently applied these valuation techniques in all periods presented.
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain assets and liabilities of the Company are measured at estimated fair value on a
non-recurring basis. These instruments are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain
circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The Company performed a
valuation using Level 3 inputs of its investment in the Rhapsody joint venture as of March 31,
2010. The Company performed the analysis as a result of the restructuring and related
deconsolidation of Rhapsody, which is further described in Note 4, Rhapsody Joint Venture. The fair
value analysis used multiple valuation models and was based on assumptions of future results made
by management, including operating and cash flow projections.
The Company also performed a valuation using Level 3 inputs of its reporting units to test its
goodwill for potential impairment as of June 30, 2009, resulting in goodwill impairment charges of
$175.6 million during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009. The first step determined if
there was an indication of impairment by comparing the estimated fair value of each reporting unit
to its carrying value including existing goodwill. Goodwill is considered impaired if the carrying
value of a reporting unit exceeds the estimated fair value. The second step calculated the implied
fair value of goodwill by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all assets and
liabilities other than goodwill and comparing it to the carrying amount of goodwill. The fair value
analyses used multiple valuation models and were based on assumptions of future results made by
management, including operating and cash flow projections.
Note 6. Cash, Cash Equivalents, Trading Securities, Short-Term Investments, and Restricted Cash
Equivalents and Investments
Cash, cash equivalents, trading securities, short-term investments, and restricted cash
equivalents and investments as of June 30, 2010 consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Estimated |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gains |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Cash and cash equivalents: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
53,908 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
53,908 |
|
Money market mutual funds |
|
|
61,251 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61,251 |
|
Corporate notes and bonds |
|
|
40,996 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,996 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash and cash equivalents: |
|
|
156,155 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
156,155 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate notes and bonds |
|
|
103,759 |
|
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
104,403 |
|
U.S. Government agency securities |
|
|
52,420 |
|
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
52,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total short-term investments: |
|
|
156,179 |
|
|
|
908 |
|
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
157,065 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments |
|
$ |
312,334 |
|
|
$ |
908 |
|
|
$ |
(22 |
) |
|
$ |
313,220 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash equivalents and investments |
|
$ |
10,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, and restricted cash equivalents as of December
31, 2009 consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Estimated |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gains |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Cash and cash equivalents: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
53,121 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
53,121 |
|
Money market mutual funds |
|
|
223,909 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
223,909 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
277,030 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
277,030 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate notes and bonds |
|
|
72,731 |
|
|
|
732 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
73,462 |
|
U.S. Government agency securities |
|
|
34,560 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(157 |
) |
|
|
34,408 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total short-term investments |
|
|
107,291 |
|
|
|
737 |
|
|
|
(158 |
) |
|
|
107,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments |
|
$ |
384,321 |
|
|
$ |
737 |
|
|
$ |
(158 |
) |
|
$ |
384,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash equivalents and investments |
|
$ |
13,700 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
13,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
At December 31, 2009, restricted cash equivalents and investments represent cash equivalents
and short-term investments pledged as collateral against two letters of credit for a total of $13.7
million in connection with two lease agreements. During the quarter ended June 30, 2010, the
Company completed its obligation with one of the two lease agreements, and as a result, $3.7
million was reclassified into cash and cash equivalents.
Realized gains or losses on sales of available-for-sale securities for the quarters and six
months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were not significant.
Changes in estimated fair values of short-term investments are primarily related to changes in
interest rates and are considered to be temporary in nature.
The contractual maturities of available-for-sale investments at June 30, 2010 are as follows
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Estimated |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Within one year |
|
$ |
58,626 |
|
|
$ |
58,730 |
|
Between one year and five years |
|
|
97,553 |
|
|
|
98,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total available-for-sale investments |
|
$ |
156,179 |
|
|
$ |
157,065 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 7. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable and Sales Returns
Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and sales returns is as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance For |
|
|
|
Doubtful |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts |
|
|
Sales |
|
|
|
Receivable |
|
|
Returns |
|
Balances, December 31, 2009 |
|
$ |
2,912 |
|
|
$ |
1,012 |
|
Additions charged to expenses |
|
|
1,449 |
|
|
|
1,995 |
|
Amounts written off |
|
|
(724 |
) |
|
|
(2,064 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances, June 30, 2010 |
|
$ |
3,637 |
|
|
$ |
943 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Two customers accounted for 12% and 10% of trade accounts receivable, respectively, as of June
30, 2010. As of December 31, 2009, the same two customers accounted for 18% and 10% of trade
accounts receivable. No one customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenue during the
quarters and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.
Note 8. Equity Method Investments and Available for Sale Securities
As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the carrying value of the Companys equity interest
in publicly traded companies primarily relates to J-Stream Inc., a Japanese media services company,
and LoEn Entertainment, Inc., a Korean digital music distribution company. These investments are
classified as available for sale. The market for these investments is relatively limited and the
share price is volatile. On March 31, 2010, the Company restructured its investment in Rhapsody,
and as a result, the Company treats its investment in Rhapsody as an equity method investment since
March 31, 2010. See Note 4, Rhapsody Joint Venture, above for further discussion of the restructuring
transactions. Although the carrying value of the equity method investments and available for sale
securities was $41.8 million at June 30, 2010, there can be no assurance that any gain can be
realized through the disposition of these shares.
Summary of investments is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
Available for sale securities |
|
$ |
10,765 |
|
|
$ |
17,587 |
|
|
$ |
10,765 |
|
|
$ |
19,503 |
|
Equity method investments |
|
|
29,650 |
|
|
|
24,223 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments |
|
$ |
40,415 |
|
|
$ |
41,810 |
|
|
$ |
11,265 |
|
|
$ |
19,553 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
Note 9. Other Intangible Assets
Other intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
Net |
|
Customer relationships |
|
$ |
29,397 |
|
|
$ |
22,528 |
|
|
$ |
6,869 |
|
Developed technology |
|
|
28,008 |
|
|
|
27,096 |
|
|
|
912 |
|
Patents, trademarks and tradenames |
|
|
5,455 |
|
|
|
5,432 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
Service contracts and other |
|
|
5,904 |
|
|
|
5,904 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other intangible assets, June 30, 2010 |
|
$ |
68,764 |
|
|
$ |
60,960 |
|
|
$ |
7,804 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other intangible assets, December 31, 2009 |
|
$ |
78,128 |
|
|
$ |
67,478 |
|
|
$ |
10,650 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization expense related to other intangible assets during the quarter and six months
ended June 30, 2010 was $1.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively. Amortization expense related
to other intangible assets during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009 was $2.2 million
and $4.5 million, respectively.
As of June 30, 2010, estimated future amortization of other intangible assets is as follows
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
2010 (remaining six months) |
|
$ |
1,922 |
|
2011 |
|
|
2,186 |
|
2012 |
|
|
1,938 |
|
2013 |
|
|
1,541 |
|
2014 |
|
|
153 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
7,804 |
|
|
|
|
|
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of
these assets is measured by comparing their carrying amount to future undiscounted cash flows the
assets are expected to generate. If long-lived assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment
to be recognized equals the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds their fair
market value. The Company did not record any impairments to long-lived assets during the quarters
or six months ended June 30, 2010 or 2009.
Note 10. Goodwill
In
accordance with SFAS 142, goodwill is required to be tested for
impairment annually and also if there is
an event or change in conditions that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting
unit below its carrying value. The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment test during its
fiscal fourth quarter.
The Company considered whether a triggering event had occurred during the quarter ended June
30, 2009 in assessing whether an interim impairment analysis of goodwill was warranted. The Company
noted its market capitalization, before adjusting for a reasonable control premium, was below its
carrying value. In addition, the Company observed that the trading price per share of the Companys
common stock had negatively diverged from the broader market during 2009. The Company also noted,
more broadly, a continuation of macroeconomic instability as well as continued illiquidity in the
overall credit market. As a result, the Company concluded that due to the sustained divergence in
the Companys market capitalization and continued macroeconomic instability, an interim impairment
analysis of goodwill as of June 30, 2009 was warranted.
The Company determined as part of its interim testing of impairment that the implied fair
value of goodwill was zero for each of its reporting units. As a result, the Music, Technology
Products and Solutions, Games, and Media Software and Services reporting units recorded impairments
of $37.0 million, $50.5 million, $41.2 million and
$46.8 million, respectively, during the quarter
ended June 30, 2009. No impairments were recognized in either the quarter or six months ended June
30, 2010.
13
Note 11. Accrued and Other Liabilities
Accrued and other liabilities consist of (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Royalties and other fulfillment costs |
|
$ |
31,224 |
|
|
$ |
53,693 |
|
Employee compensation, commissions and benefits |
|
|
22,770 |
|
|
|
20,077 |
|
Sales, VAT and other taxes payable |
|
|
15,019 |
|
|
|
16,907 |
|
Legal fees and contingent legal fees |
|
|
1,873 |
|
|
|
5,251 |
|
Other |
|
|
17,635 |
|
|
|
29,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
88,521 |
|
|
$ |
124,934 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 12. Loss on Excess Office Facilities
In June 2010, the Company completed a business and operational reorganization which led to the
reduction of its use of office space in its corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington and one
of its offices in Europe. As a result, the Company recorded losses of $7.1 million during the
quarter ended June 30, 2010. These losses represented approximately $5.5 million of rent and
contractual operating expenses over the remaining life of the lease, and approximately $1.6 million
for the write-down of leasehold improvements to their estimated fair value. The Company regularly
evaluates the market for office space. If the market for such space changes further in future
periods, the Company may have to revise its estimates which may result in future gains or losses on
excess office facilities.
The
Company is also continuing to pay against the accrued loss on excess office facilities
originally recorded in 2001 associated with the 10-year lease of additional office space near its
corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington.
The total accrued loss of $4.8 million for estimated future losses on excess office facilities
at June 30, 2010, is shown net of expected future sublease income of $0.9 million, which was
committed under sublease contracts at the time of the estimate. The Company regularly evaluates the
market for office space in the cities where it has operations. If the market for such space
declines further in future periods, the Company may have to revise its estimates further, which may
result in additional losses on excess office facilities.
A summary of activity for accrued loss on excess office facilities is as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued loss on excess office facilities, December 31, 2009 |
|
$ |
3,228 |
|
Additional accrued loss on excess office facilities resulting
from its June 2010 restructuring |
|
|
7,082 |
|
Less write-down of leasehold improvements |
|
|
(1,552 |
) |
Less amounts paid, net of sublease income |
|
|
(3,949 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Accrued loss on excess office facilities, June 30, 2010 |
|
$ |
4,809 |
|
|
|
|
|
Less current portion |
|
|
(762 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Accrued loss on excess office facilities, non-current portion |
|
$ |
4,047 |
|
|
|
|
|
Note 13. Earnings Per Share
For periods beginning August 2007 through the quarter ended March 31, 2010, basic net income
(loss) available to common shareholders per share is computed by dividing net income (loss)
attributable to common shareholders less any accretion from MTVNs preferred return in Rhapsody by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income
(loss) available to common shareholders per share is computed by dividing net income (loss)
attributable to common shareholders less any accretion from MTVNs preferred return in Rhapsody by
the weighted average number of common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the
period. On March 31, 2010, the restructuring transactions involving Rhapsody were completed. After
the completion of the restructuring transactions, MTVN no longer holds a preferred return in
Rhapsody. Therefore, the total amount of the previously recognized accretion of $3.7 million was
reversed in the quarter ended March 31, 2010. For periods subsequent to March 31, 2010, no
adjustment to net income (loss) available to common shareholders was required. Basic and diluted
net income available to common shareholders per share are calculated as follows (in thousands):
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarters Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders |
|
$ |
(25,907 |
) |
|
$ |
(188,329 |
) |
|
$ |
(22,679 |
) |
|
$ |
(200,465 |
) |
Less accretion of MTVNs preferred return in Rhapsody |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(416 |
) |
|
|
3,700 |
|
|
|
(1,850 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders |
|
$ |
(25,907 |
) |
|
$ |
(188,745 |
) |
|
$ |
(18,979 |
) |
|
$ |
(202,315 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding used to compute basic net
income (loss) per share available to common shareholders |
|
|
135,277 |
|
|
|
134,420 |
|
|
|
135,209 |
|
|
|
134,394 |
|
Dilutive potential common shares: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options and restricted stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares used to compute diluted net income (loss) per share
available to common shareholders |
|
|
135,277 |
|
|
|
134,420 |
|
|
|
135,209 |
|
|
|
134,394 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders |
|
$ |
(0.19 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.40 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.51 |
) |
Diluted net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders |
|
$ |
(0.19 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.40 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.51 |
) |
During
the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010,
18.4 million and 18.6 million shares of
common stock, respectively, potentially issuable from stock options were excluded from the
calculation of diluted net income per share because of their antidilutive effect. During the
quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009, 38.7 million
and 38.9 million shares of common stock,
respectively, potentially issuable from stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted
net income per share because of their antidilutive effect.
Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies
Borrowing Arrangements. The Companys subsidiary, WiderThan, has entered into lines of credit
with a Korean domestic bank with an aggregate maximum available limit of $0.8 million at interest
rates of approximately 6% over the rate earned on the underlying deposits. During the quarter or
six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company did not draw on the line of credit and there was no
balance outstanding as of June 30, 2010 or December 31, 2009.
WiderThan uses corporate charge cards issued by a Korean domestic bank with an aggregate line
of credit of up to $4.1 million. The charged amounts are generally payable in the following month
depending on the billing cycle and are included in accounts payable in the accompanying unaudited
condensed consolidated balance sheets. In general, the term of the arrangement is one year, with
automatic renewal in April of each year. The arrangement may be terminated in writing by mutual
agreement between the bank and the Company. The Company is not subject to any financial or other
restrictive covenants under the terms of this arrangement.
WiderThan has a letter of credit of up to $1.0 million with a Korean domestic bank for
importing goods, with one-year maturity (renewable every April), which bears interest at 2.5% over
the London Inter-Bank Offer Rate (LIBOR). Borrowings under this letter of credit are collateralized
by import documents and goods being imported under such documentation. To the extent that the
Company has any outstanding balance, the Company is subject to standard covenants and notice
requirements under the terms of this facility, such as covenants to consult with the lender prior
to engaging in certain events, which include, among others, mergers and acquisitions or sale of
material assets or to furnish certain financial and other information. The Company is not, however,
subject to any financial covenant requirements or other restrictive covenants that restrict the
Companys ability to utilize this facility or to obtain financing elsewhere. During the quarter or
six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company did not draw on the letter of credit and there was no
balance outstanding as of June 30, 2010 or December 31, 2009.
WiderThan has purchase guarantees amounting to $0.9 million from Seoul Guarantee Insurance
which guarantees payments for one year under certain supply contracts the Company has with a
customer in Korea.
Litigation. On April 25, 2007, a lawsuit was filed by Greenville Communications, LLC in the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi against a number of cell phone
carriers, including the Companys partners T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Alltel Corporation, alleging that
they infringe its patents by providing ringback tone services. The Company agreed to indemnify
T-Mobile and Alltel against the claims based on an indemnity that is claimed to be owed by the
Companys subsidiary, WiderThan. On August 27, 2007, the Companys motion to transfer this matter
to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey was granted. The parties briefed claim
construction, but the case was subsequently stayed pending reexamination of the patents at issue.
In December
15
2009, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued notice of its intent to issue
reexamination certificates for the patents in suit. The Court lifted the stay on the litigation on
January 29, 2010 and discovery has resumed. The Company disputes the plaintiffs allegations
regarding both the validity of its patents and its claims of infringement against the Companys
partners.
The Company has also been involved in a proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York to determine a royalty rate for the public performance of music contained in
the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) catalogue. In April 2008, the
district court issued a preliminary ruling that sets forth, among other things, a methodology to be
used to calculate the royalties owed to ASCAP and subsequently issued additional rulings. After
working with ASCAP to make a final determination of amounts due under the courts rulings, the
Company reached a partial agreement with ASCAP on January 12, 2009. The Company believes it has
sufficiently accrued for expected royalties under the agreement, but the Company and ASCAP appealed
some aspects of the courts rulings that underlie the agreement, which appeal remains pending
before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
From time to time the Company is, and expects to continue to be, subject to legal proceedings and
claims in the ordinary course of business, including employment claims, contract-related claims,
and claims of alleged infringement of third-party patents, trademarks and other intellectual
property rights. These claims, including those described above, even if not meritorious, could
force the Company to spend significant financial and managerial resources. The Company is not aware
of any other legal proceedings or claims that the Company believes will have, individually or taken
together, a material adverse effect on the Companys business, prospects, financial condition or
results of operations. However, the Company may incur substantial expenses in defending against
third-party claims and certain pending claims are moving closer to trial. The Company expects that
its potential costs of defending these claims may increase as the disputes move into the trial
phase of the proceedings. In the event of a determination adverse to the Company, the Company may
incur substantial monetary liability, and/or be required to change its business practices. Either
of these could have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position and results of
operations.
Note 15. Segment Information
The Company reports four business segments based on factors such as how the Company manages
its operations and how its Chief Operating Decision Maker reviews results. The Companys Chief
Operating Decision Maker is considered to be the Companys CEO Staff (CEOS), which includes the
Companys Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and certain
Senior Vice Presidents. The CEOS reviews financial information presented on both a consolidated
basis and on a business segment basis, accompanied by disaggregated information about products and
services and geographical regions for purposes of making decisions and assessing financial
performance. The CEOS reviews discrete financial information regarding profitability of the
Companys TPS, MSS, Games, and, prior to April 1, 2010, Music segments and, therefore, the Company
reports these as operating segments. The accounting policies used to derive segment results are
generally the same as those described in Note 1, Summary of Business and Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies.
The TPS segment includes revenue and costs from: sales of application services such as
ringback tones, music on demand, video on demand, messaging, and information services; sales of
media delivery system software and licenses, including Helix system software and related authoring
and publishing tools, directly to customers and indirectly through original equipment manufacturer
channels; sales of support and maintenance services to customers who purchase software products;
sales of broadcast hosting services; and sales of consulting and professional services. These
products and services are primarily sold to corporate customers.
The MSS segment primarily includes revenue from sales of the Companys SuperPass premium
subscription service; sales of RealPlayer Plus and related products; sales and distribution of
third-party software products; and all advertising other than that related directly to the
Companys Games and former Music businesses. Beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2010, MSS revenue
also includes sales of the RadioPass subscription service that the Company repurchased from
Rhapsody in connection with the restructuring transactions that were completed on March 31, 2010.
The Games segment primarily includes revenue from the sale of individual games on the
Companys websites RealArcade.com, GameHouse.com and Zylom.com; the sale of games subscription
services; advertising through the Companys games websites; the sale of games through syndication
on partner sites; and sales of games through wireless carriers.
For periods prior to April 1, 2010, the Music segment primarily includes the operations
of Rhapsody. The revenue and costs from these businesses include: digital music subscription
services, such as Rhapsody and RadioPass, and sales of digital music content and
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advertising. These products and services are sold and provided primarily through the
Internet, and the Company charges customers credit cards at the time of sale. Billings for
subscription services typically occur monthly, quarterly or annually, depending on the term of the
service purchased. As a result of the deconsolidation of Rhapsodys operations from the Companys
financial statements effective following the restructuring of Rhapsody on March 31, 2010, the
Company will not record any operating or financial results for its Music segment for periods
subsequent to March 31, 2010. The Company now reports its share of Rhapsodys income or losses as
Equity in net loss of Rhapsody and other equity method investments in Other income.
Amounts that are not included within the above segment descriptions are shown below as
Reconciling Amounts. Included within these amounts are items such as interest income.
Segment net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended June 30,
2010 is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology Products |
|
|
Software and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and Solutions |
|
|
Services |
|
|
Games |
|
|
Music |
|
|
Amounts |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
Net revenue |
|
$ |
41,122 |
|
|
$ |
19,617 |
|
|
$ |
28,145 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
88,884 |
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
17,526 |
|
|
|
4,243 |
|
|
|
7,380 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
23,596 |
|
|
|
15,374 |
|
|
|
20,765 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,735 |
|
Loss on excess office facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,082 |
|
|
|
7,082 |
|
Restructuring and other charges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,792 |
|
|
|
4,792 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
25,663 |
|
|
|
16,132 |
|
|
|
27,784 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
69,555 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
(2,067 |
) |
|
|
(758 |
) |
|
|
(7,019 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,850 |
) |
|
|
(21,694 |
) |
Total non-operating income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,932 |
) |
|
|
(3,932 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
(2,067 |
) |
|
|
(758 |
) |
|
|
(7,019 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15,782 |
) |
|
|
(25,626 |
) |
Income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(281 |
) |
|
|
(281 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
|
(2,067 |
) |
|
|
(758 |
) |
|
|
(7,019 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16,063 |
) |
|
|
(25,907 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
attributable to
noncontrolling interest in
Rhapsody |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable
to common shareholders |
|
$ |
(2,067 |
) |
|
$ |
(758 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,019 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(16,063 |
) |
|
$ |
(25,907 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the six months ended June
30, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology Products |
|
|
Software |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and Solutions |
|
|
and Services |
|
|
Games |
|
|
Music |
|
|
Amounts |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
Net revenue |
|
$ |
83,014 |
|
|
$ |
40,356 |
|
|
$ |
58,381 |
|
|
$ |
35,733 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
217,484 |
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
34,179 |
|
|
|
7,007 |
|
|
|
15,192 |
|
|
|
21,930 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
48,835 |
|
|
|
33,349 |
|
|
|
43,189 |
|
|
|
13,803 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
139,176 |
|
Loss on excess office facilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,082 |
|
|
|
7,082 |
|
Restructuring and other charges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,407 |
|
|
|
10,407 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
52,283 |
|
|
|
30,496 |
|
|
|
55,577 |
|
|
|
19,673 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
158,043 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
(3,448 |
) |
|
|
2,853 |
|
|
|
(12,388 |
) |
|
|
(5,870 |
) |
|
|
(17,503 |
) |
|
|
(36,356 |
) |
Total non-operating income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,929 |
|
|
|
(3,453 |
) |
|
|
7,476 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
(3,448 |
) |
|
|
2,853 |
|
|
|
(12,388 |
) |
|
|
5,059 |
|
|
|
(20,956 |
) |
|
|
(28,880 |
) |
Income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,291 |
|
|
|
3,291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
|
(3,448 |
) |
|
|
2,853 |
|
|
|
(12,388 |
) |
|
|
5,059 |
|
|
|
(17,665 |
) |
|
|
(25,589 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
attributable to
noncontrolling interest in
Rhapsody |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,910 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,910 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable
to common shareholders |
|
$ |
(3,448 |
) |
|
$ |
2,853 |
|
|
$ |
(12,388 |
) |
|
$ |
7,969 |
|
|
$ |
(17,665 |
) |
|
$ |
(22,679 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Segment net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended June 30,
2009 is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology Products |
|
|
Software and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and Solutions |
|
|
Services |
|
|
Games |
|
|
Music |
|
|
Amounts |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
Net revenue |
|
$ |
46,208 |
|
|
$ |
19,291 |
|
|
$ |
29,774 |
|
|
$ |
40,452 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
135,725 |
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
19,278 |
|
|
|
2,590 |
|
|
|
8,801 |
|
|
|
24,945 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55,614 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
26,930 |
|
|
|
16,701 |
|
|
|
20,973 |
|
|
|
15,507 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80,111 |
|
Impairment of goodwill |
|
|
50,531 |
|
|
|
46,776 |
|
|
|
41,247 |
|
|
|
37,029 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
175,583 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
25,512 |
|
|
|
18,417 |
|
|
|
26,761 |
|
|
|
26,673 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
97,399 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
(49,113 |
) |
|
|
(48,492 |
) |
|
|
(47,035 |
) |
|
|
(48,195 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(192,871 |
) |
Total non-operating income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
(49,113 |
) |
|
|
(48,492 |
) |
|
|
(47,035 |
) |
|
|
(48,195 |
) |
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
(192,767 |
) |
Income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,210 |
) |
|
|
(1,210 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
|
(49,113 |
) |
|
|
(48,492 |
) |
|
|
(47,035 |
) |
|
|
(48,195 |
) |
|
|
(1,142 |
) |
|
|
(193,977 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
attributable to
noncontrolling interest in
Rhapsody America |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,648 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,648 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable
to common shareholders |
|
$ |
(49,113 |
) |
|
$ |
(48,492 |
) |
|
$ |
(47,035 |
) |
|
$ |
(42,547 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,142 |
) |
|
$ |
(188,329 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the six months ended June
30, 2009 is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology Products |
|
|
Software and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and Solutions |
|
|
Services |
|
|
Games |
|
|
Music |
|
|
Amounts |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
Net revenue |
|
$ |
89,787 |
|
|
$ |
39,609 |
|
|
$ |
62,597 |
|
|
$ |
84,505 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
276,498 |
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
35,728 |
|
|
|
6,297 |
|
|
|
17,365 |
|
|
|
52,245 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
111,635 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
54,059 |
|
|
|
33,312 |
|
|
|
45,232 |
|
|
|
32,260 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
164,863 |
|
Impairment of goodwill |
|
|
50,531 |
|
|
|
46,776 |
|
|
|
41,247 |
|
|
|
37,029 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
175,583 |
|
Restructuring and other charges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
794 |
|
|
|
794 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
51,728 |
|
|
|
38,299 |
|
|
|
53,607 |
|
|
|
56,189 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
199,897 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
(48,200 |
) |
|
|
(51,763 |
) |
|
|
(49,622 |
) |
|
|
(60,958 |
) |
|
|
(868 |
) |
|
|
(211,411 |
) |
Total non-operating income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,624 |
|
|
|
1,624 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
(48,200 |
) |
|
|
(51,763 |
) |
|
|
(49,622 |
) |
|
|
(60,958 |
) |
|
|
756 |
|
|
|
(209,787 |
) |
Income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,759 |
) |
|
|
(2,759 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
|
(48,200 |
) |
|
|
(51,763 |
) |
|
|
(49,622 |
) |
|
|
(60,958 |
) |
|
|
(2,003 |
) |
|
|
(212,546 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
attributable to
noncontrolling interest in
Rhapsody America |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,081 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,081 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable
to common shareholders |
|
$ |
(48,321 |
) |
|
$ |
(51,763 |
) |
|
$ |
(49,622 |
) |
|
$ |
(48,877 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,003 |
) |
|
$ |
(200,465 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Companys customers consist primarily of end users located in the U.S., Europe and various
foreign countries. Revenue by geographic region is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarters Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
United States |
|
$ |
48,351 |
|
|
$ |
90,685 |
|
|
$ |
132,901 |
|
|
$ |
187,351 |
|
Europe |
|
|
19,316 |
|
|
|
23,469 |
|
|
|
41,798 |
|
|
|
46,134 |
|
Rest of the World |
|
|
21,217 |
|
|
|
21,571 |
|
|
|
42,785 |
|
|
|
43,013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net revenue |
|
$ |
88,884 |
|
|
$ |
135,725 |
|
|
$ |
217,484 |
|
|
$ |
276,498 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-lived assets, consisting of equipment, software, leasehold improvements, other intangible
assets, and goodwill by geographic region are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
United States |
|
$ |
41,399 |
|
|
$ |
51,367 |
|
Republic of Korea |
|
|
5,860 |
|
|
|
7,196 |
|
Europe |
|
|
4,241 |
|
|
|
5,745 |
|
Rest of the World |
|
|
2,974 |
|
|
|
3,456 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-lived assets |
|
$ |
54,474 |
|
|
$ |
67,764 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net assets by geographic location are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
United States |
|
$ |
305,321 |
|
|
$ |
320,412 |
|
Republic of Korea |
|
|
11,892 |
|
|
|
10,581 |
|
Europe |
|
|
35,670 |
|
|
|
34,784 |
|
Rest of the World |
|
|
11,202 |
|
|
|
10,034 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net assets |
|
$ |
364,085 |
|
|
$ |
375,811 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 16. Related Party Transactions
Transactions with MTVN. As part of the initial formation of Rhapsody in 2007, MTVN contributed
a $230 million five-year note payable in partial consideration for acquiring MTVNs interest in the
venture. In February 2009, RealNetworks and MTVN signed an amendment to the Rhapsody joint venture
agreement which reduced the amount payable under the MTVN note to $213.8 million over the original
five-year term. During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009, Rhapsody received $6.9
million and $14.5 million, respectively, in cash as note payments and spent $6.9 million and $14.3
million, respectively, in advertising with MTVN. During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, Rhapsody
received $1.2 million in cash as note payments and spent $1.1 million in advertising with MTVN.
These amounts are included within RealNetworks results for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The
remainder of this marketing note was cancelled, and MTVN agreed to a $33 million marketing
commitment as part of the restructuring transactions that were completed on March 31, 2010.
RealNetworks no longer consolidates Rhapsodys financial position and results, and consequently
these transactions are no longer considered related party
transactions. See Note 4, Rhapsody Joint
Venture, for more information on the restructuring transactions.
Transactions with Rhapsody. For periods between August 2007 and March 31, 2010, the Company
also provided various support services, including items such as facilities, information technology
systems, personnel support and some overhead charges associated with the support services, directly
to Rhapsody. The allocation of these and other support service costs were based on various measures
depending on the service provided, including employee headcount, time employees spent on providing
services to Rhapsody, server usage or number of users of a service. The allocations of these costs
were billed directly to Rhapsody. Prior to March 31, 2010, the Company treated these allocations as
intercompany transactions and all such transactions were eliminated in consolidation. As of March
31, 2010, the Company no longer consolidates these transactions.
Following the restructuring transactions, the Company is obligated to provide Rhapsody with a
reduced amount of support services until December 31, 2010, unless earlier terminated by Rhapsody.
The support services include information technology and limited
operational support provided directly to Rhapsody. The amount of these and other support service
costs were based on various measures depending on the service
provided, including vendor fees, an allocation of fixed costs and time employees spend on providing services to Rhapsody. RealNetworks treated any
income resulting from providing these support services as a reduction to the related expense in the
period for which it was incurred. During the quarter ended June 30, 2010, the Company charged
Rhapsody $1.8 million for the support services. These charges are included within the Related Party
Payable Rhapsody of $0.5 million as of June 30, 2010.
Transactions with LoEn Entertainment, Inc. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company paid
$9.9 million to acquire approximately 11% of the outstanding shares of LoEn Entertainment, Inc.
(LoEn). The Company paid market price for approximately 2.8 million common shares of LoEn which are
traded on the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. The Companys investment in LoEn is
treated as an equity investment of a public company and is marked-to-market each period with
resulting gains/losses recognized in equity as unrealized holding gains/losses on investment.
During the quarters ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, the Company recorded revenue from LoEn of
approximately $3.7 million and $3.5 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30,
2010, and 2009, the Company recorded revenue from LoEn of approximately $7.4 million and $5.9
million, respectively. This revenue consisted primarily of sales of application service provider
services, which includes sales of ringback tones, music-on-demand, video-on-demand, and
inter-carrier messaging services. Associated with these transactions, RealNetworks also
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recorded
accounts receivable of approximately $1.8 million as of June 30, 2010. Accounts payable and cost of
revenue balances associated with LoEn as of and for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were
nominal.
Note 17. Income Taxes
As of June 30, 2010, there have been no material changes to the Companys uncertain tax
positions disclosures as provided in Note 15 to the Companys audited financial statements included
in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. The Company filed
formal and informal refund claims with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2009 for the years
2001-2007, primarily related to Extraterritorial Income Exclusion and previously acquired net
operating losses. In April 2010 the Company agreed to significant adjustments proposed by the IRS
related to the formal and informal refund claims. Therefore, the Company believes it is reasonably
possible that the total unrecognized tax benefits will be reduced significantly within the next
twelve months. However, the Company does not believe that an estimate of the range of the reduction
can be made at present.
The Company files numerous consolidated and separate income tax returns in the United States
federal, as well as state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no
longer subject to United States federal, state, local, or foreign income tax examinations for years
before 1993. The Company is currently under United States federal audit for the consolidated group
RealNetworks, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
RealNetworks, Inc. and/or subsidiaries are also under audit by various states and foreign
jurisdictions for certain tax years subsequent to 1993.
|
|
|
Item 2. |
|
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain
forward-looking statements that have been made pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations,
estimates, and projections about RealNetworks industry, products, managements beliefs, and
certain assumptions made by management. Words such as anticipates, expects, intends, plans,
believes, seeks, estimates, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. All statements contained in this report that do not relate to matters of historical
fact should be considered forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements
with respect to:
|
|
|
future revenues, operating expenses, income and other taxes, tax benefits, net income
(loss) per diluted share available to common shareholders, acquisition costs and related
amortization, and other measures of results of operations; |
|
|
|
|
the effects of our past acquisitions and expectations for future acquisitions; |
|
|
|
|
plans, strategies and expected opportunities for future growth, increased profitability
and innovation; |
|
|
|
|
the prospects for creation and growth of strategic partnerships and the resulting
financial benefits from such partnerships; |
|
|
|
|
the expected financial position, performance, growth and profitability of our businesses
and the availability of resources; |
|
|
|
|
our involvement in potential claims and legal proceedings, the expected course and costs
of existing claims and legal proceedings, and the potential outcomes and effects of both
existing and potential claims and legal proceedings on our business, prospects, financial
condition or results of operations; |
|
|
|
|
our intention to separate our Games business and to restructure our remaining businesses; |
|
|
|
|
the expected benefits and other consequences from
restructuring Rhapsody and from our other strategic initiatives; |
|
|
|
|
our expected introduction of new products and services across our businesses; |
|
|
|
|
the effects of legislation, regulations, administrative proceedings, court rulings,
settlement negotiations and other factors that may impact music publishing royalty rates; |
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|
|
|
the continuation and expected nature of certain customer relationships; |
|
|
|
|
impacts of competition and certain customer relationships on the future financial
performance and growth of our businesses; |
|
|
|
|
the effects of U.S. and foreign income and other taxes on our business, prospects,
financial condition or results of operations; and |
|
|
|
|
the effect of economic and market conditions on our business, prospects, financial
condition or results of operations. |
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual actions or results may
differ materially. These statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions
that are difficult to predict, including those noted in the documents incorporated herein by
reference. Particular attention should also be paid to the cautionary language in Item 1 of Part II
entitled Legal Proceedings and Item 1A of Part II entitled Risk Factors. RealNetworks
undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law. Readers should, however, carefully
review the risk factors included in other reports or documents filed by RealNetworks from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
and any Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Overview
Our mission is to create the best products and services for people to enjoy their digital
media everywhere. We pioneered the development of technology for streaming digital media over the
Internet and have sustained our focus on creating and delivering digital media, technology,
services and content such as music, games and video to consumers around the world. We provide
easy-to-use and affordable software products and services that enable consumers to discover, save,
store and access their digital media on many different devices. We distribute our products and
services directly to consumers and also through wireless network operators, original equipment
manufacturers and other communications companies who offer these products and services to their
customers. Our direct to consumer activities and financial results are reflected in revenue and
profit (loss) for our Media Software and Services (MSS) and Games segments, while our business to
business activities and financial results are reflected in revenue and profit (loss) for our
Technology Products and Solutions (TPS) segment. Each of these segments is described further below
under Revenue by Segment and Costs of Revenue by Segment.
Through the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we owned a controlling interest in and operated a
music business that was conducted primarily through our Rhapsody
joint venture formed in 2007 with the MTVN
division of Viacom International, Inc. (MTVN). Rhapsodys operations were
included within our consolidated statement of operations for the period beginning August 2007
through the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Since restructuring our investment in Rhapsody on March
31, 2010, we no longer consolidate Rhapsodys operating and financial results with our consolidated
financial statements or record any operating or financial results for our Music segment. For more
details on the restructuring transactions and the related financial impacts, see Note 4. Rhapsody
Joint Venture to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included within Part I, Item 1 of
this report.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2010, we reorganized our business and operational structure
as part of our strategy to simplify, restructure and grow our
business. Our restructuring activities included the elimination of approximately 85 positions, including approximately 25% of our
executive ranks, and reduced our use of office space in Seattle and Europe. As a result of these
changes, we recorded restructuring charges of $11.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, of
which $4.8 million primarily related to the reduction in force and $7.1 million was recorded as a
loss on excess office facilities.
We are focused on two key businesses: (1) our software as a service (SaaS) offerings of our
TPS business segment (formerly referred to as our application service provider, or ASP, offerings)
and (2) our RealPlayer media player software and related businesses. In addition to the recently
completed restructuring of our Rhapsody joint venture and business reorganization, we also intend
to further simplify and restructure our company by, among other things, separating the operations
of our Games business from the rest of our business, discontinuing certain unprofitable products
and services offerings and reducing overhead and other operating costs of our company. We believe
the restructuring of our Rhapsody joint venture and our plan to separate our Games business will
enable those businesses to operate more efficiently and to compete more effectively in their
markets. We have not yet determined the structure of the separated Games business, including
whether we will retain control of the business or enter into another strategic transaction
involving the business.
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In the quarter ended June 30, 2010, our total revenue declined 35%, or $46.8 million, to $88.9
million compared with $135.7 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The decline was due
primarily to the absence of any revenue in our Music segment due to
the deconsolidation of our Rhapsody joint venture, which accounted for approximately $40.5
million of the decrease. Also contributing to the overall reduction were declines in revenue from
our TPS and Games segments totaling $5.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively. Revenue in our TPS
segment declined due to a reduction in professional services contracts and a combination of several
market and subscriber-based factors that reduced SaaS-derived revenue. Our Games segment is
continuing to face increased pricing pressures as well as a shift in the marketplace towards online
social games. We recorded net loss attributable to common shareholders of $25.9 million for the
quarter ended June 30, 2010 compared with a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $188.3
million for the year earlier period. Net loss attributable to common shareholders for the prior year
quarter was primarily impacted by a goodwill impairment of
$175.6 million. See Results of Operations-Revenue by Segment below for further
explanations of changes in our segment revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.
Our operating expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, declined 70%, or $191.6 million,
compared with the year-earlier period. The decline in operating expenses resulted primarily from a
$175.6 million impairment of goodwill recorded during the quarter ended June 30, 2009, as well as
the deconsolidation of our Rhapsody joint venture that accounted for $11.9 million of the decrease.
Although we reduced operating expenses, we continued to invest in research and development of new
and existing products. Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments declined
to $323.2 million from $398.6 million at December 31,
2009, principally due to uses of cash related to Rhapsody,
including the restructuring, and ordinary course
fluctuation in working capital. See Liquidity and Capital
Resources below for further explanation of uses of our cash.
We intend to continue to focus on implementing the strategic initiatives described above
including the separation of our Games business and the execution of operating plans for our other
businesses. For the rest of 2010, our overall reported revenue, cost of revenue and operating
expenses will continue to be lower compared to the same period last year primarily because
Rhapsodys financial results are no longer consolidated with our consolidated financial statements
and, accordingly, we will not record any operating or financial results for our Music segment for
periods subsequent to March 31, 2010. In addition, in conjunction with the execution of our
strategic initiatives, we expect to continue to reduce our overall operating costs and potentially
to record additional cash and non-cash charges associated with these activities. Whether and to
what extent we realize any benefits from the restructuring of
Rhapsody or any of our other strategic initiatives are subject to risks that
are described in Item 1A of this report under Risks Related to Our Business in General.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and
expenses during the reported period. Our critical accounting policies and estimates are as follows:
|
|
|
Revenue recognition; |
|
|
|
|
Estimating music publishing rights and music royalties; |
|
|
|
|
Estimating recoverability of deferred costs; |
|
|
|
|
Estimating allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns; |
|
|
|
|
Estimating losses on excess office facilities; |
|
|
|
|
Determining whether declines in the fair value of investments are other-than-temporary
and estimating fair market value of investments in privately held companies; |
|
|
|
|
Valuation of long-lived assets; |
|
|
|
|
Valuation of goodwill; |
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|
|
|
Stock-based compensation; |
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest; |
|
|
|
|
Accounting for gains on sale of subsidiary stock; and |
|
|
|
|
Accounting for income taxes. |
Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collection is probable.
Physical products are considered delivered to the customer once they have been shipped and title
and risk of loss have been transferred. For online sales, the products or services are considered
delivered at the time the product or services are made available, digitally, to the end user.
We recognize revenue on a gross or net basis. In most arrangements, we contract directly with
end user customers, are the primary obligor and carry all collectability risk. In such
arrangements, we recognize revenue on a gross basis. In some cases, we utilize third-party
distributors to sell products or services directly to end user customers and carry no
collectability risk. In such instances, we recognize revenue on a net basis.
In our direct to consumer business segments, which include MSS, Games, and prior to April 1,
2010, included Music, we derive revenue through (1) subscriptions, (2) sales of content downloads,
software and licenses and (3) the sale of advertising and the distribution of third-party products
on our websites and in our games.
Consumer subscription products are paid in advance, typically for monthly, quarterly or annual
duration. Subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the related subscription time period.
Revenue from sales of content downloads, software and licenses is recognized at the time the
product is made available, digitally, to the end user. Revenue generated from advertising on our
websites and from advertising and the distribution of third-party products included in our products
is recognized as revenue at the time of delivery.
Our business-to-business TPS segment generates revenue by providing services that enable
wireless carriers to deliver audio and video content to their customers and through sales of
software licenses and products and related support and other services.
Revenue generated from services provided to wireless carriers that enable the delivery of
audio and video content to their customers is recognized as the services are provided. Setup fees
to build these services are recognized ratably upon launch of the service over the remaining
expected term of the service.
Estimating Music Publishing Rights and Music Royalty Accruals. We make material estimates of
amounts owed related to our music publishing rights and music royalties for our domestic and
international music services primarily incurred by Rhapsody which was separated from our operating
results beginning April 1, 2010. Unsettled obligations incurred prior to April 1, 2010 remain our
liability. Material differences in the actual amounts paid may impact the amount and timing of
expense in future periods should management need to revise judgments or estimates. Under copyright
law, we may be required to pay licensing fees for digital sound recordings and compositions we
deliver. Copyright law generally does not specify the rate and terms of the licenses, which are
determined by voluntary negotiations among the parties or, for certain compulsory licenses where
voluntary negotiations are unsuccessful, by arbitration. There are certain geographies and agencies
for which we have not yet completed negotiations with regard to the royalty rate to be applied to
the current or historic sales of our digital music offerings. Our estimates were based on
contracted or statutory rates, when established, or managements best estimates based on facts and
circumstances regarding the specific music services and agreements in similar geographies or with
similar agencies. While we based our estimates on historical experience and on various other
assumptions that management believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results may
differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Estimating Recoverability of Deferred Costs. We defer costs on projects for service revenue
and system sales. Deferred costs consist primarily of direct and incremental costs to customize and
install systems, as defined in individual customer contracts, including costs to acquire hardware
and software from third parties and payroll costs for our employees and other third parties.
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We recognize such costs as a component of cost of goods sold and match the recognition of the
costs with the recognition of revenue for each project. At each balance sheet date, we review
deferred costs to ensure they are ultimately recoverable. Any
anticipated losses on uncompleted contracts are recognized when evidence indicates the
estimated total cost of a contract exceeds its estimated total revenue.
Estimating Allowances for Doubtful Accounts and Sales Returns. We make estimates of the
uncollectible portion of our accounts receivable. We specifically analyze the age of accounts
receivable and historical bad debts, customer credit-worthiness and current economic trends when
evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Similarly, we make estimates of
potential future product returns related to current period revenue. We analyze historical returns,
current economic trends, and changes in customer demand and acceptance of our products when
evaluating the adequacy of the sales returns allowance. Significant judgments and estimates are
made and used in connection with establishing allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns in
any accounting period. Material differences may result in the amount and timing of our revenue for
any period if we were to make different judgments or utilize different estimates or actual future
experience was different from the judgments and estimates.
Estimating Losses on Excess Office Facilities. We made significant estimates in determining
the appropriate amount of accrued loss on excess office facilities. If we made different estimates,
our loss on excess office facilities could be significantly different from that recorded, which
could have a material impact on our operating results. Changes in market conditions for commercial
real estate in the area where the excess office facilities are located, or changes to reflect
negotiated modifications in sublease rates charged to occupying tenants could materially change our
current estimates of losses on excess office facilities.
Impairment of Investments. We periodically evaluate whether any declines in the fair value of
our investments are other-than-temporary. Significant judgments and estimates are made to assess
whether an other-than-temporary decline in fair value of investments has occurred and to estimate
the fair value of investments in privately held companies. Material differences may result in the
amount and timing of any impairment charge if we were to make different judgments or utilize
different estimates or actual future experience was different from the judgments and estimates.
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets. Long-lived assets consist primarily of property, plant and
equipment, as well as amortizable intangible assets acquired in business combinations. Long-lived
assets are amortized on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives. We review
long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying
amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by
comparison of their carrying amount to future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to
generate. If long-lived assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized
equals the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds their fair market value. The
impairment analysis of long-lived assets is based upon estimates and assumptions relating to our
future revenue, cash flows, operating expenses, costs of capital and capital purchases. These
estimates and assumptions are complex and subject to a significant degree of judgment with respect
to certain factors including, but not limited to, the cash flows of our long-term operating plans,
market and interest rate risk, and risk-commensurate discount rates and cost of capital.
Significant or sustained declines in future revenue or cash flows, or adverse changes in our
business climate, among other factors, and their resulting impact on the estimates and assumptions
relating to the value of our long-lived assets could result in the need to perform an impairment
analysis in future periods which could result in a significant impairment. While we believe our
estimates and assumptions are reasonable, due to their complexity and subjectivity, these estimates
and assumptions could vary period to period.
Valuation of Goodwill. We assess the impairment of goodwill on an annual basis, in our fourth
quarter, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of the
reporting unit to which goodwill relates is less than the carrying value. We consider a synthesis
of the following important factors that could trigger an impairment review include the following:
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In addition, we perform a reconciliation of our market capitalization plus a reasonable
control premium to the aggregated implied fair value of all of our reporting units.
If we were to determine that the fair value of a reporting unit was less than its carrying
value, including goodwill, based upon the annual test or the existence of one or more of the above
indicators of impairment, we would measure impairment based on a comparison of the implied fair
value of reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of goodwill. The implied fair value of
goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of a reporting unit to its assets (recognized
and unrecognized) and liabilities in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation. The residual
fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the goodwill of the reporting unit.
To the extent the carrying amount of reporting unit goodwill is greater than the implied fair value
of reporting unit goodwill, we would record an impairment charge for the difference. Judgment is
required in determining our reporting units and assessing fair value of the reporting units.
The impairment analysis of goodwill is based upon estimates and assumptions relating to our
future revenue, cash flows, operating expenses, costs of capital and capital purchases. These
estimates and assumptions are complex and subject to a significant degree of judgment with respect
to certain factors including, but not limited to, the cash flows of our long-term operating plans,
market and interest rate risk, and risk-commensurate discount rates and cost of capital.
Stock-Based Compensation. Stock-based compensation cost is estimated at the grant date based
on the awards fair-value as calculated by the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and is recognized
as expense over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period. The Black-Scholes model
requires various assumptions including volatility in our common stock price and expected option
life. If any of the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model change significantly, stock-based
compensation expense may differ materially in the future from the amounts recorded in our
consolidated statements of operations. We are required to estimate forfeitures at the time of grant
and revise those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
We use historical data to estimate pre-vesting option forfeitures and record stock-based
compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest.
Noncontrolling Interests. We record noncontrolling interest expense (benefit) which reflects
the portion of the earnings (losses) of majority-owned entities which are applicable to the
noncontrolling interest partners in the consolidated statement of operations. Redeemable
noncontrolling interests that are redeemable at either fair value or are based on a formula that is
intended to approximate fair value follow our historical disclosure only policy for the redemption
feature. Redeemable noncontrolling interests that are redeemable at either a fixed price or are
based on a formula that is not akin to fair value are reflected as an adjustment to income
attributable to common shareholders based on the difference between accretion as calculated using
the terms of the redemption feature and the accretion entry for a hypothetical fair value
redemption feature with the remaining amount of accretion to redemption value recorded directly to
equity. Noncontrolling interest expense (benefit) is included within the consolidated statements of
operations and comprehensive income (loss). We applied this accounting policy to the noncontrolling
interest in Rhapsody that was held by MTVN for periods beginning when Rhapsody was formed in August
2007 through the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Due to the completion of the restructuring of
Rhapsody on March 31, 2010 which resulted in us holding approximately 47.5% of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of Rhapsody, this accounting policy will no longer apply with respect to
our investment in Rhapsody as we no longer consolidate Rhapsody and no longer report a
noncontrolling interest.
Accounting for Gains on Sale of Subsidiary Stock. Effective January 1, 2009, we adopted
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated
Financial Statements, an amendment to ARB No. 51 (SFAS 160) which was primarily codified into FASB
ASC 810 Consolidation (ASC 810). Current guidance requires the difference between the carrying
amount of the parents investment in a subsidiary and the underlying net book value of the
subsidiary after the issuance of stock by the subsidiary to be recorded as equity transactions. We
elected to recognize any such gain in our consolidated statement of operations prior to January 1,
2009 as was allowable under generally accepted accounting principles in place at that time if
certain recognition criteria were met.
Accounting for Income Taxes. We compute income taxes using the asset and liability method,
under which deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between financial
reporting basis and tax basis of our assets and liabilities and operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to
the amount expected to be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities and operating loss and tax
credit carryforwards are measured using enacted
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tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in
the years in which those temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards are
expected to be recovered or settled.
Results of Operations
Revenue by Segment
Revenue by segment is as follows (dollars in thousands):
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Quarter Ended June 30, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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% Total |
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% Total |
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% Total |
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% Total |
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Net |
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Net |
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Net |
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Net |
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2010 |
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Revenue |
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2009 |
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Revenue |
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Change |
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2010 |
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Revenue |
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2009 |
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Revenue |
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Change |
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TPS |
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License |
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$ |
4,869 |
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$ |
4,286 |
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14 |
% |
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$ |
10,439 |
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$ |
8,808 |
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19 |
% |
Service |
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36,253 |
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41,923 |
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(14 |
) |
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72,575 |
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80,980 |
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(10 |
) |
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Total net revenue |
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$ |
41,122 |
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46 |
% |
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$ |
46,209 |
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34 |
% |
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(11 |
)% |
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$ |
83,014 |
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|
38 |
% |
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$ |
89,788 |
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32 |
% |
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(8 |
)% |
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MSS |
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License |
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$ |
1,729 |
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$ |
1,795 |
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(4 |
)% |
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$ |
3,876 |
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$ |
3,848 |
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|
1 |
% |
Service |
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Subscriptions |
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|
10,619 |
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|
10,138 |
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5 |
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19,932 |
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|
21,250 |
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|
(6 |
) |
Advertising and other |
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7,269 |
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|
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|
7,358 |
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(1 |
) |
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|
16,548 |
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14,511 |
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14 |
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|
|
|
|
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|
Total service revenue |
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|
17,888 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
17,496 |
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|
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2 |
|
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|
36,480 |
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|
|
|
|
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|
35,761 |
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|
2 |
|
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Total net revenue |
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$ |
19,617 |
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|
22 |
% |
|
$ |
19,291 |
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14 |
% |
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2 |
% |
|
$ |
40,356 |
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19 |
% |
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$ |
39,610 |
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14 |
% |
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2 |
% |
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|
Games |
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License |
|
$ |
10,046 |
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$ |
13,006 |
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(23 |
)% |
|
$ |
22,586 |
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$ |
27,016 |
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|
(16 |
)% |
Service |
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Subscriptions |
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|
11,379 |
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|
10,945 |
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4 |
|
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|
23,384 |
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|
23,072 |
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1 |
|
Advertising and other |
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|
6,720 |
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|
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|
5,823 |
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|
15 |
|
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|
12,411 |
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|
|
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|
|
12,509 |
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|
(1 |
) |
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total service revenue |
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|
18,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,768 |
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|
|
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|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
35,795 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
35,581 |
|
|
|
|
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|
1 |
|
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|
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|
Total net revenue |
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$ |
28,145 |
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|
|
32 |
% |
|
$ |
29,774 |
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|
|
22 |
% |
|
|
(5 |
)% |
|
$ |
58,381 |
|
|
|
27 |
% |
|
$ |
62,597 |
|
|
|
23 |
% |
|
|
(7 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Music |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
License |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100 |
)% |
|
$ |
3,915 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
10,896 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
(64 |
)% |
Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,275 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
28,482 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
68,991 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(59 |
) |
Advertising and other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,874 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
3,336 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,617 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total service revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
31,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net revenue |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
$ |
40,451 |
|
|
|
30 |
% |
|
|
(100 |
)% |
|
$ |
35,733 |
|
|
|
16 |
% |
|
$ |
84,504 |
|
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
(58 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
License |
|
$ |
16,644 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
24,389 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32 |
)% |
|
$ |
40,816 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
50,568 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19 |
)% |
Service |
|
|
72,240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
111,336 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
176,668 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
225,930 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net revenue |
|
$ |
88,884 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
135,725 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
(35 |
)% |
|
$ |
217,484 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
276,498 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
(21 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology Products and Solutions. TPS license revenue is derived from the sales of Helix
system software and related authoring and publishing tools, OEM licenses installed on mobile
platforms, and messaging gateways. TPS service revenue is derived from the sale of support and
maintenance services related to our Helix license sales, sale of products and SaaS offerings that
enable communications businesses to distribute digital media content to PCs, mobile phones, and
other non-PC devices. SaaS revenue comprises revenue from sales of ringback tones (RBT), music on
demand (MOD), video on demand (VOD), and inter-carrier messaging services, primarily sold to
wireless carriers.
Total TPS revenue declined $5.1 million, or 11%, in the quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared
with the year-earlier period. This decline was primarily due to reduced service revenue from our
SaaS offerings of approximately $3.2 million. The decline in SaaS revenue was due to several
factors, including the merger of two mobile carriers, which resulted in lower pricing for our
services, and the expiration of a contractual minimum guarantee. Also contributing to the decline
was a reduction in sales of our professional services of approximately $2.2 million resulting from
a one-time project in 2009 with one of our wireless carrier customers. No other single factor
contributed materially to the change in total TPS revenue during the quarter ended June 30, 2010.
TPS revenue as a
26
percentage of total revenue increased primarily as a result of the decrease in
total net revenue due to the deconsolidation of Rhapsody, which is described in more detail in the
section Revenue by Segment Music.
Total TPS revenue declined $6.8 million, or 8%, in the six months ended June 30, 2010,
compared with the year-earlier period. This decline was primarily due to a one-time benefit of
approximately $2.9 million recorded in the first quarter of 2009 from resolution of a dispute with
a customer. Also contributing to the decline was a reduction in service revenue from our SaaS
offerings of approximately $1.1 million and a reduction in sales of our professional services of
approximately $3.0 million resulting from a one-time project in 2009 with one of our wireless
carrier customers. No other single factor contributed materially to the change in total TPS revenue
during the six months ended June 30, 2010. TPS revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased
primarily as a result of the decrease in total net revenue due to the deconsolidation of Rhapsody,
which is described in more detail in the section Revenue by Segment Music.
Media Software and Services. MSS license revenue primarily includes revenue from sales of
RealPlayer Plus and related products. MSS service revenue primarily includes revenue from sales of
our SuperPass premium subscription service, distribution of third-party software products, and all
advertising other than that related directly to Games and former Music businesses. Beginning in the
quarter ended June 30, 2010, MSS service revenue also includes sales of the RadioPass subscription
service that we repurchased from Rhapsody in connection with the restructuring transactions that
were completed on March 31, 2010.
Total MSS revenue increased $0.3 million, or 2%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2010,
compared with the year-earlier period. The increase was primarily due to our repurchase of the
international radio business that included the RadioPass subscription service from Rhapsody as part
of the restructuring that occurred on March 31, 2010. We began recording the revenue associated
with RadioPass in our MSS segment beginning in the quarter ended June 30, 2010. It was previously
recorded as part of Rhapsodys results, which were reported in our Music segment. Sales of
RadioPass contributed approximately $1.9 million of the total increase in MSS revenue during the
quarter ended June 30, 2010. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in revenue from our
SuperPass subscription service of approximately $1.2 million due primarily to a decrease in the
number of subscribers and related revenue from the service. No other single factor contributed
materially to the change during the quarter ended June 30, 2010. MSS revenue as a percentage of
total revenue increased primarily as a result of the decrease in total net revenue due to
deconsolidation of Rhapsody, which is described in more detail in the section Revenue by Segment
Music.
Total MSS revenue increased $0.7 million, or 2%, during the six months ended June 30, 2010,
compared with the year-earlier period. The increase was primarily due to our repurchase of the
RadioPass product from Rhapsody, which contributed approximately $1.9 million of additional revenue
during the six months ended June 30, 2010. Also contributing to the total increase in revenue was
advertising and other revenue generated from the distribution of third-party products of
approximately $1.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase was partially
offset by a decline in revenue from our SuperPass subscription service of approximately $3.2
million due primarily to a decrease in the number of subscribers and related revenue from the
service. No other single factor contributed materially to the change during the six months ended
June 30, 2010. MSS revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased primarily as a result of the
decrease in total net revenue due to deconsolidation of Rhapsody, which is described in more detail
in the section Revenue by Segment Music.
Games. Games license revenue primarily includes revenue from the sale of individual games on
our websites GameHouse.com and Zylom.com; the sale of games through syndication on partner sites;
and sales of games through wireless carriers. Games service revenue primarily includes revenue from
the sales of games subscription services and advertising through our games websites.
Total Games revenue decreased $1.6 million, or 5%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2010,
compared with the year-earlier period. Prices for games declined largely due to competitive
pressures, and as a result, total license revenue from the sale of games declined $3.0 million, or
23%, compared with the year-earlier period. Games revenue from advertising and other increased $0.9
million, or 15%. No other single factor contributed materially to the change in total Games revenue
during the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Games revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased
primarily as a result of the decrease in total net revenue due to the deconsolidation of Rhapsody,
which is described in more detail in the section Revenue by Segment Music.
Total Games revenue decreased $4.2 million, or 7%, during the six months ended June 30, 2010,
compared with the year-earlier period. Prices for games declined largely due to competitive
pressures, and as a result, total license revenue from the sale of games declined $4.4 million, or
16%, compared with the year-earlier period. No other single factor contributed materially to the
change in total Games revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2010. Games revenue as a
percentage of total revenue increased primarily
27
as a result of the decrease in total net revenue
due to deconsolidation of Rhapsody, which is described in more detail in the section Revenue by
Segment Music.
Music. Prior to April 1, 2010, Music license revenue primarily included revenue from sales of
digital music content through Rhapsodys MP3 music store and Music service revenue primarily
included revenue from the Rhapsody and RadioPass subscription services, and advertising from
Rhapsodys music websites.
On March 31, 2010, we completed the restructuring of Rhapsody, which resulted in our ownership
decreasing to approximately 47.5% of Rhapsodys outstanding equity and the loss of operating
control over Rhapsody. Since the restructuring was completed on the last day of the quarter ended
March 31, 2010, our revenue for the first quarter includes results from Rhapsodys operations.
Beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2010, Rhapsodys revenue and other operating results are
no longer consolidated within our financial statements and we are not recording any operating or
other financial results for our Music segment. We now report our share of Rhapsodys income or
losses as Equity in net loss of Rhapsody and other equity-method investments in Other income.
Geographic Revenue
Revenue by geographic region is as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarters Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
United States |
|
$ |
48,351 |
|
|
|
(47 |
)% |
|
$ |
90,685 |
|
|
$ |
132,901 |
|
|
|
(29 |
)% |
|
$ |
187,351 |
|
Europe |
|
|
19,316 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
23,469 |
|
|
|
41,798 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
46,134 |
|
Rest of the world |
|
|
21,217 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
21,571 |
|
|
|
42,785 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
43,013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net revenue |
|
$ |
88,884 |
|
|
|
(35 |
)% |
|
$ |
135,725 |
|
|
$ |
217,484 |
|
|
|
(21 |
)% |
|
$ |
276,498 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue in the U.S. declined $42.3 million, or 47%, for the quarter ended June 30, 2010,
compared with the year-earlier period. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, revenue in the
U.S. declined $54.5 million, or 29%, compared with the year-earlier period. The decreases resulted
primarily from the loss of revenue from the deconsolidation of Rhapsody, which generated its
revenue primarily in the United States. Also contributing to the decline were reductions in revenue
generated from our SuperPass subscription service, our SaaS offerings and sales of our games of
approximately $2.9 million, $6.0 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for the six month period
ended June 30, 2010. See the section Revenue by Segment above for further discussion of these
changes.
Revenue in Europe decreased $4.2 million, or 18%, in the quarter ended June 30, 2010,
compared with the year-earlier period. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, revenue in Europe
decreased $4.3 million, or 9%, compared with the year-earlier period. These decreases were due
primarily to a decline in revenue in our TPS segment derived from minimum revenue guarantees associated with a
customer contract of approximately of $1.4 million and $3.5 million for the quarter and six months
ended June 30, 2010, respectively. A decline in the sales of games licenses also contributed $1.4
and $1.3 million to the decline for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.
See the sections Revenue by Segment -Technology Products and Solutions and Revenue by Segment -
Games above for further discussion of these changes.
Revenue in the rest of world decreased $0.4 million, or 2%, in the quarter ended June 30,
2010, compared with the year-earlier period. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, revenue in
rest of world decreased $0.2 million, or 1%, compared with the year-earlier period. The decline
during the six months ended June 30, 2010, was primarily due to a one-time benefit recorded in the
first quarter of 2009 from resolution of a dispute with a customer of approximately $2.9 million.
This decrease was partially offset by an increase in royalties received from sales of our Helix
system software of approximately $3.2 million. No other factor contributed materially to the
change during the periods. See the section Revenue by Segment -Technology Products and Solutions
above for further discussion of these changes.
28
Cost of Revenue by Segment
Cost of revenue by segment is as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended June 30, |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
Change |
|
TPS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
License |
|
$ |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(69 |
)% |
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
193 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(81 |
)% |
Service |
|
|
17,499 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
34,142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,535 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenue |
|
$ |
17,526 |
|
|
|
43 |
% |
|
$ |
19,278 |
|
|
|
42 |
% |
|
|
(9 |
)% |
|
$ |
34,179 |
|
|
|
41 |
% |
|
$ |
35,728 |
|
|
|
40 |
% |
|
|
(4 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MSS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
License |
|
$ |
1,941 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
572 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
239 |
% |
|
$ |
2,647 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,309 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102 |
% |
Service |
|
|
2,302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
4,360 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenue |
|
$ |
4,243 |
|
|
|
22 |
% |
|
$ |
2,590 |
|
|
|
13 |
% |
|
|
64 |
% |
|
$ |
7,007 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
|
$ |
6,297 |
|
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Games |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
License |
|
$ |
3,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,930 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(25 |
)% |
|
$ |
7,848 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
9,394 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16 |
)% |
Service |
|
|
3,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,871 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
7,344 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,971 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenue |
|
$ |
7,380 |
|
|
|
26 |
% |
|
$ |
8,801 |
|
|
|
30 |
% |
|
|
(16 |
)% |
|
$ |
15,192 |
|
|
|
26 |
% |
|
$ |
17,365 |
|
|
|
28 |
% |
|
|
(13 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Music |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
License |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100 |
)% |
|
$ |
2,685 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
8,219 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(67 |
)% |
Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,665 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
19,245 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,026 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenue |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
n/a |
|
|
$ |
24,945 |
|
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
(100 |
)% |
|
$ |
21,930 |
|
|
|
61 |
% |
|
$ |
52,245 |
|
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
(58 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
License |
|
$ |
5,668 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
9,869 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(43 |
)% |
|
$ |
13,217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
19,115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(31 |
)% |
Service |
|
|
23,481 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,745 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
65,091 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
92,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenue |
|
$ |
29,149 |
|
|
|
33 |
% |
|
$ |
55,614 |
|
|
|
41 |
% |
|
|
(48 |
)% |
|
$ |
78,308 |
|
|
|
36 |
% |
|
$ |
111,635 |
|
|
|
40 |
% |
|
|
(30 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of Technology Products and Solutions. Cost of TPS license revenue includes amounts paid
for licensed technology and costs of product media. Cost of TPS service revenue includes fees paid
to mobile service carriers and third-party vendors for order fulfillment, cost of personnel
providing support and consulting services, and expenses incurred in providing our SaaS hosting
services.
Cost of TPS revenue declined $1.8 million, or 9%, for the quarter ended June 30, 2010,
compared with the year-earlier period. Cost of TPS revenue declined $1.5 million, or 4%, for the
six months ended June 30, 2010, compared with the year-earlier period. Materially all of the
decline in both periods was due to a decrease in the costs associated with providing professional
services to wireless carriers as a result of the decrease in the related revenue during the quarter
and six months ended June 30, 2010.
Cost of Media Software and Services Revenue. Cost of MSS license revenue consists primarily of
amounts paid for licensed technology and fees paid to third-party vendors. Cost of MSS service
revenue consists primarily of cost of royalties and delivery of content included in our SuperPass
subscription service offerings, and fees paid to third-party vendors for support services.
Beginning in the quarter ended June 30, 2010, MSS cost of service revenue also includes costs from
the RadioPass subscription services that we repurchased from Rhapsody in connection with the
restructuring transactions that were completed on March 31, 2010.
Cost of MSS revenue increased $1.7 million, or 64%, for the quarter ended June 30, 2010,
compared with the year-earlier period. Cost of MSS revenue increased $0.7 million, or 11%, for the
six months ended June 30, 2010, compared with the year-earlier period. The increase in both periods
was due primarily to the one-time recognition of costs paid for the rights to use certain
technologies within our RealPlayer software in the amount of $1.5 million for the quarter and six
months ended June 30, 2010. Cost of MSS revenue as a percentage of MSS revenue for the quarter and
six month periods ended June 30, 2010, increased primarily as a result of the one-time rights
payment mentioned above.
Cost of Games Revenue. Cost of Games license revenue consists primarily of royalties paid on
sales of games. Cost of Games service revenue consists primarily of costs incurred to provide our
subscription service offerings and fees paid to third-party vendors for support services.
Cost of Games revenue decreased $1.4 million, or 16%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2010,
compared with the year-earlier period. Cost of Games revenue decreased $2.2 million, or 13%, during
the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared with the year-earlier period. A reduction in royalty
costs in proportion to license revenue accounted for substantially all of the decline in cost of
Games revenue during the period.
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Cost of Music Revenue. Prior to April 1, 2010, cost of Music license revenue consisted
primarily of cost of royalties paid on sales of music tracks and hardware devices and accessories,
and cost of Music service revenue consisted primarily of cost of content and delivery of the
content included in our music subscription service offerings and fees paid to third-party vendors
for support services.
On March 31, 2010, we completed the restructuring of Rhapsody, which resulted in our ownership
decreasing to approximately 47.5% of Rhapsodys outstanding equity and the loss of operating
control over Rhapsody. Because the restructuring was completed on the last day of the quarter
ended March 31, 2010, our cost of revenue for the first quarter includes results from Rhapsodys
operations. Beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2010, Rhapsodys cost of revenue and other
operating results are no longer consolidated within our financial statements and we are not
recording any operating or other financial results for our Music segment. We now report our share
of Rhapsodys income or losses as Equity in net loss of Rhapsody and other equity method
investments in Other income.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development
Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel costs,
expense associated with stock-based compensation, and consulting fees associated with product
development. To date, all research and development costs have been expensed as incurred because
technological feasibility for software products is generally not established until substantially
all development is complete. Research and developments costs and changes are as follows (dollars in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarters Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
Research and development |
|
$ |
27,583 |
|
|
|
(5 |
)% |
|
$ |
28,923 |
|
|
$ |
62,258 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
|
$ |
57,482 |
|
As a percentage of total net revenue |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
% |
Research and development expenses, including non-cash stock-based compensation, decreased $1.3
million in the quarter ended June 30, 2010 compared with the year-earlier period. This decrease was
primarily due to the removal of Rhapsodys operating expenses from our consolidated financial
results, which represented approximately $2.3 million of the total decrease. Partially offsetting
this decrease was an increase in research and development expenses of an additional $1.1 million
for the acceleration of depreciation expense related to our Games information technology platform.
No other single factor contributed materially to these changes during the period. The increase in
research and development expenses as a percentage of total net revenue is due primarily to our
continued investment in the development of our products despite a decline in total net revenue.
Research and development expenses, including non-cash stock-based compensation, increased $4.8
million, or 8%, in the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared with the year-earlier period. This
increase was primarily due to an increase in research and development personnel and related costs
of approximately $2.7 million as a result of an increase in average headcount working on new
initiatives, as well as an additional $2.6 million for the acceleration of depreciation expense
related to our Games information technology platform. The increase was partially offset by a
decrease due to the removal of Rhapsodys operating expenses from our consolidated financial
results, since beginning April 1, 2010, Rhapsodys results are no longer consolidated. Research
and development expenses directly related to our Rhapsody joint venture in the six months ended
June 30, 2010, were $2.5 million compared with $5.0 million in the year-earlier period. No other
single factor contributed materially to these changes during the period. The increase in research
and development expenses as a percentage of total net revenue is due primarily to our decision to
continue to invest in the development of our products despite a decline in total net revenue.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel costs, sales
commissions, amortization of certain intangible assets capitalized in our acquisitions, credit card
fees, subscriber acquisition costs, consulting fees, trade show expenses, advertising costs and
costs of marketing collateral. Sales and marketing costs and changes are as follows (dollars in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarters Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
$ |
27,382 |
|
|
|
(35 |
)% |
|
$ |
42,273 |
|
|
$ |
65,209 |
|
|
|
(24 |
)% |
|
$ |
85,958 |
|
As a percentage of total net revenue |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
30 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
% |
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Sales and marketing expenses, including non-cash stock-based compensation, decreased $14.9
million, or 35%, in the quarter ended June 30, 2010 compared with the year-earlier period. The
removal of Rhapsodys operating expenses from our consolidated
financial results represented approximately $8.5 million of the decrease. Also contributing to
the decline were savings from our continued cost reduction efforts including a decrease in sales
and marketing headcount and marketing services expenses of approximately $2.6 million and $0.6
million, respectively. No other single factor contributed materially to these changes during the
period.
Sales and marketing expenses, including non-cash stock-based compensation, decreased $20.7
million, or 24%, in the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared with the year-earlier period. The
decrease was primarily a result of the removal of Rhapsodys operating expenses from our
consolidated financial results, since beginning April, 1, 2010, Rhapsodys results are no longer
consolidated. Sales and Marketing expenses directly related to our Rhapsody joint venture in the
six months ended June 30, 2010, were $6.3 million compared with $17.4 million in the year-earlier
period. Also contributing to the decline were savings from our continued cost reduction efforts
including a decrease in sales and marketing headcount and marketing services expenses of
approximately $3.5 million and $2.5 million, respectively. No other single factor contributed
materially to these changes during the period.
Advertising with Related Party
On August 20, 2007, RealNetworks and MTVN formed the Rhapsody joint venture. Under the
original joint venture agreement, as amended, Rhapsody was obligated to purchase $213.8 million in
advertising and related integrated marketing on MTVN cable channels over the term of the agreement.
On March 31, 2010, the restructuring transactions involving Rhapsody were completed. As part of the
restructuring, MTVN contributed a $33 million advertising commitment and MTVNs previous
advertising obligation was cancelled. For periods after March 31, 2010, we no longer consolidate
Rhapsodys results, and therefore incurred no advertising with related parties for the quarter
ended June 30, 2010. Prior to the restructuring and during the quarter ended March 31, 2010,
Rhapsody spent $1.1 million in advertising with MTVN. During the quarter and six months
ended June 30, 2009, Rhapsody spent $6.9 million and
$14.3 million, respectively, in advertising with MTVN.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel costs,
fees for professional and temporary services and contractor costs, stock-based compensation, and
other general corporate costs. General and administrative costs and changes are as follows (dollars
in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarters Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
General and administrative |
|
$ |
14,590 |
|
|
|
(25 |
)% |
|
$ |
19,338 |
|
|
$ |
29,511 |
|
|
|
(30 |
)% |
|
$ |
42,169 |
|
As a percentage of total net revenue |
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
% |
|
|
14 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
% |
General and administrative expenses, including non-cash stock-based compensation, decreased
$4.7 million, or 25%, in the quarter ended June 30, 2010 compared with the year-earlier period. The
decrease was due primarily to a reduction in legal and other professional services expenses of
approximately $2.4 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared with the year-earlier
period. A majority of the decrease in legal and professional fees was
a result of the expenses recorded in 2009 related to the VeriSign
arbitration and RealDVD lawsuit that have since concluded. A reduction in
personnel and related costs and the removal of Rhapsodys operating expenses from our consolidated
financial results also contributed approximately $1.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively, to
the overall decrease in general and administrative expenses during the period. No other single
factor contributed materially to the decreases during the periods. The decrease in general and
administrative expenses as a percentage of total net revenue is due primarily to the reductions in
personnel and related costs in 2010 as described above.
General and administrative expenses, including non-cash stock-based compensation, decreased
$12.7 million, or 30%, in the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared with the year-earlier period.
The decrease was due primarily to a reduction in legal and other professional services expenses of
approximately $7.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared with the year-earlier
period. A majority of the decrease in legal and professional fees was
a result of the expenses recorded in 2009 related to the VeriSign
arbitration and RealDVD lawsuit that have since concluded.
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A reduction in personnel and related costs
also contributed approximately $2.5 million to the overall decrease in general and administrative
expenses during the period. Further contributing to the decrease was the removal of Rhapsodys
operating expenses from our consolidated financial results, since beginning April 1, 2010,
Rhapsodys results are no longer consolidated. General and Administrative expenses directly
related to our Rhapsody joint venture in the six months ended June 30, 2010, were $0.4 million
compared with $2.2 million in the year-earlier period. No other single factor contributed
materially to the decreases during the periods. The decrease in general and administrative expenses
as a percentage of total net revenue is due primarily to reduced legal expenses as well as the
reductions in personnel and related costs in 2010 as described above.
Restructuring and Other Charges
Restructuring and other charges consist of costs associated with the realignment and
reorganization of our operations and primarily include separation costs for employees, including
severance, and other benefit costs as well as the impairment of certain long-lived assets. During
the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded $4.8 million and $10.4 million,
respectively, in restructuring charges as part of our strategy to simplify and restructure our
business. No such charges were incurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2009. During the six
months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded approximately $0.8 million in restructuring charges.
Loss on excess office facilities
As part of our efforts to reorganize our business and operational structure, including the
recent restructuring of Rhapsody, we reduced the use of our current office space in our
headquarters in Seattle, as well as other offices in Europe. For the quarter and six months ended
June 30, 2010, the estimated loss on excess office facilities including the write-down of leasehold
improvements was approximately $7.1 million. Our estimates are based upon many factors including
projections of sublease rates and the time period required to locate tenants. Although we believe
our estimates are reasonable, additional adjustments may result if our actual experience differs
from our projections.
Impairment of Goodwill
Goodwill is required to be tested for impairment annually and if an event or conditions change
that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value.
We perform our annual goodwill impairment test during our fiscal fourth quarter.
A two step process is used to test for goodwill impairment. The first step is to determine if
there is an indication of impairment by comparing the estimated fair value of each reporting unit
to its carrying value including existing goodwill. Goodwill is considered impaired if the carrying
value of a reporting unit exceeds the estimated fair value. Upon an indication of impairment from
the first step, a second step is performed to determine the amount of the impairment. This involves
calculating the implied fair value of goodwill by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit
to all assets and liabilities other than goodwill and comparing it to the carrying amount of
goodwill. In 2009, and through the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we had four reporting units; TPS,
MSS, Games, and Music.
We determined that a triggering event had occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2009,
warranting an interim impairment analysis of goodwill. During the impairment analysis, we concluded
that the implied fair value of goodwill was zero for each of our reporting units. As a result, the
TPS, MSS, Games, and Music reporting units recorded impairments of $50.5 million, $46.8 million,
$41.2 million and $37.0 million, respectively, during the quarter ended June 30, 2009. No other
impairments of goodwill were recorded in 2009 and no such impairments were recognized in either the
quarter or six months ended June 30, 2010, as the zero balance for goodwill precludes any
impairment.
Other Income (Expenses), Net
Other income, net consists primarily of: interest income on our cash, cash equivalents, and
short-term investments, which are net of interest expense from amortization of offering costs
related to our convertible debt and equity in net loss of investments. Other income, net and
quarter-over-quarter changes are as follows (dollars in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarters Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
Interest income, net |
|
$ |
551 |
|
|
|
(27 |
)% |
|
$ |
754 |
|
|
$ |
931 |
|
|
|
(52 |
)% |
|
$ |
1,937 |
|
Equity in net loss of Rhapsody and
other investments |
|
|
(5,427 |
) |
|
|
n/m |
|
|
|
(269 |
) |
|
|
(5,427 |
) |
|
|
n/m |
|
|
|
(924 |
) |
Gain on sale of equity investments, net |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
n/m |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
n/m |
|
|
|
205 |
|
Gain on deconsolidation of Rhapsody |
|
|
|
|
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,929 |
|
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
|
|
Other income, net |
|
|
994 |
|
|
|
n/m |
|
|
|
(449 |
) |
|
|
1,093 |
|
|
|
n/m |
|
|
|
406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income, net |
|
$ |
(3,932 |
) |
|
|
n/m |
% |
|
$ |
104 |
|
|
$ |
7,476 |
|
|
|
n/m |
% |
|
$ |
1,624 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense), net decreased during the quarter ended June 30, 2010, due primarily to
the loss recorded from our investment in Rhapsody and other investments. Other income (expense),
net increased during the six months ended June 30, 2010, due primarily to the gain recognized on
the deconsolidation of Rhapsody. See Note 4 Rhapsody Joint Venture to the Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements included within Part I, Item 1 of this report.
Income Taxes
During the quarters ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, we recognized income tax expense of $0.3
million and $1.2 million, respectively, related to U.S. and foreign income taxes. The decrease in
income tax expense and the change in income tax expense as a percentage of pre-tax loss during the
quarter ended June 30, 2010, was largely the result of a change in our jurisdictional income mix.
During the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, we recognized income tax benefit of $3.3
million and income tax expense of $2.8 million, respectively, related to U.S. and foreign income
taxes. The decrease in income tax expense and the change in income tax expense as a percentage of
pre-tax loss was largely the result of the restructuring of Rhapsody and partial release of
valuation allowance on international net operating losses, which occurred in the quarter ended
March 31, 2010.
As of June 30, 2010, there have been no material changes to our uncertain tax positions
disclosures as provided in Note 15 to our audited financial statements included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. We filed formal and informal refund
claims with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2009 for the years 2001-2007, primarily related
to Extraterritorial Income Exclusion and previously acquired net operating losses. In April 2010,
we agreed to significant adjustments proposed by the IRS related to the formal and informal refund
claims. Therefore, we believe it is reasonably possible that the total unrecognized tax benefits
will be significantly reduced within the next twelve months. However, we do not believe that an
estimate of the range of the reduction can be made at present.
We file numerous consolidated and separate income tax returns in the United States federal, as
well as state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to
United States federal, state, local, or foreign income tax examinations for years before 1993. We
are currently under United States federal audit for the consolidated group RealNetworks, Inc. and
Subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007. RealNetworks, Inc. and /or
subsidiaries are also under audit by the various states and foreign jurisdictions for certain tax
years subsequent to 1993.
New Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 Recent Accounting Pronouncements to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Part I, Item 1 of this report for information regarding new accounting pronouncements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following summarizes working capital, cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, and
restricted cash (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Working capital |
|
$ |
253,423 |
|
|
$ |
278,198 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments |
|
|
313,220 |
|
|
|
384,900 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
13,700 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments decreased from December 31, 2009, primarily
due to $18.0 million in cash paid to Rhapsody in connection with the restructuring of our
investment, $30.4 million in cash used to pay Rhapsody-related payables,
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capital expenditures of
$9.5 million, and payment of the settlement obligation and related legal expenses of $5.5 million
relating to the RealDVD litigation that was accrued in the quarter ended December 31, 2009.
The following summarizes cash flows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Cash used in operating activities |
|
$ |
(56,336 |
) |
|
$ |
(18,241 |
) |
Cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(67,133 |
) |
|
|
(39,916 |
) |
Cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
2,503 |
|
|
|
20,365 |
|
Cash used in operating activities consisted of net loss adjusted for certain non-cash items
including depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, deferred income taxes, gain on the
deconsolidation of the Rhapsody joint venture, and the effect of changes in certain operating
assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals.
Cash used in operating activities in the six months ended June 30, 2010, was $56.3 million and
consisted of net loss of $25.6 million, adjustments for cash provided by non-cash items of $23.7
million and cash used in activities related to changes in certain operating assets and liabilities,
net of acquisitions and disposals, of $54.4 million. Adjustments for cash provided by non-cash
items primarily consisted of $14.0 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $6.7 million
of stock-based compensation, $6.5 million of accrued loss on excess office facilities, $5.4 million
of equity in the net loss of Rhapsody and other equity investments, and $3.6 million for amounts
accrued relating to restructuring expenses incurred during the quarter, partially offset by $10.9
million of gain related to the deconsolidation of the Rhapsody joint venture.
Changes in certain operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions, in the six months
ended June 30, 2010 primarily consisted of uses of cash from the decrease in accrued and other
liabilities of $52.3 million. These decreases were related to reductions in accrued royalties and
other fulfillment costs as well as a reduction in amounts payable to MTVN for related party
advertising incurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the quarter ended
December 31, 2009. Also contributing to the decline was the payment of the legal settlement and
related legal expenses attributable to the RealDVD litigation of $5.5 million that was accrued for
in the quarter ended December 31, 2009.
Cash used in operating activities in the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $18.2 million and
consisted of a net loss of $212.5 million, adjustments for cash provided by non-cash items of
$196.3 million and cash used in activities related to changes in certain operating assets and
liabilities, net of acquisitions, of $2.0 million. Adjustments for cash provided by non-cash items
primarily consisted of $175.6 million of impairments of goodwill, $15.5 million of depreciation and
amortization expense and $10.8 million of stock-based compensation, partially offset by $3.7
million for payments made related to our restructuring and other impairments, which were accrued
for in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Changes in certain operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions, in the six months
ended June 30, 2009 primarily consisted of a decrease in accounts payable of $2.0 million related
to the timing of payments made to certain third party content providers, as well as a decrease in
accrued and other liabilities of $5.4 million related to a reduction in amounts payable to MTVN for
related party advertising incurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the
quarter ended December 31, 2008. These decreases were partially offset by a decrease in accounts
receivable of $5.7 million related to the timing of customer collections.
In the six months ended June 30, 2010, investing activities used cash primarily for payments
made in connection with the restructuring of Rhapsody of $18.0 million as well as purchases of
equipment, software, and leasehold improvements of $9.5 million. These uses of cash were partially
offset by the repayment of temporary funding upon the deconsolidation of Rhapsody of approximately
$5.9 million. Purchases, net of sales and maturities, of short-term investments used cash of $49.2
million during 2010. In the six months ended June 30, 2009, investing activities used cash
primarily for purchases of equipment, software, and leasehold improvements of $7.6 million and
acquisition costs of $3.2 million, from the last payment of accrued anniversary and performance
payments relating to the acquisition of Zylom. Purchases, net of sales and maturities of short-term
investments used cash of $27.5 million during 2009.
Financing activities provided cash from the proceeds of sales of common stock under employee
stock purchase plans and the exercise of stock options of $1.3 million as well as payments received
from the MTVN marketing note for our Rhapsody joint venture
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of $1.2 million in 2010 and $14.5
million in 2009. We also received an additional $5.0 million from MTVN as a capital contribution to
our Rhapsody joint venture.
We currently have no planned significant capital expenditures for 2010 other than those in the
ordinary course of business. In the future, we may seek to raise additional funds through public or
private equity financing, or through other sources such as credit facilities. The sale of
additional equity securities could result in dilution to our shareholders. In addition, in the
future, we may enter into cash or stock acquisition transactions or other strategic transactions
that could reduce cash available to fund our operations or result in dilution to shareholders.
A continued downturn in the economy could result in lower interest income in future periods
due to a continued decline in interest rates. There also continues to be an elevated risk that we
may not be able to access cash balances held in U.S. or foreign financial institutions or that
deposits held in financial institutions may be rendered worthless due to the nationalization or
failure of such financial institutions, or that severe market conditions return causing an
increased inability to sell the securities and the institutional money market funds we hold as
short-term investments. These risks and the potential impact of these risks on our financial
condition and results of operations are discussed further below in Risk Factors Risks Related
to Our Business in General. If any of these risks are realized, we may experience a material
adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations in future periods.
Our contractual obligations include office leases and contractual payments due to content and
other service providers. We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, and short-term
investments will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for working capital and capital
expenditures for at least the next 12 months.
We do not hold derivative financial instruments or equity securities in our short-term
investment portfolio. Our cash equivalents and short-term investments consist of high quality
securities, as specified in our investment policy guidelines. The policy limits the amount of
credit exposure to any one non-U.S. Government or non-U.S. Agency issue or issuer to a maximum of
5% of the total portfolio. These securities are subject to interest rate risk and will decrease in
value if interest rates increase. Because we have historically had the ability to hold our fixed
income investments until maturity, we do not expect our operating results or cash flows to be
significantly affected by a sudden change in market interest rates in our securities portfolio.
We conduct our operations primarily in five functional currencies: the U.S. dollar, the Korean
won, the Japanese yen, the British pound and the Euro. Historically, neither fluctuations in
foreign exchange rates nor changes in foreign economic conditions have had a significant impact on
our financial condition or results of operations. We currently do not hedge the majority of our
foreign currency exposures and are therefore subject to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations. We
invoice our international customers primarily in U.S. dollars, except in Korea, Japan, Germany,
France, the United Kingdom and Australia, where we invoice our customers primarily in won, yen,
euros, pounds, and Australian dollars, respectively. We are exposed to foreign exchange rate
fluctuations as the financial results of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars in
consolidation. Our exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations also arises from intercompany
payables and receivables to and from our foreign subsidiaries.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Our only significant off-balance sheet arrangements relate to operating lease obligations for
office facility leases and other contractual obligations related primarily to minimum contractual
payments due to content and other service providers.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The following discussion about our market risk involves forward-looking statements. All
statements that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking
statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking
statements.
Interest Rate Risk. Our exposure to interest rate risk from changes in market interest rates
relates primarily to our short-term investment portfolio. We do not hold derivative financial
instruments or equity investments in our short-term investment portfolio. Our short-term
investments consist of high quality debt securities as specified in our investment policy.
Investments in both fixed and floating rate instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. The
fair value of fixed rate securities may be adversely impacted due to a rise in interest rates,
while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall.
Additionally, a declining rate environment creates reinvestment risk because as securities mature
the proceeds are reinvested at a lower rate,
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generating less interest income. Due in part to these
factors, our future interest income may be adversely impacted due to changes in interest rates. In
addition, we may incur losses in principal if we are forced to sell securities that have declined
in market value due to
changes in interest rates. Because we have historically had the ability to hold our short-term
investments until maturity and the substantial portion of our short-term investments mature within
one year of purchase, we would not expect our operating results or cash flows to be significantly
impacted by a sudden change in market interest rates. There have been no material changes in our
investment methodology regarding our cash equivalents and short-term investments during the quarter
ended June 30, 2010. Based on our cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, and restricted
cash equivalents at June 30, 2010, a hypothetical 10% increase/decrease in interest rates would
increase/decrease our annual interest income and cash flows by approximately $0.1 million.
Investment Risk. As of June 30, 2010, we had investments in voting capital stock of both
publicly traded and privately-held technology companies for business and strategic purposes. Our
investments in publicly traded companies are accounted for as available-for-sale, carried at
current market value and are classified as long-term as they are strategic in nature. We
periodically evaluate whether any declines in fair value of our investments are
other-than-temporary based on a review of qualitative and quantitative factors. For investments
with publicly quoted market prices, these factors include the time period and extent by which its
accounting basis exceeds its quoted market price. We consider additional factors to determine
whether declines in fair value are other-than-temporary, such as the investees financial
condition, results of operations, and operating trends. The evaluation also considers publicly
available information regarding the investee companies. For investments in private companies with
no quoted market price, we consider similar qualitative and quantitative factors as well as the
implied value from any recent rounds of financing completed by the investee. Based upon an
evaluation of the facts and circumstances during the quarters ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, we
determined that no additional other-than-temporary decline in fair value had occurred and therefore
no impairment charges were recorded.
Foreign Currency Risk. We conduct business internationally in several currencies. As such, we
are exposed to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates.
Our exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations arise in part from: (1) translation of the
financial results of foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars in consolidation; (2) the remeasurement
of non-functional currency assets, liabilities and intercompany balances into U.S. dollars for
financial reporting purposes; and (3) non-U.S. dollar denominated sales to foreign customers. A
portion of these risks is managed through the use of financial derivatives, but fluctuations could
impact our results of operations and financial position.
Generally, our practice is to manage foreign currency risk for the majority of material
short-term intercompany balances through the use of foreign currency forward contracts. These
contracts require us to exchange currencies at rates agreed upon at the contracts inception.
Because the impact of movements in currency exchange rates on forward contracts offsets the related
impact on the short-term intercompany balances, these financial instruments help alleviate the risk
that might otherwise result from certain changes in currency exchange rates. We do not designate
our foreign exchange forward contracts related to short-term intercompany accounts as hedges and,
accordingly, we adjust these instruments to fair value through results of operations. However, we
may periodically hedge a portion of our foreign exchange exposures associated with material firmly
committed transactions, long-term investments, highly predictable anticipated exposures and net
investments in foreign subsidiaries. Some of our unhedged exposures are reconciled through our
statement of operations on a mark-to-market basis each quarter, so to the extent we continue to
experience adverse economic conditions, we may record losses related to such unhedged exposures in
future periods that may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
operations.
Our foreign currency risk management program reduces, but does not entirely eliminate, the
impact of currency exchange rate movements.
Foreign currency transaction gains and losses were not material for the quarters or six months
ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Based on an evaluation as of the end of
the period covered by this report, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer
have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) were
effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or
submit under the Exchange Act (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and (2) is
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accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Changes in Internal Controls. There have not been any changes in our internal control over
financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange
Act) during the quarter ended June 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
See Note 14 Commitment and Contingencies to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Part I, Item 1 of this report for information regarding legal proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other
information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The risks and uncertainties described
below are not the only ones facing our company. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our
business, financial condition or operating results could be harmed. In such case, the trading price
of our common stock could decline, and investors in our common stock could lose all or part of
their investment.
Risks Related to Our Technology Products and Solutions Business
Contracts with our carrier customers subject us to significant risks that could negatively impact
our revenue or otherwise harm our operating results.
We derive a material portion of our revenue from our SaaS offerings we provide to carriers.
Many of our SaaS contracts with carriers provide for revenue sharing arrangements, but we have
little control over the pricing decisions of our carrier customers. Furthermore, most of these
contracts do not provide for guaranteed minimum payments or usage levels. Because most of our
carrier customer contracts are nonexclusive, it is possible that our wireless carriers could
purchase similar services from third parties and cease to use our services in the future. As a
result, our revenue derived under these agreements could be substantially reduced depending on the
pricing and usage decisions of our carrier customers.
In addition, none of our SaaS contracts with carriers obligates our carrier customers to
market or distribute any of our SaaS offerings. Despite the lack of marketing commitments, revenue
related to our SaaS offerings is, to a large extent, dependent upon the marketing and promotion
activities of our carrier customers. In addition, many of our carrier contracts are short term and
allow for early termination by the carrier with or without cause. These contracts are therefore
subject to renegotiation of pricing or other key terms that could be adverse to our interests and
leave us vulnerable to non-renewal by the carriers. The loss of carrier customers, a reduction in
marketing or promotion of our SaaS offerings, or the termination, non-renewal or renegotiation of
contract terms that are less favorable to us would likely result in the loss of future revenues
from our SaaS offerings.
Finally, certain of our carrier contracts obligate us to indemnify the carrier customer for
certain liabilities and losses incurred by them, including liabilities resulting from third party
claims for damages that arise out of the use of our technology. These indemnification terms provide
us with certain procedural safeguards, including the right to control the defense of the
indemnified party. We have accepted tenders of indemnification from two of our carrier customers
related to one pending patent infringement proceeding, and we are vigorously defending them. This
pending proceeding or future claims against which we may be obligated to defend our carrier
customers could result in paying amounts pursuant to these obligations that could materially harm
our operating results.
The mobile entertainment market is evolving rapidly and highly competitive.
The market for mobile entertainment services, including RBT, MOD and VOD solutions, is highly
competitive and evolving rapidly, particularly with the growth in the use of smartphones. Increased
use of smartphones has resulted in a proliferation of applications and services that compete with
our SaaS services and, in many cases, are not dependent upon our carrier customers to
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available to subscribers. To maintain or enhance our competitive position, we may need to develop
new SaaS services that enable our carrier customers to compete with the broad range of applications
and other services available in the market. We face
competition, and may face future competition, from major media companies, Internet portal
companies, content aggregators, wireless software providers and other pure-play wireless
entertainment publishers, some of which have greater financial resources than we do. In addition,
the major music labels may demand more aggressive revenue sharing arrangements or impose an
alternative business model less favorable to us. Furthermore, while most of our carrier customers
do not offer internally developed services that compete with ours, if our carrier customers begin
developing these services internally, we could be forced to lower our prices or increase the amount
of service we provide in order to maintain our business with those carrier customers. Increased
competition has in the past resulted in pricing pressure, forcing us to lower the selling price of
our services. If we are unable to develop or provide services that compete effectively in the
mobile entertainment market, our operating results and financial condition may be materially
harmed.
A majority of the revenue that we generate in our Technology Products and Solutions business is
dependent upon our relationship with a few customers, including SK Telecom and Verizon; any
deterioration of these relationships could materially harm our business.
We generate a significant portion of our revenue from sales of our mobile entertainment
services to a few of our mobile carrier customers, including SK Telecom, a leading wireless carrier
in South Korea. In the near term, we expect that we will continue to generate a significant portion
of our total revenue from these customers, particularly SK Telecom and Verizon. If these customers
fail to market or distribute our services or terminate their business contracts with us, or if our
relationships with these customers deteriorate in any significant way, we may be unable to replace
the affected business arrangements with acceptable alternatives. Furthermore, our relationship with
SK Telecom may be affected by the general state of the economy of South Korea. Failure to maintain
our relationships with these customers could have a material negative impact on our revenue and
operating results.
Risks Related to Our Media Software and Services and Games Businesses
Our Media Software and Services and Games businesses face substantial competitive and other
challenges that may prevent us from being successful in, and negatively impact future growth in,
those businesses.
Many of our current and potential competitors in our Media Software and Services and Games
businesses have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, more employees and
significantly greater resources than we do. Our competitors across the breadth of our product lines
in these businesses include a number of large and powerful companies, such as Apple, Amazon.com and
Microsoft. To effectively compete in the markets for our Media Software and Services and Games
businesses, we may experience the following consequences, any of which would adversely affect our
operating results and the trading price of our stock:
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In addition, we face the following competitive risks relating to our Media Software and
Services and Games businesses:
Media Software and Services. Our media software and services face competition from existing
competitive alternatives and other emerging services and technologies. Our SuperPass subscription
service faces competition from a broad variety of entertainment sources, including traditional
media outlets and emerging Internet media sources. We expect this competition to continue to be
intense as the market and business models for Internet video content mature and more competitors
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services may be able to obtain better or more favorable access
to compelling video content than us, may develop better offerings than us and may be able to
leverage other assets or technologies to promote or distribute their offerings successfully. Our
RealPlayer
software services compete with alternative streaming media playback technologies and audio and
video formats including Microsoft Windows Media Player and Adobe Flash and their related file
formats, each of which has obtained very broad market penetration. In addition, our overall
ability to sell subscription services depends in part on the use of RealNetworks formats on the
Internet, and declines in the use of our formats have and are expected to continue to negatively
affect our subscription revenue and increase costs of obtaining new subscribers. If we are unable
to compete successfully, including through the introduction of compelling new products and
services, our MSS business could continue to decline.
Games. Our RealArcade, GameHouse, Zylom and Atrativa branded services compete with other
online aggregators and distributors of online, downloadable and social casual PC games. Some of
these competitors have high volume distribution channels and greater financial resources than we
do. Our Games business also competes with many other smaller companies that may be able to adjust
to market conditions, including responding effectively to the growing popularity of casual games on
social networks, faster than us. We also face an increasingly price competitive casual games
market, and some of our competitors may be able to compete on price more effectively than us. We
expect competition to intensify in this market from these and other competitors, and no assurance
can be made that we will be able achieve growth in our revenue. Our development studios compete
primarily with other developers of online, downloadable, mobile and social casual PC games and must
continue to develop popular and high-quality game titles and to execute on opportunities to expand
the play of our games on a variety of non-PC platforms, including social networks, to maintain our
competitive position and help maintain the growth of our Games business.
The success of our subscription services businesses depends upon our ability to increase
subscription revenue and to license compelling content on commercially reasonable terms.
Our operating results could be adversely impacted by the loss of subscription revenue.
Internet subscription businesses are a relatively new media delivery model, and we cannot predict
with accuracy our long-term ability to maintain or increase subscription revenue. Subscribers may
cancel their subscriptions to our services for many reasons, including a perception that they do
not use the services sufficiently or that the service does not provide enough value, a lack of
attractive or exclusive content generally or as compared with competitive service offerings
(including Internet piracy), or because customer service issues are not satisfactorily resolved. In
addition, we must continue to obtain compelling digital media content for our video and games
services in order to maintain and increase usage and overall customer satisfaction for these
products.
We may not be successful in maintaining and growing our distribution of digital media products.
We cannot predict whether consumers will continue to download and use our digital media
products consistent with past usage, especially in light of the fact that Microsoft bundles its
competing Windows Media Player with its Windows operating system and the popularity of the Adobe
Flash format. Our inability to maintain continued high volume distribution of our digital media
products could hold back the growth and development of related revenue streams from these market
segments, including the distribution of third-party products and sales of our subscription
services, and therefore could harm our business and our prospects. In addition, our revenue from
the distribution of third party products is currently significantly dependent on a single customer
contract. If that contract is not renewed and cannot be replaced by another similar customer
contract, our financial results would be harmed.
Risks Related to Our Business in General
Our operating results are difficult to predict and may fluctuate, which may contribute to
volatility in our stock price.
The trading price for our common stock has been volatile, ranging from $2.53 to $5.41 per
share during the 52-week period ended June 30, 2010. As a result of the rapidly changing markets in
which we compete, our operating results may fluctuate from period-to-period, which may continue to
contribute to the volatility of our stock price. In past periods, our operating results have been
affected by personnel reductions and related charges, charges relating to losses on excess office
facilities, and impairment charges for certain of our equity investments, goodwill and other
long-lived assets. Our operating results may be adversely affected by similar or other charges or
events in future periods, including, but not limited to:
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Certain of our expense decisions (for example, research and development and sales and
marketing efforts) are based on predictions regarding business and the markets in which we compete.
Fluctuations in our operating results, particularly when experienced beyond what we expected, could
cause the trading price of our stock to continue to fluctuate.
Uncertainty and adverse conditions in the economy could have a material adverse impact on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
The national and global economic downturn has resulted in a decline in overall consumer and
corporate spending, declines in consumer and corporate access to credit, fluctuations in foreign
exchange rates, declines in the value of assets and increased liquidity risks, all of which could
materially impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. We provide digital
entertainment services to consumers, and payment for our products and services may be considered
discretionary on the part of many of our current and potential customers. As a result, consumers
considering whether to purchase our products or services may be influenced by macroeconomic factors
that affect consumer spending such as unemployment, conditions in the residential real estate and
mortgage markets and access to credit when making a determination whether to commence, continue, or
stop subscribing to or otherwise purchasing our products and services. We are also experiencing a
decline in advertising revenue as businesses are reducing their sales and marketing spending in the
current economy. A significant decrease in the demand for our products or services or declines in
our advertising revenue could have a material adverse impact on our operating results and financial
condition.
Uncertainty and adverse economic conditions may also lead to a decreased ability to collect
payment for our products and services due primarily to a decline in the ability of consumers to use
or access credit, including through credit cards, which is how most of our customers pay for our
products and services. We also expect to continue to experience volatility in foreign exchange
rates, which could negatively impact the amount of revenue and net assets we record in future
periods. The functional currency of our foreign subsidiaries is the local currency of the country
in which each subsidiary operates. We translate our subsidiaries revenues into U.S. dollars in our
financial statements, and continued volatility in foreign exchange rates, particularly if the U.S.
dollar strengthens against the euro or the Korean won, may result in lower reported revenue. If
economic conditions continue to deteriorate or remain uncertain for a sustained period of time, we
may also record additional impairments to our assets in future periods. A continued decline in the
economy may also result in (1) declines in interest income, (2) an increased risk that we may not
be able to access cash balances held in U.S. or foreign financial institutions or that our deposits
held in financial institutions may become worthless due to the nationalization or failure of such
financial institutions, and (3) decreased ability to sell the securities and the institutional
money market funds we hold as short-term investments. In addition, the decline in the trading price
of shares of our common stock may make it difficult to use our common stock as purchase price
consideration for future acquisitions and to raise funds through equity financings. If any of these
risks are realized, we may experience a material adverse impact on our financial condition and
results of operations.
New products and services may not achieve market acceptance or may be subject to legal challenge
that could negatively affect our operating results.
The process of developing new, and enhancing existing, products and services is complex,
costly and uncertain. Our business depends on providing products and services that are attractive
to subscribers and consumers, which, in part, is subject to unpredictable and volatile factors
beyond our control, including end-user preferences and competing products and services. Any failure
by us to timely respond to or accurately anticipate consumers changing needs and emerging
technological trends could significantly harm our current market share or result in the loss of
market opportunities. In addition, we must make long-term investments, develop or obtain
appropriate intellectual property and commit significant resources before knowing whether our
predictions will accurately reflect consumer demand for our products and services, which may result
in no return or a loss on our investments. Furthermore, new products and services may be subject to
legal challenge. Responding to these potential claims may require us to enter into royalty and
licensing agreements on unfavorable terms, require us to stop distributing or selling, or to
redesign our products or services, or to pay damages.
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We plan to implement significant strategic and operational initiatives to restructure and simplify
our business and operations. If we are not successful in implementing these initiatives, our stock
price and business may be adversely affected, our operating results and financial condition may be
adversely affected by fixed costs we cannot easily reduce in the short-term, and we may not realize
the anticipated benefits of these initiatives.
Our current business and operational strategy involves restructuring the operating and
overhead costs of, and taking other measure to simplify, our business and operations, including
separating our Games businesses from our core operations. We have never before pursued initiatives
to this extent and there is no assurance that our efforts will be successful. Our business and
operations may be harmed to the extent there is customer or employee uncertainty surrounding the
future direction of our product and service offerings and strategy for our businesses. In addition,
restructuring activities may include implementing cost-cutting initiatives and recording non-cash
charges, which could materially impact our operating results and financial condition. In addition,
we may not be able to reduce some of our fixed operating costs in the short-term which could
adversely impact our ability to generate a profit in future periods and result in other adverse
consequences on our financial condition. If we do not effectively re-align the cost structure of
our remaining businesses or our proposed Games separation transactions are not completed, we and
our shareholders will not realize the anticipated financial, operational and other benefits from
such initiatives.
The restructuring of Rhapsody may not yield the anticipated benefits to us or to Rhapsody.
On March 31, 2010, we completed the restructuring transactions of our digital audio music
service joint venture, Rhapsody America LLC (Rhapsody). As a result of the restructuring, we no
longer have operational control over Rhapsody, and beginning April 1, 2010, Rhapsodys operating
performance is no longer consolidated with our consolidated financial statements. We believe the
restructuring will provide Rhapsody with the financial, intellectual property and other key assets
and the operational flexibility to compete more effectively in the digital music market. For a
period of time following closing, the newly structured joint venture may experience disruptions due
to employee, partner and customer uncertainty and other operational challenges as it transitions to
becoming an independent company. These disruptions or Rhapsodys inability to operate and compete
effectively as an independent company could adversely impact its financial condition and results of
operations, which in turn could materially impact our reported net income (loss) in future periods.
In addition, Rhapsody has generated losses since its inception, and the new structure may not alter
this trend. If Rhapsody continues to incur losses, or if it otherwise experiences a significant
decline in its business, we may incur a loss on our investment, which would have a material adverse
effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
We depend upon our executive officers and key personnel, but may be unable to attract and retain
them, which could significantly harm our business and results of operations.
Our success depends on the continued employment of certain executive officers and key
employees. In January 2010, Rob Glaser, our founder and the only Chief Executive Officer in our
history, resigned as Chief Executive Officer. Although Mr. Glaser remains the Chairman of our Board
of Directors, we are now facing our first transition at the Chief Executive Officer level. We
cannot provide assurance that we will effectively manage this transition, particularly in light of
our proposed restructuring initiatives, which may impact our ability to retain our remaining key
executive officers. The loss of the services of our key executive officers or employees could harm
our business.
Our success is also dependent upon our ability to identify, attract and retain highly skilled
management, technical, and sales personnel, both in our domestic operations and as we expand
internationally. Qualified individuals are in high demand and competition for such qualified
personnel in our industry is intense, and we may incur significant costs to retain or attract them.
Our ability to attract and retain personnel may also be made more difficult by our restructuring
initiatives. There can be no assurance that we will be able to attract and retain the key personnel
necessary to sustain our business or support future growth.
Acquisitions involve costs and risks that could harm our business and impair our ability to realize
potential benefits from acquisitions.
As part of our business strategy, we have acquired technologies and businesses in the past and
expect that we will continue to do so in the future. The failure to adequately manage the costs and
address the financial, legal and operational risks raised by acquisitions of technology and
businesses could harm our business and prevent us from realizing the benefits of the acquisitions.
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Acquisition-related costs and financial risks related to completed and potential future
acquisitions may harm our financial position, reported operating results, or stock price. Previous
acquisitions have resulted in significant expenses, including amortization of purchased technology,
amortization of acquired identifiable intangible assets and the incurrence of charges for the
impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, which are reflected in our operating expenses.
New acquisitions and any potential additional future impairment of the value of purchased assets,
including goodwill, could have a significant negative impact on our future operating results.
Acquisitions also involve operational risks that could harm our existing operations or prevent
realization of anticipated benefits from an acquisition. These operational risks include:
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We may be unable to adequately protect our proprietary rights or leverage our patent portfolio, and
may face risks associated with third-party claims relating to our intellectual property.
Our ability to compete across our businesses partly depends on the superiority, uniqueness and
value of our patent portfolio and other technology, including both internally developed technology
and technology licensed from third parties. To protect our proprietary rights, we rely on a
combination of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, confidentiality agreements with
our employees and third parties, and protective contractual provisions. However, our efforts to
protect our intellectual property rights may not assure our ownership rights in our intellectual
property, protect or enhance the competitive position of our products and services or effectively
prevent misappropriation of our technology. We also routinely receive challenges to our trademarks
and other proprietary intellectual property that we are using in our business activities in China.
As disputes regarding the validity and scope of patents or the ownership of technologies and rights
associated with streaming media, digital distribution, and online businesses are common and likely
to arise in the future, we may be forced to litigate to enforce or defend our patents and other
intellectual property rights or to determine the validity and scope of other parties proprietary
rights, enter into royalty or licensing agreements on unfavorable terms or redesign our product
features and services. Any such dispute would likely be costly and distract our management, and the
outcome of any such dispute could fail to improve our business prospects or otherwise harm our
business.
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From time to time we receive claims and inquiries from third parties alleging that our
technology may infringe the third parties proprietary rights, especially patents. Third parties
have also asserted and most likely will continue to assert claims against us alleging infringement
of copyrights, trademark rights, trade secret rights or other proprietary rights, or alleging
unfair competition or violations of privacy rights. Currently we are investigating or litigating a
variety of such pending claims, some of which are described in
Note 14, Commitments and
Contingencies to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
Our business and operating results will suffer if our systems or networks fail, become unavailable,
unsecured or perform poorly so that current or potential users do not have adequate access to our
products, services and websites.
Our ability to provide our products and services to our customers and operate our business
depends on the continued operation and security of our information systems and networks. A
significant or repeated reduction in the performance, reliability, security or availability of our
information systems and network infrastructure could harm our ability to conduct our business, and
harm our reputation and ability to attract and retain users, customers, advertisers and content
providers. We have on occasion experienced system errors and failures that caused interruption in
availability of products or content or an increase in response time. Problems with our systems and
networks could result from our failure to adequately maintain and enhance these systems and
networks, natural disasters and similar events, power failures, HVAC failures, intentional actions
to disrupt our systems and networks and many other causes. The vulnerability of a large portion of
our computer and communications infrastructure is enhanced because much of it is located at a
single leased facility in Seattle, Washington, an area that is at heightened risk of earthquake,
flood, and volcanic events. Many of our services do not currently have fully redundant systems or a
formal disaster recovery plan, and we may not have adequate business interruption insurance to
compensate us for losses that may occur from a system outage.
The growth of our business is dependent in part on successfully managing our international
operations.
Our international operations involve risks inherent in doing business on an international
level, including difficulties in managing operations due to distance, language, and cultural
differences, local economic conditions, different or conflicting laws and regulations, taxes, and
exchange rate fluctuations. Any of these factors could harm our operating results and financial
condition. Our foreign currency exchange risk management program reduces, but does not eliminate,
the impact of currency exchange rate movements.
We may be subject to market risk and legal liability in connection with the data collection
capabilities of our products and services.
Many of our products are interactive Internet applications that by their very nature require
communication between a client and server to operate. To provide better consumer experiences and to
operate effectively, our products send information to our servers. Many of the services we provide
also require that a user provide certain information to us. We have an extensive privacy policy
concerning the collection, use and disclosure of user data involved in interactions between our
client and server products. Any failure by us to comply with our posted privacy policy and existing
or new legislation regarding privacy issues could impact the market for our products and services,
subject us to litigation, and harm our business.
We may be subject to assessment of sales and other taxes for the sale of our products, license of
technology or provision of services.
Currently we do not collect sales, value-added tax (VAT), transactional or other taxes on the
sale of our products, license of technology or provision of services in states and countries other
than those in which we have offices, employees or other taxable presence. However, one or more
states or foreign countries may seek to impose sales, VAT, transactional or other tax collection
obligations on us in the future. A successful assertion by one or more states or foreign countries
that we should be collecting sales, VAT, transactional or other taxes on the sale of our products,
licenses of technology, provision of services or from our Internet commerce activities could result
in substantial tax liabilities for past sales, discourage customers from purchasing our products
from us or otherwise substantially harm our business.
Currently, decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court restrict the ability of states to force remote
sellers to collect state and local sales and use taxes. However, a number of states and the U.S.
Congress have been considering various initiatives that could limit or supersede the Supreme
Courts position regarding sales and use taxes on products and services sold through the Internet.
If these initiatives are successful, we could be required to collect and remit sales and use taxes
in additional states. States are also continuing to define the taxability of digital goods.
Taxation of digital goods is subject to complex evolving tax rules that could result in additional
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taxation of our products and services. The imposition of additional tax obligations related to
our business activities by state and local governments could materially adversely affect our
operating results, create administrative burdens for us and decrease our future sales.
In those countries where we have taxable presence, we collect VAT on sales of electronically
supplied services provided to European Union residents, including software products, games, data,
publications, music, video and fee-based broadcasting services. The collection and remittance of
VAT subjects us to additional currency fluctuation risks.
We may be subject to additional income tax assessments.
We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant
judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes, income taxes payable,
and net deferred tax assets. In the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and
calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Although we believe our tax
estimates are reasonable, the final determination of tax audits and any related litigation could be
materially different than that which is reflected in our historical financial statements. An audit
or litigation can result in significant additional income taxes payable in the U.S. or foreign
jurisdictions which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
operations.
Risks Related to the Securities Markets and Ownership of Our Common Stock
Our Chairman of the Board beneficially owns more than 38% of our stock, which gives him significant
control over certain major decisions on which our shareholders may vote, may discourage an
acquisition of us, and any significant sales of stock by our Chairman could have a negative effect
on our stock price.
Robert Glaser, our Chairman of the Board, beneficially owns more than 38% of our common stock.
As a result, Mr. Glaser and his affiliates will have significant influence to:
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The stock ownership of Mr. Glaser and his affiliates may discourage a potential acquirer from
making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of RealNetworks, which in turn
could reduce our stock price or prevent our shareholders from realizing a premium over our stock
price.
Provisions of our charter documents, Shareholder Rights Plan, and Washington law could discourage
our acquisition by a third-party.
Our articles of incorporation provide for a strategic transaction committee of the board of
directors. Without the prior approval of this committee, and subject to certain limited exceptions,
the board of directors does not have the authority to:
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authorize the sale, lease, exchange or mortgage of assets representing more than 50% of
the book value of our assets prior to the transaction or on which our long-term business
strategy is substantially dependent; |
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authorize our voluntary dissolution; or |
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In addition, Mr. Glaser has special rights under our articles of incorporation to appoint or
remove members of the strategic transaction committee at his discretion that could make it more
difficult for RealNetworks to be sold or to complete another change of control transaction without
Mr. Glasers consent. RealNetworks has also entered into an agreement providing Mr. Glaser with
certain contractual rights relating to the enforcement of our charter documents and Mr. Glasers
roles and authority within RealNetworks. These rights, together with Mr. Glasers significant beneficial ownership, create unique potential for
concentrated influence of Mr. Glaser over potentially material
transactions involving RealNetworks.
We have adopted a shareholder rights plan, which was amended and restated in December 2008,
which provides that shares of our common stock have associated preferred stock purchase rights. The
exercise of these rights would make the acquisition of RealNetworks by a third-party more expensive
to that party and has the effect of discouraging third parties from acquiring RealNetworks without
the approval of our board of directors, which has the power to redeem these rights and prevent
their exercise.
Washington law imposes restrictions on some transactions between a corporation and certain
significant shareholders. The foregoing provisions of our charter documents, shareholder rights
plan, our agreement with Mr. Glaser, and Washington law, as well as our charter provisions that
provide for a classified board of directors and the availability of blank check preferred stock,
could have the effect of making it more difficult or more expensive for a third-party to acquire,
or of discouraging a third-party from attempting to acquire, control of us. These provisions may
therefore have the effect of limiting the price that investors might be willing to pay in the
future for our common stock.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Removed and Reserved
Reserved
Item 5. Other Information
None
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
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Exhibit |
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10.1
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Offer Letter dated January 5, 2009 between RealNetworks, Inc. and Hank Skorny |
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10.2
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Retention Letter dated April 16, 2010 between RealNetworks, Inc. and Hank Skorny |
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10.3
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Change in Control and Severance
Agreement effective February 24, 2010 between RealNetworks, Inc. and Hank Skorny |
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10.4
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Separation Letter dated
April 28, 2010 from RealNetworks, Inc. to Robert Glaser |
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10.5
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Separation and Release Agreement dated April 28, 2010 between RealNetworks, Inc. and John Giamatteo |
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31.1
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Certification of Robert Kimball, President and Chief Executive Officer of RealNetworks, Inc., Pursuant
to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 |
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31.2
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Certification of Michael Eggers, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of
RealNetworks, Inc., Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.1
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Certification of Robert Kimball, President and Chief Executive Officer of RealNetworks, Inc., Pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.2
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Certification of Michael Eggers, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of
RealNetworks, Inc., Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Executive compensation plan or agreement |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on
August 9, 2010.
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REALNETWORKS, INC.
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/s/ Michael Eggers
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Michael Eggers |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit |
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Description |
10.1
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Offer Letter dated January 5, 2009 between RealNetworks, Inc. and Hank Skorny |
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10.2
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Retention Letter dated April 16, 2010 between RealNetworks, Inc. and Hank Skorny |
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10.3
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Change in Control and Severance
Agreement effective February 24, 2010 between RealNetworks, Inc. and Hank Skorny |
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10.4
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Separation Letter dated
April 28, 2010 from RealNetworks, Inc. to Robert Glaser |
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10.5
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Separation and Release Agreement dated April 28, 2010 between RealNetworks, Inc. and John Giamatteo |
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31.1
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Certification of Robert Kimball, President and Chief Executive Officer of RealNetworks, Inc.,
Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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31.2
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Certification of Michael Eggers, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of
RealNetworks, Inc., Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.1
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Certification of Robert Kimball, President and Chief Executive Officer of RealNetworks, Inc.,
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 |
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32.2
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Certification of Michael Eggers, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of
RealNetworks, Inc., Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Executive compensation plan or agreement |
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