Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014



Note 19.	Related Party Transactions

Transactions with Rhapsody. See Note 4, Rhapsody Joint Venture, for details on the 2010 restructuring transaction involving Rhapsody. Subsequent to the restructuring transaction, we were obligated to provide Rhapsody with certain support services. These support services, which included information technology and limited operational support provided directly to Rhapsody, were completed in 2013. RealNetworks has no further obligations or liabilities pursuant to the support services agreement. During the years ended December 31, 2013, and 2012 we charged Rhapsody $0.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively, for the support services.

Transactions with LoEn Entertainment, Inc. In 2008, RealNetworks acquired, at market prices, approximately 11% of the common shares of LoEn Entertainment, Inc., whose shares are traded on the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. In November 2013, we sold all of our remaining shares of common stock in LoEn, which equaled approximately 9% of the outstanding shares as of September 30, 2013, as discussed in more detail in Note 5, Fair Value Measurements. Our investment in LoEn was treated as an available for sale investment and was marked-to-market each period with resulting unrealized gains or losses recognized in AOCI. During the years ended December 31, 2013, and 2012, we recorded revenue from LoEn of $26.4 million and $18.1 million, respectively. Revenue consisted primarily of sales of application service provider services, which include sales of ringback tones, music on demand, video on demand, and intercarrier messaging services.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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