Napster, Inc.
News and overview for Napster, Inc.
Innovate Media Helps Napster Find New Subscribers Using Latest Online Video Technology [Press Release]
Business Wire | 38 days 20 hours 32 minutes ago
Innovate Media, a full-scale online video production and delivery company, helped Napster deploy a video marketing campaign on its website that netted the digital music pioneer a windfall of new members for its interactive music subscription service. The campaign, running throughout 2009, utilized Innovate Media’s unique video overlay technology and one of its premier products, an online video spokesperson who “talked to” each new visitor when they landed on designated pages at napster.com.
Vann's Carries Sonos' New ZonePlayer S5 Wireless Music System [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 18 hours 7 minutes ago
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Why Wait in Line? -- Black Friday Deals Come Early to Best Buy This Year [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 1 hour 4 minutes ago
Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), is bringing the excitement of Black Friday a week early this holiday season. Starting today, Best Buy will offer Black Friday pricing on certain models of flat panel televisions as well as other top brand home theater products.
J.D. Power and Associates Awards Best Buy Highest Ranked Appliance Retailer of the Year [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 23 hours 32 minutes ago
J.D. Power and Associates has named Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) the “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among the Largest Appliance Retailers,” outperforming four other major appliance retailers profiled in the study. The J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Syndicated Appliance Retailer Study, which had 4,230 respondents, examined retailer performance in six categories ranging from installation, price and merchandise selection, to sales staff and services. Best Buy, the largest consumer electronics retailer...
Sonos ZonePlayer S5 Now Shipping in US: All-In-One Wireless Music System Controlled With An iPhone Now Available [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 17 hours 32 minutes ago
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Best Buy Mobile Delivers Special Offers for the Holidays on New Sprint Android Smartphones [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 21 hours 30 minutes ago
Best Buy Mobile, the mobile specialty retail unit of Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), is making mobility more affordable for customers this holiday season with special offers on two Sprint smartphones, the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment. Both devices run on Google’s Android operating platform and retail for $99.99, including instant rebates, with new two-year activation. Both phones were $179. The special offers, which run through December, help Best Buy Mobile deliver the advantages of the popular Android ...
Best Buy Teams With Monster and Beats by Dr. Dre to Launch Club Beats [Press Release]
Business Wire | 12 days 23 hours 32 minutes ago
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) today announced the introduction of Club Beats™, a new in-store destination created in partnership with Monster and Beats by Dr. Dre™, founded by legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records. As people continue to evolve their ways of consuming music, Club Beats provides a destination for consumers to learn how to create and individualize their listening experience. Launching in Best Buy stores nationwide, Club...
Samsung Mobile Announces Availability of the Samsung Mythic and Samsung Flight [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 32 minutes ago
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile)1, the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S.2, today announced the availability of the Samsung Mythic™, a full touch screen device with AT&T Mobile TVSM capability, and the Samsung Flight™, a touch screen phone that slides open vertically to reveal a full keyboard.
Best Buy Mobile Announces Partnership with Google to Co-Market Google Mobile App [Press Release]
Business Wire | 16 days 19 hours 7 minutes ago
Best Buy Mobile, the mobile specialty retail unit of Best Buy Co., Inc., today announced a retail partnership with Google™ that will help bring Google Mobile App to consumers and expand their mobile experiences. Best Buy is the first retailer in the U.S. to work with Google to distribute Google Mobile App on smartphones sold in-store.
Tis the Reason to Be Jolly: Best Buy Unveils Its Lowest-Advertised-Priced Laptop Ever [Press Release]
Business Wire | 11 days 23 hours 47 minutes ago
Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) will appeal to value-conscious consumers with a dynamic holiday computing selection launching Nov. 11 and featuring the retailer’s lowest-advertised-price laptop ever. Selling in-store and online for $249.99, the Acer laptop delivers solid specifications including an Intel Celeron 900 processor, 2GB memory and a 160GB hard drive, and debuts the extensive seasonal computing offerings at Best Buy.
CORRECTING and REPLACING Best Buy Brings On-Demand Entertainment to Its Customers Through a Broad Range of Consumer Electronics [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 46 minutes ago
Reissuing release to remove fifth graph, starting with "Best Buy is in a great position" through "exciting new consumer offerings."
Pantech Reveal Leads AT&T s Holiday Line Up [Press Release]
Business Wire | 32 days 31 minutes ago
Pantech Wireless, Inc., – the U.S.-based subsidiary of Pantech Group, one of Korea’s largest mobile phone manufacturers – today announced the launch of Reveal, a full-feature double-keyboard phone, optimized for texting and emailing friends, flirts or family members, and surfing the Web. Reveal is the first in AT&T’s new line of quick messaging phones to hit stores, and is another example of an exciting Pantech handset at an attractive price. Available today in a glossy red or blue, Reveal is...
Best Buy Stores Nationwide Open at Midnight for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Release [Press Release]
Business Wire | 16 days 23 hours 32 minutes ago
Best Buy (NYSE:BBY):
Best Buy Opens First 24-Hour Location in New York City s Union Square [Press Release]
Business Wire | 38 days 21 hours 59 minutes ago
Today Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) announced plans to open its first 24-hour retail location in New York City’s Union Square. Opening Friday, November 13, 2009, the 48,000 square foot store will be located on the corner of 14th Street and 4th Avenue, in the heart of historic downtown Manhattan’s Union Square. The new location will be open each week from 8:00 a.m. on Monday through 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, re-opening for regular Sunday hours of 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Best Buy Mobile Offers Pre-Sells of Motorola DROID in Stores Beginning October 29 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 24 days 17 minutes ago
Best Buy Mobile, the mobile specialty retail unit of Best Buy Co., Inc., will pre-sell the highly anticipated Verizon Motorola DROID smartphone beginning October 29. The phone will land in stores November 6. The Motorola DROID is the first Verizon device running on Google’s innovative Android operating platform.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Napster, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Internet Music Distribution & Downloads |
| Website: | http://www.napster.com |
Napster's business is downloading music the legitimate way. Formerly Roxio, the firm operates an online music service that allows users to download audio files to PCs and portable music players. Some 700,000 subscribers to Napster, Napster to Go (compatible with MP3 players), and Napster Mobile (compatible with wireless devices) service plans can access the company's music library of some 7 million songs licensed from major record companies and independent labels. Napster also offers audio files for individual download. The service is available in the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, and Japan. Napster is a subsidiary of retail giant Best Buy.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 127.5 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 0.0 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 () |
| Number of Employees | 133 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | March |
