The music-streaming service Napster has sold for $207 million to the tech firm Infinite Reality.

Napster’s new owners say they intend to turn the brand into a social-first music platform, aimed at letting fans engage with artists and their music more directly. Back in the day Napster ...

While Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker’s original site shuttered when Napster filed for bankruptcy in 2002, the brand has taken ...

Since the original Napster was shut down by a US court in 2001 over copyright infringement, the brand has changed hands ... and we are thrilled … to unlock value for the entire ecosystem and ...

Napster changed the music industry. Today, Napster is based in Nashville and is part of a major deal. Napster has been acquired by Infinite Reality for $207 million.

Infinite Reality, a media, ecommerce, and marketing company focused on 3D and AI-powered experiences, has entered an agreement to acquired Napster. That means that the brand originally launched in ...

Since its file-sharing operation was shut down in 2001, Napster has been bought and reimagined several times. Harry McCracken ...

The bet is the Napster brand has some life left in it still, but the new owners face a challenge. The recent history of Napster shows it’s hard to buy an old brand for parts and transfer its ...

Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos, a former head of music at Roblox who invested in the first iteration of Napster at Bertelsmann, will continue to lead the brand as ... was the big value proposition." ...

Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos, a former head of music at Roblox who invested in the first iteration of Napster at Bertelsmann, will continue to lead the brand as ... was the big value proposition.” ...

McCarty Carino: Do you think the Napster brand still kind of holds a unique ... they’re hoping that they can still get some residual value from that as well. But we’re talking about the ...