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To: im a survivor who wrote (11352)	4/6/2000 2:47:00 PM
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RNWK--Al Binford Joins RealNetworks as Senior Vice President Telecommunications Veteran to Be President of Rapidly Growing Real Broadcast Network PR NEWSWIRE - April 06, 2000 09:00 SEATTLE, Apr 6, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), the recognized leader in media delivery on the Internet, announced today that Alfred Binford has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Broadcast Services, and President of its Real Broadcast Network(TM) (RBN) Division, reporting to Chairman and CEO Rob Glaser. "We are truly excited to have attracted a senior executive with Al's deep and broad telecommunications background to lead one of the most exciting areas at RealNetworks," said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO, RealNetworks, Inc. "Our Real Broadcast Network team has done a tremendous job driving the incredible revolution in media broadcasting and building RBN into a recognized leader. With Al at the helm, we intend to continue to leverage our great team, unique assets and valued partnerships, to take Internet broadcasting to the next level." Al is joining RealNetworks from Intermedia Communications, where he was Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of this leading provider of Internet and data services, and the largest independent competitive local exchange company in America. Before joining Intermedia, Al worked at Bell Atlantic for over four years, where he was last President and CEO of, and started-up, their Long Distance company. Prior to his time at Bell Atlantic, Al worked at AT&T for nearly eleven years, in assignments of rapidly increasing operational and profit responsibility. "I am very excited about joining the RealNetworks team," said Al Binford. "Having successfully broadcast milestone Internet events such as NetAid and SamDonaldson@ABCNEWS.com, RBN is poised to make Internet broadcasting a peer alongside of over-the-air, cable, and satellite broadcasting. I look forward to working with the RBN team and RBN's wide array of partners. I'm also thankful for the past opportunities afforded me -- and confident that my friends at Intermedia with the tremendous assets, partnerships, and investors they have will continue to do quite well." About RealNetworks RealNetworks, Inc., based in Seattle, is the recognized leader in media delivery on the Internet. It develops and markets software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers and other consumer electronic devices to send and receive audio, video and other multimedia services using the Web. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks consumer software on the Internet at real.com. RealNetworks' systems and corporate information is located on the Internet at realnetworks.com. NOTE: RealNetworks and Real Broadcast Network are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. All other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. SOURCE RealNetworks, Inc. (C) 2000 PR Newswire. All rights reserved. prnewswire.com -0- CONTACT: Erika Shaffer of RealNetworks, Inc., 206-892-6191, or eshaffer@real.com; or Alan Hill of Intermedia Communications Inc., 813-829-4409, or jahill@intermedia.com /Company News On-Call: prnewswire.com or fax, 800-758-5804, ext. 119814 KEYWORD: Washington INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CPR MLM SUBJECT CODE: PER