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 ...

But the brand isn't dead. On Tuesday, Napster was acquired by 3D technology company Infinite Reality for $207 million. Infinite Reality CEO John Acunto told CNBC in an interview that the one-time ...

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 ...

By Ethan Millman Napster, the brand that ushered in an era of rampant music piracy before later being reborn as a subscription music streaming platform, has been sold for $207 million. Tech ...

NEW YORK -- A brand that was notoriously connected to music ... The tech startup announced Tuesday it had bought Napster in hopes of transforming the streaming service into a social music platform ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...