Rhapsody acquires Napster International for European expansion

Rhapsody will expand into Europe by acquiring Napster International, which operates in the UK and Germany, the company announced recently.

Back in October 2011, Rhapsody announced it had acquired Napster from Best Buy (RAIN coverage here). The purchase of Napster International is "the latest piece of the jigsaw," writes PaidContent.

"Rhapsody will migrate Napster subscribers to its own platform in March, introducing its own web player," PaidContent reports. "The Napster brand and employees will remain in place in the UK and Germany."

The combination of Rhapsody and Napster will push the latter service's user count to over 1 million.

PaidContent has more coverage here.