Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Nielsen Thomas Bruun
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/09/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REALNETWORKS INC [RNWK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2601 ELLIOTT AVENUE, SUITE 1000		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98121		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 11/09/2012(1) 11/09/2018 Common Stock 640,000 $ 7.44 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/22/2011(2) 11/09/2018 Common Stock 240,000 $ 7.44 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Nielsen Thomas Bruun
2601 ELLIOTT AVENUE
SUITE 1000
SEATTLE, WA 98121		       President and CEO  

Signatures

/s/ Thomas Nielsen 11/09/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 25% of the options vest on November 9, 2012, and an additional 12.5% of the options vest upon the completion of each successive six months of employment until the options become fully vested on November 9, 2015, subject to the reporting individual's continued employment with RealNetworks, Inc.
(2) The options will vest if the average closing price for the issuer's common stock during a period of 30 consecutive trading days is at least $18.23 (the "Price Target"). If the Price Target is satisfied, 120,000 options will immediately vest as of the date of the achievement of the Price Target, and the remaining options will vest in substantially equal monthly installments thereafter until the options are fully vested, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with RealNetworks, Inc. If the Price Target has been achieved but unvested shares remain on November 9, 2017, the unvested shares subject to the options will immediately vest.

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