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Nielsen launches Gracenote Audio On Demand for intelligent podcast search

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Brad Hill

Nielson is announcing a new vertical for its Gracenote division: Gracenote Audio On Demand. The company describes this as a comprehensive dataset which is “the catalog of reference driving podcast services with the ability to enhance navigation and discovery capabilities.” In other words, Gracenote is doing for podcasting what it has historically done for music — catalog the entire medium with metadata. In this case the dataset identifies and locates podcasts according to topics, personalities, and other criteria. Continue Reading →

Gracenote to launch music reference catalog in India

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Anna Washenko

Metadata expert Gracenote has launched its Global Music Data reference catalog in India. This move by the Nielsen-owned company will bring its localized collection of descriptive music information to the Indian market. Continue Reading →

Gracenote develops Sonic Style, a new metadata category for classifying music

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Brad Hill

Venerable media metadata company Gracenote (a Nielsen subsidiary) today announced a new technology product called Sonic Style, which classifies tracks into micro-categories that more exactly match up to what consumers with to hear in playlists. The technology aspires to create smarter playlists in a voice-first world of smart speakers. Continue Reading →

Gracenote has an app for getting broadcast radio on Apple CarPlay

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Anna Washenko

Gracenote, the music metadata company, showed off a new tool for integrating AM/FM radio into Apple CarPlay during CES 2018 in Las Vegas. The vehicle infotainment dashboard doesn’t normally support terrestrial radio, but Gracenote’s app contains several features for playing local radio within that interface. Continue Reading →

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Mixcloud using Gracenote MusicID to help with royalty payments

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Anna Washenko

Mixcloud announced that it will use Gracenote for music recognition. Applying Gracenote MusicID will help Mixcloud to make accurate royalty payments to rights holders on mixes and DJ sets. After Gracenote’s technology identifies a song, Mixcloud adds it to its database of artist, label and publisher rights holders. Continue Reading →

Tech luminary Ty Roberts exits UMG after one year

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Brad Hill

We learn from Billboard that Ty Roberts, Chief Technology Officer of Universal Music Group (UMG) has left the company after a little more than a year. Ty Roberts’ sideways career move from Gracenote to Universal was seen by many as a significant signal that the music industry could, to some extent, reinvent itself as a technology industry — or at least a tech-flriendly, tech-fluent one. Continue Reading →

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Gracenote now in 100 million cars worldwide

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Anna Washenko

Gracenote announced that its technology is now available in 100 million cars around the world. Its music recognition technology can power auto infotainment systems, offering music metadata and imagery to drivers. Continue Reading →

Gracenote joins video, music, and sports for more holistic data

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Anna Washenko

Gracenote has launched connected databases for video, music, and sports metadata. By connecting these three topics, Gracenote makes a broad set of information available to global entertainment providers and makers of smart devices. Continue Reading →

Nielsen completes Gracenote acquisition

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Anna Washenko

Nielsen has completed its acquisition of Gracenote. Nielsen has predicted that the Gracenote purchase will have a neutral impact on its 2017 financial results and will be slightly accretive in 2018. The buyout was first announced in December 2016. Continue Reading →

Quick Hits: SoundCloud concerns; vinyl’s promise; Gracenote in cars

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: SoundCloud at a crossroads; vinyl sales could break $1 billion; Gracenote presents car radio tech at CES. Continue Reading →

Nielsen acquires Gracenote, locks in ASCAP deal

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Brad Hill

Rumor has come to fact as Nielsen has acquired music data company Gracenote from parent company Tribune Media. The market-leading metadata company for music, video, and sports content, Gracenote instantly gives Nielsen an extraordinary level of intelligence about what’s playing, and where. Continue Reading →

Rumor Fact(ory): Nielsen reportedly exploring Gracenote acquisition

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Nielsen is reportedly in discussions to acquire Gracenote. Variety cited sources who said such a deal would be between $450 million and $500 million. The focus for Nielsen would most likely be Gracenote’s automatic content recognition technology. Continue Reading →