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Gracenote company history timeline

2008

On April 22, 2008, Sony announced that it would acquire Gracenote for $260 million.

2010

On September 9, 2010 Gracenote received its one-billionth piece of data, with a submission about the Compact Disc release of Swans' My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky.

2013

On December 23, 2013, Sony announced it would sell Gracenote to Tribune Media for $170 million.

2015

On May 28, 2015, Gracenote acquired Amsterdam-based Infostrada Sports and Halifax-based SportsDirect, providers of music, video and sports data.

2016

On December 20, 2016, Tribune Media announced that it was selling Gracenote to Nielsen Holdings for $540 million in cash.

2017

In September 2017, Gracenote partnered with Connekt and Ensequence to deliver real-time offers on smart TVs.

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Founded
1998
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Headquarters
Emeryville, CA
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Founders
Steve Scherf,Dale Roberts,Ann Greenberg,Scott Jones
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