Jupitermedia Acquires Music, Sound Effects Libraries From Mediatone

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 19, 2007 - 12:09pm.

New York - Jupitermedia Corporation, a provider of industry analysis, as well as stock images and digital media, announced this week that its Jupiterimages division has acquired the assets of a number of royalty-free music and sound effects services from Mediatone Music.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Included in the deal are StudioCutz.com, BlueFuseMusic.com, NoiseFuel.com and MediaMusicLoops.com, which together house 2,600 tracks and 5,500 sound effects.

Jupitermedia's music-related acquisitions also include RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, the Steve Shapiro Music Library and Crank City Music.

"With motion, video, flash, music and sound effects exploding on the Net, our comprehensive wholly-owned libraries are an invaluable resource for traditional and interactive creative professionals," said Jupitermedia chairman and CEO Alan M. Meckler.