AudioMicro lands funds for stock music, sounds
AudioMicro, an online library of stock music and sound effects that can be downloaded for a small fee, announced today that it brought in an undisclosed amount in a first round of funding led by DFJ Frontier.
The Los Angeles-based website borrows the concept behind stock photo sites like Fotolia Images and Shutterstock. Basically, content providers — in this case musicians or sound effect technicians — upload files to the site that can then be downloaded… Continue Reading
Media consolidation continues: MediaBistro to JupiterMedia for $23 million
Consolidation continues across print and online properties.
Nine-year-old journalist watering hole Media Bistro, based in media battleground New York City, got bought by JupiterMedia for $23 million. This comes as media tycoon Rupert Murdoch gets closer to buying the Wall Street Journal parent, Dow Jones, and Google’s ad network extending owernership of newspaper advertising space.
Consolidation in media also means self-referentalism in the news. For example, Media Bistro’s arch-rival in New York media blogging, Gawker, snarks about… Continue Reading