Looking to deepen its entertainment data business, Tribune Company has acquired Sony Corp’s Gracenote -- the big source of music data.Tribune will purchase the company for around $170 million.Tribune will look to combine Gracenote with Tribune Media Services (TMS), a major provider of TV and movie metadata, used to provide electronic TV program guides.Gracenote has data on more than 180 million music tracks, and services 550 million music “look-ups” each day and more than 16 billion every month. Gracenote technology works with thousands of mobile apps; 50 million cars have been equipped with Gracenote. It has data for 1 million movies and TV shows across 30 countries.Shashi Seth, president of Tribune Digital Ventures, which includes oversight of TMS, stated: "Both companies have substantial digital footprints and are well-respected leaders in their areas globally.TMS currently reaches hundreds of millions of viewers through electronic streams of information on TV, online and in print.Stephen White, president of Gracenote, added: "The marriage of these world-class music and video data platforms, from TMS and Gracenote, will help us reimagine how people discover and connect with music, movies and TV shows across all devices."