John Batter has been named as chief executive officer of Gracenote and executive vice president of parent company Tribune Media.

Starting in the new role on September 2, Batter is tasked with setting the strategic direction and drive growth for Gracenote’s core music and video metadata and technology businesses, as well as leading the company’s day-to-day operations.

Batter will report to Peter Liguori, president and chief executive officer of Tribune Media.

Batter was most recently CEO of M-GO, a digital ...