(Note: not to be confused with the UK label Media Motion which also sometimes appears on releases as Mediamotion.)
If www.mediamotion.com & www.media-motion.nl URLs are presented inside the matrix, also use this profile.
MediaMotion was a Dutch CD and DVD replication company established in 2003 by ECF Group. The company quickly grew through a series of acquisitions in its first year. First, it acquired the Cinram plant in Amersfoort, followed by assets of Metatec Corporation in Breda.
In June 2004, MediaMotion took over EMI's manufacturing activities in Uden (EMI Uden) and became the exclusive producer for EMI Records (UK & Mainland Europe). The activities in Uden were known as "Mediamotion Manufacturing".
In the same year, Mediamotion also acquired kdg Netherlands B.V., located in Weesp. The activities in Weesp discontinued soon after and moved to Amersfoort.
Early in 2005, Mediamotion acquired Care4Data out of a bankruptcy. After the takeover, the Care4Data companies were renamed to MediaMotion C4D. The Dutch Mediamotion C4D was closed later that year, along with the Mediamotion plant in Amersfoort.
2006 saw further acquisitions for the Group in the UK (Workflow UK Limited) and in (Digital Valley).
In 2008 EMI ended their exclusive contract with MediaMotion. As a result, Mediamotion Manufacturing (based in Uden) went bankrupt and was relaunched as Mediamotion Disk. This only lasted until the end of the year, and on December 31st 2008 the Uden-based company was permanently closed. Sister company DJ Liberty - The Very Best Of Real Retro House Tuning Classix Presented By DJ Liberty.
The following SID codes may appear on CDs manufactured by MediaMotion (but as this manufacturer has been known by other names before and after MediaMotion, SID codes should not be used to credit MediaMotion for releases prior to 2003 or after 2008).
Mastering SID codes:
IFPI L046, L047 (formerly owned by EMI Uden)
IFPI LF31, LF32 (formerly owned by Metatec Corporation)
IFPI LW**
Mould SID codes:
IFPI 15** (formerly owned by EMI Uden)
IFPI 55** (formerly owned by kdg-NL)
IFPI 8P** (formerly owned by Metatec Corporation)
IFPI AAH**
IFPI AAJ**
LCCN roles:
Glass Mastered At - when any of the mastering SID codes listed above is present
Pressed By - when any of the mould SID codes listed above is present
Manufactured By - when MediaMotion is named in the matrix with none of the SID codes listed above (e.g. different SID codes likely belonging to different manufacturing plants)
The disc matrix usually includes a stamped 6-digit number, starting with 010, 020, 030 or 040, sometimes in a form inherited from Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time, which includes both variations.
