Defendant
2 cases as defendant.
A Parent Media Co. Inc. (APMC) is a private Canadian media and technology company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The company is venture-backed, with TriWest Capital Partners as a notable investor. APMC focuses on family-oriented digital content and operates with approximately 100 to 200 employees.
APMC's primary business is developing and operating ad-supported and subscription-based video-on-demand streaming services. Its flagship product is Kidoodle.TV®, a streaming platform for children that provides curated, age-appropriate entertainment and educational content. The service, which is available in over 160 countries, emphasizes child safety through content vetting and parental controls, a promise the company markets as "Safe Streaming™". APMC's portfolio also includes other streaming services such as the Dude Perfect Streaming Service, Glitch+™, and Victory+™. The company develops and utilizes its own proprietary streaming and programmatic ad-monetization technologies.
As a litigant in U.S. patent cases, A Parent Media Co. is an operating company that has only appeared as a defendant. The company has been named in two patent infringement lawsuits, both filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. This posture, with zero plaintiff cases and two defendant cases, is typical of a technology company defending its operations against patent assertions.
Both of the tracked patent suits were filed on the same day in September 2023 by DISH Technologies, LLC and Sling TV, LLC. The cases involved eight patents related to online streaming infrastructure, content delivery, and network communication. The litigation was terminated in April 2024 following a voluntary dismissal by the plaintiffs, with the reasons for the dismissal not publicly disclosed.
The case was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs on April 29, 2024, without a ruling on the merits. The specific terms of the dismissal were not made public.
The case was terminated after the plaintiffs filed a notice of voluntary dismissal, reportedly following a settlement where the defendant agreed to a license.