Cox Media Group (CMG) is a privately-held American media company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The current company was formed in 2019 when affiliates of Apollo Global Management acquired a majority interest in the media assets of Cox Enterprises, which retains a minority stake. Though its stock is not publicly traded, the company has several thousand employees. CMG Media Corporation is the legal name, but the company does business as Cox Media Group.
CMG is an integrated media and advertising company that operates television and radio stations, digital platforms, and advertising businesses. The company owns and operates 15 television stations in 9 markets and 45 radio stations in 9 markets across the United States. Its services include local news and entertainment programming, as well as customized digital, TV, and radio advertising solutions for businesses. It is a separate entity from Cox Communications, the cable and broadband provider.
As a patent litigant, Cox Media Group is an operating company that has been a defendant. The company has been a defendant in one tracked patent case and has not appeared as a plaintiff, a posture typical of a company defending against patent assertions rather than initiating them. The single case was filed in the Delaware District Court.
The company's only tracked patent suit is DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al. v. Cox Communications, Inc. et al., filed in 2023, where Cox Media Group is named as a defendant alongside its former parent company. The case followed a major corporate transaction in 2019, where Apollo Global Management acquired a controlling interest in the company from its founder, Cox Enterprises.