Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Fandango Media, LLC is an American digital media company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. It operates as a joint venture, with Versant holding a 75% stake and Warner Bros. Discovery owning the remaining 25%. Fandango was previously a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast. While financial details are not officially disclosed, some marketing databases estimate its annual revenue in the range of $80 million to $500 million and its employee count between 450 and 550.
Fandango is primarily an online movie ticketing service, selling tickets for over 31,000 screens in the U.S. through its website and mobile apps. The company has expanded its services through numerous acquisitions and operates a portfolio of well-known entertainment brands. This portfolio includes the popular movie review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, the video-on-demand streaming service Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), and the YouTube movie trailer network Rotten Tomatoes Movieclips. Fandango serves more than 45 million unique visitors per month across its various platforms.
Based on available litigation data, Fandango Media is an operating company that defends against patent infringement claims. The company has been a defendant in one tracked case and has not been a plaintiff, a litigation pattern typical of a company focused on products and services rather than patent assertion. The single case against it was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue known for a high volume of patent litigation.
The tracked case is Multimedia Technologies Pte Ltd. v. Fandango Media, LLC, filed in late 2022. The plaintiff, Multimedia Technologies Pte Ltd., is a Singapore-based entity that has filed similar patent infringement lawsuits against other major technology and media companies, including LG and Vizio, often concerning smart TV and video streaming technology. This pattern suggests the plaintiff is a non-practicing entity (NPE) focused on patent assertion.
Patent infringement case filed by Multimedia Technologies Pte Ltd. against Fandango Media, LLC in the Eastern District of Texas. According to public records, the case is still active and pending.