Stingray Music USA Inc. is the United States operating arm of Stingray Group Inc., a Canadian music, media, and technology company. The parent company, founded in 2007, is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, and is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RAY.A). Stingray Group has over 1,000 employees worldwide and reported revenues of approximately $386.9 million for fiscal year 2025. Stingray Music was originally founded as "Galaxie" in 1997 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, acquired by Stingray in 2011, and rebranded to its current name in 2014.
Stingray is a multi-platform provider of curated music and video content for both consumers and businesses. Its core services include thousands of ad-free audio music channels across numerous genres, which are distributed via cable and satellite television providers, IPTV, mobile apps, and web players. The company also offers subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) content through services like Qello Concerts (full-length concerts and documentaries) and Stingray Karaoke. For commercial clients, Stingray provides in-store background music, digital signage, and custom-branded audio and video channels.
As an operating company, Stingray Music USA Inc.'s patent litigation posture is that of a defendant. The company has been named as a defendant in one tracked case and has no record of acting as a plaintiff. This suit, Egla Corp v. Mood Media LLC et al., was filed on April 22, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The case involves allegations of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation. The plaintiff, Egla Corp, claims that Stingray and co-defendant Mood Media unlawfully used its proprietary music streaming technology.